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Twenty years ago, when AIDS was devastating communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Columbia's Wafaa El-Sadr created an organization to save lives in some of the continent’s hardest-hit countries.
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Two new monoclonal antibodies are prime candidates for development into new COVID drugs for people with weak immune systems.
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A new study published in Nature offers reassuring data on the updated COVID vaccines.
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Quick fixes are not the answer when seeking ways to boost your immunity or increase your protection against infection.
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- December 1, 2016
In Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia, new infections are falling and the percentage of the population infected with HIV is stabilizing.
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- October 11, 2016
The risk is small, but a new study shows antibiotics can potentially cause harm to patients who do not themselves receive the antibiotics.
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- July 29, 2016
What to do when bitten by a mosquito, advice on traveling to Zika-affected areas, and recommended preventative strategies.
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- June 8, 2016
Scientists from Columbia University’s Center for Radiological Research have shown that a narrow wavelength of ultraviolet light safely killed drug-resistant MRSA bacteria in mice, suggesting its potential to reduce surgical site infections.
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- May 25, 2016
A Columbia virologist explains the latest findings on Zika virus.
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- March 7, 2016
P&S biologists are probing the mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in bacteria to uncover new ways to restore the drugs' effectiveness.
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- December 15, 2015
P&S researcher Dritan Agalliu, PhD, finds pathway by which recurrent strep infections may lead to autoimmune psychiatric disorders.
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- November 11, 2015
A Mailman research team modeled the spread of the 2014 Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone for future real-time use of disease outbreaks elsewhere.
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- August 26, 2015
Scientists at the Mailman School of Public Health have discovered a new virus in seals that is the closest known relative of the human hepatitis A virus.
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- March 19, 2015
Four P&S physicians—Joy Vink, Nasir Naqvi, Max O'Donnell, and Sameer Sheth—have been named 2015 Gerstner Scholars.
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