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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.
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A cost-effectiveness study led by a Columbia medical student suggests liquid biopsies are not yet up to the task of screening for colon cancer.
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Shaman, a professor at the Mailman School of Public Health, was named interim dean of the Columbia Climate School in July 2023.
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Can a water aerobics class teach us something about living a long and meaningful life? A panel of public health experts discussed.
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- October 11, 2023
The association between neighborhood walkability and obesity-related cancers was stronger among women living in neighborhoods with higher levels of poverty.
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- September 27, 2023
A study involving Columbia researchers finds that malaria parasites in Africa have developed resistance to artemisinin drugs, which could worsen malaria’s impact if partner drugs fail in the future.
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- September 1, 2023
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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- August 14, 2023
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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- August 1, 2023
Private equity investments in health care are generally associated with higher costs to patients and payers, a new study has found.
- July 18, 2023
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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