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What exactly are probiotics? Do they work? How do you know if you need one? A Columbia gastroenterologist explains.
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Stress is a normal part of life, but chronic stress is not and it damages your body.
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Columbia physician Eric Burnett, MD, turned to TikTok for distraction at the height of the COVID pandemic, but it only drove him to take on rampant medical misinformation.
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For some, working from home has led to sensory urgency and a need for bladder retraining. For others, WFH has masked more serious issues.
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- May 10, 2022
When patients complain of a stomachache, doctors consider problems with the digestive system but also the bladder, kidney, and reproductive organs.
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- April 25, 2022
The advanced form of drinking required to swallow a pill is a skill to acquire like any other.
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- March 22, 2022
With colon cancer becoming more common in people under 50, screening guidelines have changed.
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- March 10, 2022
Tips from a primary care physician to determine the age or moment when a child should graduate out of pediatric care and how to find an adult doctor.
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- March 7, 2022
A one-hour time change may not seem like much but it causes health and sleep issues. Here's advice from Columbia doctors to minimize the effect.
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- March 4, 2022
Telemedicine as a way to deliver health care is here to stay. Columbia physicians are working together with members of the engineering and business schools to advance implementation of telemedicine.
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- December 16, 2021
New results from a long-term epidemiologic study reveal that one of the oldest racially based diagnostic formulas in medicine is no better than a race-neutral equation.
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- December 13, 2021
A new program at ColumbiaDoctors embeds behavioral health specialists alongside primary care providers to care for patients’ mental health needs.
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- November 9, 2021
A new mathematical modeling study suggests that about a quarter of young adults between 18 and 39 could gain lifetime health benefits from taking statins.
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- October 27, 2021
With the risks and benefits of taking aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke so closely balanced, the decision must be tailored to each individual, says Columbia internist Andrew Moran, MD.
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