Another patient, a man in his mid-30s, was asymptomatic when he began treatment, but tests of electrical activity in his muscles indicated that symptoms would likely emerge soon. In three years of ...

The AI at VP&S Initiative aims to advance patient health, support health care workers, and push forward biomedical sciences through AI innovation. While the initiative officially launched this year, ...

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to share that Kathleen Sikkema, PhD, Stephen Smith Professor and chair of the department of Sociomedical Sciences, has agreed to serve as interim dean of the Columbia ...

In the News Highlights Is There Really a Chronic Disease Epidemic? It’s Complicated. May 22, 2025 The New York Times Six in 10 Americans have at least one chronic disease, and four in 10 have two ...

A mammogram can reveal whether a woman has dense breasts, a feature linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, and needs extra screening. A new study now suggests that six different breast texture ...

Approximately 125 employees attended the event, either as nominees or to support their colleagues. The high level of participation in the campaign and the event showed the community’s resilience ...

Michel Sadelain, the Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Medicine, has been awarded the 2025 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell ...

Events From Freeze to Evisceration of U.S. Foreign Aid May 15, 10 a.m. Online 2025 Luminary Employees Recognition: A Panel and Networking Celebration May 15, 3:30 p.m. School of Nursing, 560 W. 168 St ...

Gokhan L. Akfirat, MD, Neurology: Akfirat is a board-certified neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester specializing in dementia, epilepsy, and headache. Jorge Delgado, MD, ...

Dear CUIMC community, As we end the academic year, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for our shining graduates and for all members of our remarkable community. During a ...

This week, Columbia University Irving Medical Center celebrates the graduating Class of 2025 with commencement ceremonies for all four schools. We spoke to five graduates from programs at the Vagelos ...

In the News Highlights When They Couldn’t Get Benzos Anymore, Quitting Was Torture May 14, 2025 The New York Times “Benzos generate as much anxiety in the prescriber as they do in the patient,” said ...