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Scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom to neutralize neurotoxins from 19 of the deadliest snakes.
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Perera received the inaugural Dean’s Lifetime Achievement Award at an event celebrating her groundbreaking studies that revealed the harms to children caused by environmental toxins.
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Gazi Azad helped develop Partners in School, an implementation package designed to increase the use of evidence-based practices at home and in school for children with autism.
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Columbia researchers have found cannabis use disorder is rising among pregnant women as more states legalize the drug. Doctors advise against cannabis use during pregnancy,
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- 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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- May 30, 2023
Adolescent vapers are much more likely to use cannabis and binge drink compared to teens who do not smoke or vape, Mailman researchers have found.
- May 19, 2023
On its Class Day, the Mailman School of Public Health celebrated the achievements of more than 950 graduates, the largest and most international class in the school's history.
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- May 15, 2023
Columbia public health students helped shape legislation that was introduced in the U.S. Congress to reduce mass incarceration.
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- May 5, 2023
Patients with mpox who were treated with the antiviral drug tecovirimat had similar outcomes regardless of HIV status, find researchers at Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine.
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- May 2, 2023
Poor mental health is thought to accelerate aging, but a new study suggests the reverse process may also occur.
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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.
