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Pipes that carry water from the city's water mains into individual homes are more likely to be made of lead in neighborhoods that already experience high lead exposure from paint and dust.
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Substantial increases in depression, anxiety, and suicide among adolescents are real and not just noise in the data, Columbia researchers report.
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Private equity investments in health care are generally associated with higher costs to patients and payers, a new study has found.
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Learn the signs of heat stroke—a medical emergency—and how to keep kids cool.
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- July 17, 2023
The U.S. first lady met with first ladies of African nations participating in the Global First Ladies Academy at the Mailman School of Public Health.
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- July 7, 2023
The Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) was established with the help of Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.
- July 3, 2023
The clean energy economy is out of reach for many households. A paper by Mailman’s Diana Hernandez provides growing documentation of the connections between energy insecurity and poor health.
- June 26, 2023
Higher neighborhood density of unhealthy retail food establishments (fast food, bodegas, and convenience stores) leads to higher risk of unhealthy birth weights and long term health issues.
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- May 30, 2023
Adolescent vapers are much more likely to use cannabis and binge drink compared to teens who do not smoke or vape, Mailman researchers have found.
- May 19, 2023
On its Class Day, the Mailman School of Public Health celebrated the achievements of more than 950 graduates, the largest and most international class in the school's history.
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- May 17, 2023
Mailman graduate Olivia TenHarmsel's ambition is to use digital technologies to improve the health of individuals in marginalized communities across the globe.
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- May 15, 2023
Columbia public health students helped shape legislation that was introduced in the U.S. Congress to reduce mass incarceration.
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- May 5, 2023
Patients with mpox who were treated with the antiviral drug tecovirimat had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, find researchers at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine.
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- May 2, 2023
Poor mental health is thought to accelerate aging, but a new study suggests the reverse process may also occur.
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