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What you think you know about healthy eating may be incorrect. A Columbia nutritionist sets the record straight--and shares a recipe too.
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The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. A new study shows that decades of inhaled particulates due to air pollution also take a toll.
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Chronic liver disease is surging in the United States. No group is more affected than Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
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Eligible older adults who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may have slower memory decline than eligible people who do not participate, according to a new study.
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- November 9, 2022
The recipient of public health's most prestigious award discusses how a required course during medical school in Egypt influenced her career.
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- October 31, 2022
Columbia University's Mailman School and five other schools of public health will conduct research to help remedy a public health workforce that has been stretched thin by the COVID pandemic.
- October 14, 2022
Menthol cigarette use among adult smokers has increased, and banning menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes in the United States could have widespread impact on public health.
- October 14, 2022
El-Sadr was awarded the Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health for her groundbreaking work in global HIV research, treatment, and care.
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- October 6, 2022
Under Dakota’s Law, children in New York will be screened more often for lead poisoning. Vicki Iannotti, MD, explains what parents should know and how to protect their children.
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- September 19, 2022
As global temperatures rise in response to human activity, doctors and scientists expect heat to make more and more people sick.
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- September 7, 2022
The funding will support ICAP's learning network, an initiative involving 21 countries in Africa, to improve the coverage and quality of HIV treatment.
- August 23, 2022
Hallucinogen use among adults has increased since 2015, according to a study from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
- August 12, 2022
Researchers examined Oregon’s 2008 Medicaid lottery and found that for every nine adults who gained health care coverage, one additional child also enrolled.
- July 22, 2022
Cannabis use is more prevalent in states where recreational use is legal for adults but growing as fast, or faster, in states where cannabis is prohibited by law.
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