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Through a trial offered at Columbia, a patient who is ineligible for existing treatments is the first to receive an experimental gene therapy.
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Columbia scientists have found that breast cancer patients who are HIV-positive are 40% more likely to have triple-negative breast cancer—the most aggressive subtype—than patients without HIV.
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Norovirus, the most common stomach bug in the United States, makes the rounds every winter. Our expert GI doctor gives tips on how to avoid this highly contagious illness and what to do if you get it.
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Researchers have learned how to stimulate the immune system in animal models to produce large quantities of broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV—a prerequisite for an effective vaccine.
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- July 17, 2023
Columbia researchers have found why babies are susceptible to repeated bouts of common respiratory infections—but also have a unique weapon to fight off new pathogens that healthy adults lack.
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- July 3, 2023
Columbia University experts explain the mosquito-borne illness and its treatments.
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- May 5, 2023
Patients with mpox who were treated with the antiviral drug tecovirimat had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, find researchers at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine.
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- May 2, 2023
At the award ceremony, the nation's top infectious disease expert spoke about his decades-long effort to end the HIV/AIDS crisis (see video in the article).
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- April 10, 2023
Brain development is normal in babies whose moms had mild COVID during pregnancy, a study by Columbia University researchers has found.
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- January 12, 2023
Columbia researchers are working with the MTA on a project aimed at strengthening the resilience of public transit during public health disasters.
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- December 9, 2022
Columbia’s cell therapy lab, which creates customized cell therapies, is testing its first product, T cells trained to fight dangerous infections in transplant patients.
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- December 1, 2022
Obstacles remain before the world reaches the point of eliminating AIDS, but new prevention technologies and outreach programs are reasons to be optimistic about the future.
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- November 21, 2022
The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. A new study shows that decades of inhaled particulates due to air pollution also take a toll.
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- November 18, 2022
Initial reports of the bivalent booster’s effectiveness have created confusion among the public. David Ho discusses his own results, the bottom line, and what to expect from COVID this winter.
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