January is a great month to donate blood since supplies usually run low after the holidays. And recent research from Columbia shows it's safe for donors.
Although palliative care has traditionally been associated with hospice patients, it is being redefined by nurses as a way to help people living with chronic diseases.
Michael Argenziano, MD, likens heart surgery to flying on a plane: The risk of disaster is low because pilots and their teams are highly trained and have completed many successful flights.
In an opinion piece in Al Jazeera America, a Columbia clinician describes the importance of expanding Medicaid to improve access to patient care for more Americans.
At Columbia, personalized medicine represents a commitment to harness the institution’s intellectual and technological resources to transform both medical research and patient care.