Health

Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.

Omid Cohensedgh's childhood experiences inspired him to enter the field of medicine.

A new study suggest that a common medical practice for patients who have suffered strokes should stop.

Beqaj will graduate this spring with both a medical degree and a master’s in biomedical sciences.

Columbia experts weigh in on ways to optimize 2024, from "Dry January" to a trick to help heighten moments of joy. 

Columbia physicians treated patients with the therapy in the clinical trials that led to FDA approval.

The University put out major studies in climate science, public health, neuroscience, and quantum mechanics this year.

Stressful experiences appear to be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy, according to a new study.

A mouse study found that the drug can alter the brain's dopamine system, boosting the case for more targeted medical use.

The new findings are the first to show brain changes over the course of years.

A new study published in the journal Nature offers reassuring data.

Twenty years since its founding, ICAP at Columbia University keeps reaching for more impact. 
 

Previous trials showing the adverse impact of sleep deficits on insulin sensitivity included mostly men.