Health

Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.

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Taking Action

How Can We Improve Postpartum Health Outcomes in the United States?

Maternal mortality and morbidity is becoming a public health crisis in the United States. A multi-disciplinary team from Columbia aims to address this problem.

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In Brief

Advance Global Access to Vaccinations

The COVID-19 pandemic requires multilateral solutions to contain the current virus and strengthen health systems for future outbreaks.

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In Brief

Can Meditation and Yoga Help Reduce Anxiety Related to COVID-19?

A study at Columbia University seeks to address heightened stress during the pandemic.

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A Pandemic School Year

For many students, a remote college experience has fostered resilience, while others continue to struggle.

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How a Group of Columbia Students and Postdocs Are Changing Minds About Masks

Wearing is Caring, a PR campaign that breaks down the science behind how face coverings can combat coronavirus, has reached more than 1 million people via social media.

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Research

Columbia Tests Wastewater in Residence Halls for Coronavirus

The University will routinely monitor sewage leaving student dormitories to head off outbreaks of COVID-19.

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Lessons Learned

How the Pandemic Ignited a New Wave of Scientific Collaboration

COVID-19 has shown that coordinating efforts across all aspects of science are vital to the success of our fight against this infectious disease.

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Research

Why Naming Your Neurons Can Help Cure Brain Disease

A unified classification of diverse cell types proposed by a Columbia-led team could shed light on how our brains are wired.

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Lessons Learned

Pandemic Narratives Have Transformed Our Reach Toward Social Justice

When we embrace our roles as the storytellers of COVID inequities and racial Injustice, we can create a cultural awakening and begin to heal.

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Lessons Learned

Digital Literacy Can Help Keep Elderly Connected and Safe

The use of technology is not new, but due to underfunding and understaffing it wasn't implemented in nursing homes until the pandemic.

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Research

Researchers Return to Work

As Columbia labs reopen, scientists talk about the challenges and some surprising benefits, of working remotely and how they are adjusting to the new normal.

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Lessons Learned

In a Crisis, Communication is Essential

The pandemic challenged our systems with unknowns and the need to social distance, and our ability to communicate and share our courage, skill and tenacity with each other is what got us through as a team.