Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.
Researchers at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health link a decline in orphanhood in Uganda to the availability of antiretroviral therapy and medical circumcision.
In a new study, researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Hong Kong University find that the omicron variant of Covid-19 is resistant to current vaccines and antibody treatments, and that even booster shots may provide limited defense against infection.
A study of an investigational gene therapy for sickle cell disease has found that a single dose restored blood cells to their normal shape and eliminated the most serious complication of the disease for at least three years in some patients.
New insights into the genetic architecture of schizophrenia could pave the way for predicting who is at risk of developing the disease.
President Lee C. Bollinger appointed Katrina Armstrong as the next Chief Executive Officer of Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Executive Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences, and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine.
A ban on heating oil #6 has been effective in reducing air pollution, says a new study that’s the first to provide a framework for evaluating the impact of NYC’s Clean Heat Program.
It’s the season of big meals. Columbia Psychiatry professor Lisa Ranzenhofer offers tips for maintaining healthy eating behaviors and finding support over the festive season.
Columbia Engineering professors Sam Sia and Jingyue Ju discuss what’s known so far about the omicron variant.
Hearing aids are getting better, and Americans will soon be able to buy them without a prescription. For those with hearing loss, the benefits may go beyond just being able to follow conversations.
When should you get a booster? And will it ward off new variants like omicron? Drs. David Bucholz and Marcus Pereira of Columbia University Irving Medical Center break down the science.
What will it take to defeat AIDS in the United States by 2030? Drs. Wafaa El-Sadr and David Ho of Columbia University Irving Medical Center weigh in.
The rate of cervical cancer among women in low-income, mostly minority neighborhoods in New York City is nearly two times higher than the rate among New Yorkers in wealthier, largely white neighborhoods, says new Columbia research.