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A new study reveals how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria adopt a different diet when colonizing the lungs, suggesting a new treatment strategy for these often dangerous staph infections.
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Researchers from the NIH RECOVER Initiative have identified long COVID symptoms in kids and teens, which could ultimately lead to improved diagnoses and treatments for millions.
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A multinational research team led by Columbia University and the La Jolla Institute for Immunology has identified a novel viral target that could help combat the global resurgence of measles.
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A new Columbia study sheds light on factors that may have predisposed some patients to recover more slowly after COVID.
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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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- November 10, 2022
Cases of COVID, influenza, and RSV are surging in children and adults, along with a slew of other infectious diseases that went under the radar during the first two years of the pandemic.
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- September 13, 2022
Columbia physicians explain why long COVID is still a “thing” and what we need to know to better identify and treat patients with the syndrome.
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- September 6, 2022
An infectious diseases expert explains why the new boosters target the omicron variant and who should get one.
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- August 26, 2022
More than 90% of Americans have been immunized against polio, but the news is still unsettling and has many wondering if they’re at risk of becoming infected or even paralyzed.
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- August 17, 2022
Three infectious disease experts at Columbia University Irving Medical Center presented the latest updates on monkeypox at a briefing Aug. 16 for CUIMC faculty, staff, and students.
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- August 9, 2022
The monkeypox has recently been declared a public health emergency in the United States and experts have expressed concern that the virus could become endemic.
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- July 5, 2022
The latest omicron subvariants—especially the currently dominant BA.4 and BA.5 forms—are even better at eluding vaccines and most treatments, find researchers at Columbia University.
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