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History of Medicine: The Incubator Babies of Coney Island

… all six babies in the Tarnier incubators survived. From there, Couney took his entourage to the United States … dive deeper into the story with History Detectives profile from the New-York Historical Society . You can learn more …

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History of Medicine: White is the New Black

… do solemn and serious work, so what led to the change from black to white? To better understand, one needs to look … his findings, reduced the risk of death after surgery from over 45% to 15%. It also had the effect of ushering in a …

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Columbia study shows ECMO is effective in bridging patients to lung transplantation and recovery

… to tolerate a transplant and they are soon removed from the waitlist. The Columbia program is considered a …

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Dr. Lee to coordinate a Symposium on the Surgical Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors at the American College of Surgeons annual meeting.

… to share their expertise and educate thousands of surgeons from all over the world on the most cutting edge and …

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John M Karamichalis, M.D.

… ad eundem. He holds an advanced research Doctorate degree from The University of Oxford Medical Sciences Division based …

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How Close Is Xenotransplantation, Really?

… ready supply of appropriate organs available at all times, from a genetically modified and carefully overseen population … that research has shown that many religious leaders from various faiths “all condoned the idea of using an animal … that person can qualify for a heart transplant from a cadaver organ. There's no rule not to do that, but if …

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Columbia Researchers Seek Answers for Rise of Colon Cancer in Younger Patients

… the age of colon cancer screening was recently lowered from 50 to 45 to capture younger patients, the incidence of …

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More than Willpower: Obesity’s Many Causes & Factors

… when we were all stuck at home and you're just a few feet from the kitchen all day long and sometimes just seeing … Hyesoo Lowe Right? The daily activities of just walking from one place to the next, even if it's to a parking lot or … (www.ABOM.org) Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at …

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Liver Cancer Program at Columbia

… Medical Center brings together a team of specialists from Columbia’s Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation … malignant or metastatic liver tumors by drawing expertise from various fields of medicine. We have one of the most … surgery programs in North America, so you can benefit from minimally invasive surgery with faster recovery times. …

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New Faculty in the Department of Surgery

… meetings. Dr. Krikhely completed his undergraduate degree from NYU Stern School of Business and his medical degree from NYU School of Medicine. He performed his residency … Tel: 212.305.8591 Dr. Richard Schutzer arrives from North Shore/LIJ, where his expertise in limb salvage, …

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Tissue AIR Expansion System for Breast Reconstruction

… to release small amounts of compressed carbon-dioxide from a valve in the expander. Daily expansion may result in …

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Rewarding Medicine: Can Hospital Rankings Work for You?

… is one of those “best-of-the-best” rankings, calculated from scores on sub-categories like “specialties” and … designation is highly relevant for those who live far from a nationally ranked hospital. In addition to offering … were recognized as Best Regional Hospitals, [a decrease from 563 last year]. One state, Wyoming, had no Best Regional …

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Endometriosis: a Painfully Common & Scarcely Discussed Aspect of Women’s Health

… a lot of pain. So again, it's a very fascinating disease from that perspective because it doesn't always behave the … is managed is that on average it's eight to ten years from onset of symptoms before women are often properly … don't want to be the surgeon who's the bull in the China shop. You have to balance what you do surgically with the …

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Christian Munoz Pineda, PA

… is a board certified Physician Assistant who graduated from Drexel University and joined the team of Colorectal …

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3-D Printed Heart Helps to Save Baby's Life

… a better, more complete operation. "The baby went from having a limited life expectancy to normal life …

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