Health

Recent health and wellness news from across Columbia.

Scientists, public officials and citizens must work together to protect our shared waters.

Students volunteering to support our health system, its workforce and patients, is an inspiration and will, hopefully, lead to meaningful change beyond the pandemic.

Overdoses may be on the rise. Finding ways to safely administer life-saving interventions during the coronavirus pandemic is crucial.

To kick off this new initiative, the institute is organizing a five-day online course to discuss government and corporate leadership during the COVID-19 crisis.

Two healthcare workers recall their experiences on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic. One witnessed how race factors into outcomes and the other had to alter the way she interacts with patients.

American children are going hungry. Increasing access to SNAP benefits could help feed them.

Nursing school graduate Eytan Israelov delivers free meals from his family’s restaurant to hospitals across New York City.

Meet Janine Inez, a School of Nursing graduate who wants to use her passion for writing and filmmaking to help others.

Tracy Võ wants to raise awareness of health issues that disproportionately affect Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

In this first installment, two doctors and a nurse, all members of Columbia’s faculty, tell us what they’re witnessing and what worries them during the COVID-19 crisis.

Aury García is a graduate of Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons who grew up in Washington Heights dreaming of the day that has finally come.

The pandemic is having a disproportionate effect on New York's black and Latinx populations.