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The American Academy of Pediatrics is recommending immediate action and treatment to help address the epidemic of obesity in children.
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To treat a young child with an ultrarare neurological disorder, her Columbia doctor has turned to a custom drug designed for a single patient.
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Sam Prince, who received a heart transplant at Columbia at age 8, combines a passion for the New York Giants with his mission to save more lives through organ donation.
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Bullying toward gay and lesbian adolescents increased between 2015 and 2019, when nearly half of gay and lesbian teens faced bullying.
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Latest News
- May 27, 2022
Health authorities around the world are investigating rare cases of children with severe hepatitis of unknown cause. Mercedes Martinez, MD, explains.
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- May 26, 2022
It’s still important to protect your children and the people around them to prevent hospitalization and COVID’s worst outcomes.
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- May 17, 2022
Columbia pediatrician Lauren Levine shares her insights on resources to try, ways to plan, and what never to do.
- April 25, 2022
The advanced form of drinking required to swallow a pill is a skill to acquire like any other.
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- April 5, 2022
New survey reveals that pediatric emergency departments need more guidance to help children and adolescents with mental health crises.
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- March 10, 2022
Tips from a primary care physician to determine the age or moment when a child should graduate out of pediatric care and how to find an adult doctor.
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- March 4, 2022
Children were spared the worst of COVID-19 early on, but they are now suffering psychological consequences from the pandemic’s social upheaval. Here’s what parents and educators can do.
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- March 4, 2022
New insights by Columbia researchers into MIS-C, a rare but serious complication of COVID in children, may lead to faster diagnosis and better treatment.
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- February 25, 2022
Not every bump on a child’s body is a cause for concern. A guide to know when to call your doctor and when to stay home.
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- February 10, 2022
Columbia researchers could receive up to $9.4 million to learn about long COVID in children and young adults as part of NIH’s REsearching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) initiative.
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