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Researchers hoped treatment of HIV-infected infants within hours of birth would increase remission, but a new study finds that starting treatment within the first two weeks leads to similar outcomes.
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Moms are subjected to more scrutiny, but binge drinking has increased in nearly all groups of adults in the past decade, a new study from the Mailman School of Public Health has found.
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Columbia's David Ho and Wafaa El-Sadr—who have been fighting HIV and AIDS since the beginning of the epidemic in the 1980s—say ending AIDs in the United States by 2030 will take political will.
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Among adults, frequent use of marijuana rose by 23% and cannabis use disorder increased by 37% in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon, the first states to legalize marijuana for recreational use.
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- June 7, 2016
A single exposure to general anesthesia poses no cognitive risk to children under age three, according to a multicenter study led by researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.
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- May 26, 2016
The Mailman School of Public Health is involved in a broad spectrum of research and educational activities around tobacco cessation for World No Tobacco Day: May 31, 2016.
- May 25, 2016
A large study found a positive correlation between traffic-related air pollution and the amount of calcium deposited in the coronary arteries.
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- May 23, 2016
Early-stage breast cancer patients were less likely to start chemotherapy if using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).
- May 18, 2016
Nine graduating students reflect on the surprising lessons they took away from their experiences at the Mailman School and their aspirations for the future.
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- May 13, 2016
Graduation ceremonies for students in the Class of 2016 at Columbia University Medical will be live streamed.
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- May 11, 2016
Mailman experts are developing strategies to protect children from the stresses of poverty that alter the architecture of the developing brain.
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- May 10, 2016
Immunization rates rise when city vaccination records are shared with providers via electronic health records, a new study finds.
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- May 5, 2016
Lead remains a problem in many communities, and health officials are learning who is most affected and how to prevent the damage.
- April 29, 2016
Use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy is associated with an increased rate of offspring depression, a new study has found.
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