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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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Latest News
- 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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- June 28, 2022
Community outreach and restricting online scheduling to certain zip codes helped increase vaccine uptake among Black and Hispanic residents, new study says.
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- June 27, 2022
Columbia scientists have joined a regional consortium to accelerate the development of new drugs that target SARS-CoV-2, other coronaviruses, and viruses that could lead to future pandemics.
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- June 21, 2022
Not sure about vaccinating your child? Get the facts from a Columbia pediatrician.
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