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Second-year medical students at Columbia University celebrated their transition to clinical education with the Steven Z. Miller Student Clinician’s Ceremony on Jan. 6.
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More than 200 new faculty have joined 22 departments across VP&S this past year, bringing with them expertise in a wide range of fields.
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We spoke with Jean-Marie Alves-Bradford about the unique stresses of medical school and how the new office will help students adapt and succeed.
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VP&S and Bassett Healthcare Network in Cooperstown, New York are working together to address the issue of access to improve the health of rural populations.
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Latest News
- September 18, 2018
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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- September 13, 2018
A group of clinical trials showed that pregnant women can prevent excess weight gain with a healthy diet and physical activity.
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- September 12, 2018
This fall, Rita Charon, MD, PhD, will receive the federal government's highest honor for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities.
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- September 6, 2018
A CUIMC study found that during the 2016 presidential election Republicans made gains in counties with more "deaths of despair."
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- September 6, 2018
A study published in NEJM has found that inducing labor a week before a baby’s due date is safe and reduces the risk of cesarean section.
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- August 29, 2018
How can you prevent getting bitten by a tick when you are camping or hiking? Chris Tedeschi, a wilderness doctor at Columbia University, has some important advice on how to safely spend time exploring outside.
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- August 28, 2018
Fifteen high school teachers worked in labs on campus in July and August as part of Columbia University’s Summer Research Program for Science Teachers.
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- August 27, 2018
Columbia researchers are developing an optical fiber system that uses a type of UV light to sterilize areas around skin-penetrating medical devices.
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- August 27, 2018
A new study led by Columbia's Mathew Maurer found that tafamidis reduced deaths from transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy, a type of heart failure.
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- August 27, 2018
Physician-scientist Darrell Yamashiro, MD, PhD, has been named director of Columbia's Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, & Stem Cell Transplantation.
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