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Vaping is becoming an increasingly popular way among youth to use cannabis, a trend that is concerning because of the high levels of THC delivered through vaping devices.
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Demographically younger nations have a higher aging burden than previously thought and need new policies to prevent large numbers of people from leaving the workforce due to ill health.
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Mailman School of Public Health Dean Linda P. Fried has received an Association of American Physicians’ medal in recognition of her groundbreaking contributions to the science of healthy aging.
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Using community wastewater surveillance records, Columbia public health researchers found that Hispanic neighborhoods had the highest levels of uranium, selenium, barium, chromium, and arsenic.
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- January 31, 2014
Obese children exposed to high levels of air pollutants are nearly three times as likely to have asthma, compared with non-obese children and lower levels of pollution exposure.
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- January 21, 2014
Mailman researchers find text message reminders increase flu vaccination rates in pregnant women.
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- January 15, 2014
A new university-wide center will explore the aging process, as well as its societal implications.
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- January 13, 2014
Mailman infectious disease experts have launched a website that reports weekly flu predictions for 94 U.S. cities.
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- January 6, 2014
Brief fever appears to be common in kids given influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together—new findings from Columbia and CDC researchers, published in JAMA Pediatrics.
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- January 2, 2014
In David Fidock's malaria lab, understanding the parasite's resistance to drugs guides the development of better therapies.
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- December 30, 2013
Nelson Mandela, revered for his role in ending apartheid in South Africa, has garnered less attention as a public health hero.
- December 23, 2013
Mailman study finds Bloomberg legacy of public health policies that improved the health and increased the life expectancy of New Yorkers.
- December 22, 2013
CUMC researchers have clarified three fundamental issues about Alzheimer's: where it starts, why it starts there, and how it spreads.
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- December 17, 2013
Several faculty members at CUMC recently voiced their opinions on the e-cigarette controversy.
