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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, ...
The Match Day celebration at VP&S was held in the Hudson Lounge at 50 Haven Avenue and featured remarks from Katrina Armstrong, interim president of Columbia University in the City of New York; Jim ...
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 ...
Dear VP&S colleagues, As previously announced, VP&S and the University are implementing efforts to help support research continuity as we navigate the current challenging federal research environment ...
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 ...
May Lead to Development of Tailored Treatments for Anxiety New York, NY (Sept. 20, 2006) – Columbia University Medical Center researchers have identified an emotional control circuit in the human ...
A large-scale study led by researchers at Columbia and Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard is the first to establish that a diet low in flavanols—nutrients found in certain fruits and ...
The first experimental vaccine to be tested in the United States for treatment of opioid use disorder is being studied in a phase 1a/1b clinical trial led by researchers at Columbia University Vagelos ...
But for some—about 15% of people—nosebleeds are a regular occurrence. “Frequent nosebleeds are a reason to see a primary care doctor or an ENT (an ear, nose, and throat) specialist,” says David A.
Columbia University today announced the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health at Columbia University.The center will catalyze the ...
What is lead poisoning? Lead usually builds up in the body over time and is typically not caused by a one-time high exposure. An elevated lead level is defined as anything greater than 3.5 mcg/dL on a ...
Unlike type 2 diabetes, type 1 is an autoimmune disease. Even people in their 70s and 80s can develop type 1, when the autoimmune system mistakenly attacks and destroys the body’s own insulin-making ...