A new online community is sharing information and advice on the various ways we can prepare ourselves for extreme temperatures driven by climate change.
As part of a new study funded by the Wellcome Trust, Darby Jack is measuring the effects of heat exposure during pregnancy on birth outcomes, child development, and overall mortality.
A Columbia sociologist makes a case for a sex-positive epidemiology that considers pleasure, satisfaction, and well-being alongside familiar outcomes such as sexually transmitted infections.
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.
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.
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.
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.