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Columbia medical students share their experiences interviewing for residencies across the United States.
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The man who's changing the future of medical education in America—P. Roy Vagelos, MD’54—shared his inspiration and goals with Columbia Magazine in the diner once owned by his immigrant parents.
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A newly discovered function for the ApoE4 gene, the strongest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, may help explain how the gene causes cognitive decline.
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A new anti-inflammatory drug may offer hope for people with a progressive form of MS. In a phase 2 trial, the drug slowed brain atrophy in people with the disease.
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- August 23, 2018
A new study shows that in human muscle, mitochondrial DNA mutations arise near the cell nucleus where they trigger molecular changes that promote their own proliferation.
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- August 16, 2018
The 140 members of the Class of 2022 were welcomed into the profession of medicine at Columbia's annual White Coat Ceremony.
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- July 30, 2018
Columbia researchers found that a gene associated with an autoimmune form of hair loss could be activated to improve cancer immunotherapy.
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- July 25, 2018
Angela Mills, MD, Columbia’s new chair of emergency medicine, discusses the role of emergency physicians in health care.
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- July 19, 2018
A new study at Columbia shows that binge drinking during adolescence increases the risk of alcohol use disorder and memory problems later on.
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- July 16, 2018
The new program will educate genetic counselors, professionals in high demand yet short supply, to help patients understand and manage their genetic health in the era of precision medicine.
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- July 10, 2018
Acupuncture significantly eased joint pain for a majority of women undergoing a common form of breast cancer treatment, a new study found.
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- July 6, 2018
VP&S faculty who received honors during the past academic year were celebrated at the annual 2018 Honors Luncheon.
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- July 5, 2018
A very low carbohydrate, high-fat diet called the ketogenic diet may improve the effectiveness of an emerging class of cancer drugs, according to a study in mice.
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- July 3, 2018
Pediatrics chair Jordan Scott Orange is a physician-scientist who will focus on clinical care and research.
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