A clinical trial based on discoveries made by researchers in Columbia’s Pancreas Center is showing promising results and is now expanding to include more patients.
An expanding artificial heart valve being developed by Columbia surgeons and engineers could simplify treatment for many kids born with congenital heart disease.
A new study shows that omitting aspirin from an anti-clotting regimen can improve outcomes for people living with a heart pump by reducing hospitalizations without increasing the risk of blood clots.
A minimally invasive procedure for fixing diseased aortic valves is just as safe and durable as traditional surgery after five years, a new study reports.
Surgeons at P&S are the first in the U.S. to report a fully laparoscopic hepatectomy—removal of a portion of the liver—from a living adult donor for adult and teenage recipients.
Dr. Arnold P. Advincula has been named vice chair of women's health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC and chief of gynecology at the Sloane Hospital for Women at NYP.
To combat the rise of obesity in teens, physicians and other medical professionals have been promoting physical education and healthier diets for children. But for some teens, these are not enough.