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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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- December 13, 2022
Aging is not only about illness and dependency, but our society is still living by the notion and missing opportunities that can come when older people stay healthy, engaged, and productive.
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- December 7, 2022
Bullying toward gay and lesbian adolescents increased between 2015 and 2019, when nearly half of gay and lesbian teens faced bullying.
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- December 1, 2022
Obstacles remain before the world reaches the point of eliminating AIDS, but new prevention technologies and outreach programs are reasons to be optimistic about the future.
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- November 29, 2022
What you think you know about healthy eating may be incorrect. A Columbia nutritionist sets the record straight--and shares a recipe too.
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- November 21, 2022
The diminished power of the immune system in older adults is usually blamed on the aging process. A new study shows that decades of inhaled particulates due to air pollution also take a toll.
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- November 15, 2022
Chronic liver disease is surging in the United States. No group is more affected than Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI).
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- November 11, 2022
Eligible older adults who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program may have slower memory decline than eligible people who do not participate, according to a new study.
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- November 9, 2022
The recipient of public health's most prestigious award discusses how a required course during medical school in Egypt influenced her career.
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- October 31, 2022
Columbia University's Mailman School and five other schools of public health will conduct research to help remedy a public health workforce that has been stretched thin by the COVID pandemic.
- October 14, 2022
Menthol cigarette use among adult smokers has increased, and banning menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes in the United States could have widespread impact on public health.
