A study by Columbia researchers found that prenatal exposure to general anesthesia is associated with a 31% increased risk of being diagnosed with a behavioral disorder during childhood.
A group of students from VP&S and Mailman spent a day in Albany, meeting with legislators and other policymakers to lobby on issues of importance to the students.
A working group of international experts, including Columbia's Mary Beth Terry, evaluated the current evidence around limiting or stopping alcohol use and lowering the risk of certain types of cancer.
Public health researchers find that asthma is more common among U.S. individuals who reported cannabis use in the previous month, and the more frequent the use, the higher the likelihood of asthma.
Twenty years ago, when AIDS was devastating communities in sub-Saharan Africa, Columbia's Wafaa El-Sadr created an organization to save lives in some of the continent’s hardest-hit countries.
Meet nine graduate students in the Mailman School's Climate and Health Program, the first such program in a school of public health, and learn how they are fighting the threat of climate change.