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Heart transplants, donor hearts, and transplant waitlists all fell sharply at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, Columbia University researchers have found.
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The health of donated human lungs judged too poor for transplantation can be recovered using a cross-circulation technique designed by biomedical engineers at Columbia University.
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Accompanied by boisterous cheers, Columbia surgeon Tomoaki Kato, MD, left NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital today after two months of treatment for COVID-19.
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Columbia transplant surgeon Tomoaki Kato, MD, who is recovering from coronavirus after being on a ventilator for two weeks, made a special appearance at a concert, shared virtually across CUIMC.
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- August 31, 2015
An analysis documents worse outcomes and burgeoning costs for patients with diabetes who have coronary artery disease that requires surgery.
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- August 25, 2015
For patients with chronic pancreatitis, a rare treatment called auto islet transplantation offers hope.
- April 16, 2015
In Columbia's biomedical engineering department, engineers and physicians work together to solve problems and improve health care.
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- March 16, 2015
Researchers have pinpointed the immune-system mechanism that allows a kidney transplant to be accepted without lifelong immunosuppressive drugs.
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- January 28, 2015
Autologous islet cell transplants for pancreatitis patients who require removal of the pancreas can prevent the development of brittle diabetes common in pancreatectomy,.
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- December 10, 2014
CUMC scientists have created a 3-D printed implant that stimulates stem cells to regenerate the meniscus, cartilage that cushions and protects the knee.
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- November 18, 2014
Hospital to be a founding sponsor and the official hospital of the Club.
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- November 6, 2014
Nearly half of young baseball players are encouraged to keep playing despite arm pain.
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- October 8, 2014
Study compares robot-assisted surgery with conventional laparoscopic surgery for benign gynecologic conditions.
- September 22, 2014
Technique induces insulin production in the livers of patients who require a total pancreatectomy.
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