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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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- May 2, 2023
At the award ceremony, the nation's top infectious disease expert spoke about his decades-long effort to end the HIV/AIDS crisis (see video in the article).
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- May 2, 2023
Contrary to popular belief, firearm deaths in the United States are statistically more likely in small towns, not major cities, according to new research.
- April 24, 2023
Arsenic is found in many dietary sources, but a new study suggests that water from some private and public supplies is a major source for many Americans.
- April 20, 2023
Amid controversy surrounding gas stoves, the news media turned to a Columbia environmental scientist for insights into the health risks of cooking with fire.
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- April 20, 2023
Changes in regional opioid prescribing and regional suicide rates tend to move in the same direction.
- April 14, 2023
Columbia physician Eric Burnett, MD, turned to TikTok for distraction at the height of the COVID pandemic, but it only drove him to take on rampant medical misinformation.
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- April 14, 2023
A study by researchers in the Mailman School of Public Health suggests that blood tests could identify children at risk of developing autism.
- March 28, 2023
Stronger air quality standards that lower the acceptable level of fine particulate pollutants in the air would benefit the health of Black and low-income Americans the most.
- March 21, 2023
Anthony S. Fauci will be presented with the Frank A. Calderone Prize on April 27 in recognition of his extraordinary contributions to protecting and improving the public’s health.
- March 20, 2023
Candy, baked goods, and other edibles made with THC can appeal to young children and have serious consequences if consumed. A pediatrician explains.
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