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Columbia researchers are launching the first in-depth study to determine if the vaginal microbiome triggers a serious complication of pregnancy.
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What to know about new self-collection HPV tests, which allow individuals to collect their own sample in a health care setting.
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A study from Mailman researchers is the first to evaluate learning outcomes associated with reading an illustrated educational book on puberty and periods written for girls in the U.S.
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Columbia cancer researchers are investigating how exercise, early puberty, and hormones may play a role in the rising numbers of early onset breast cancer.
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- May 29, 2024
Faculty and students in biomedical informatics are exploring how observational health data and informatics methods could shed light on women's health issues, particularly endometriosis and PCOS.
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- May 14, 2024
A new initiative brings researchers in the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology closer to understanding the impact of the environment on women's health.
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- April 4, 2024
Study finds that postpartum depression is underdiagnosed in those reporting symptoms up to a year after giving birth, with Black and Asian individuals least likely to receive treatment.
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- March 28, 2024
Columbia public health researchers have found that laws that punish drug use during pregnancy worsened family health outcomes or had no beneficial effect, contrary to the laws' intent.
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- March 19, 2024
Noémie Elhadad and her team want to build tools to help patients manage their symptoms and improve screening for the condition.
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- February 16, 2024
Social inequity was associated with lower use of an epidural or spinal pain reliever during childbirth, especially among Black patients.
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- October 23, 2023
Frequent blood draws are a dreaded part of IVF. At Columbia’s fertility center, blood can now be drawn painlessly at home, thanks to an innovative laboratory test developed by center staff.
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- September 15, 2023
A study led by Columbia obstetricians has shown that a new device can rapidly control postpartum hemorrhage, a major cause of severe maternal morbidity and death, in a wide range of patients.
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- August 17, 2023
The center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, funded by the NIH, will support research to reduce pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality while promoting equity.
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- July 20, 2023
Columbia OB/GYN Ryalynn Morgan Carter, MD, discusses the FDA-approved oral contraception that will be available without a prescription.
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