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Medical Interventions in Obesity: Devices and Medicines

… The two doctors discuss a range of treatments for obesity, from devices to medications.  The following is a … (www.ABOM.org) Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at Columbia … Medical …

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For Many Breast Cancers, There Is No Advantage to Mastectomy

… right patient. The right time. Now.” That’s the refrain from researchers and clinicians of the groundbreaking I-SPY … not work in the neoadjuvant setting by using MRI findings. From this collection of promising agents, how are the … for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. … For Many Breast Cancers, There Is No …

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Patient successfully receives first combined COVID-19 lung transplant and triple bypass

… about lung transplantation due to extensive lung scarring from COVID-19 and unexpected discovery of severe coronary … several long, anxious weeks in the hospital for a lung from a donor. “It was pretty stressful because I had two dry … who has required lung transplantation after falling ill from COVID-19 infection. While many patients go on to have a …

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Molecular Testing for Thyroid Nodules

… molecular test is unlikely to improve mortality rates from thyroid cancer, since thyroid cancer so rarely causes … could potentially save a significant number of patients from undergoing thyroid surgery and needing thyroid …

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What is Surgical Oncology? Q&A with the Director of the New Division of Surgical Oncology

… approach yield better outcomes for patients? Well, just from the surgical perspective, there are many complicated … so much about medical oncology and radiation oncology from my other colleagues. I had clinic with this radiation …

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Medicine of the Soul

… Italian island of Lampedusa . As the self-described Pope "from the end of the Earth," Francis made a deliberate and … studying the systems designed to support them. Far removed from the power corridors of Brussels or Rome, Lampedusa is …

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Dr AI: Is Mesh Safe for Hernia Surgery?

… got right (a lot) and what could use a little more nuance. From the role mesh plays in preventing recurrence to the rare … Dr AI: Which patients with pancreatitis would benefit from total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation …

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Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Named #1 Children’s Hospital in New York

… for our mailing list for more health news and information from Columbia. … Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Named #1 …

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Columbia University Irving Medical Center Expands into New Jersey, Bringing Quality Surgical Care Closer to Home

… level of exceptional care that they have come to expect from all of our practice locations. At this new location, our …

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History of Medicine: Woman of Honor

… Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, in 1865. A physician and surgeon from upstate New York, Dr. Walker began her military service …

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Lauren Kemph, DNP

… of Science in Nursing, and Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York, NY. …

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Firefighter Is Key to Historic Three-Way Kidney Swap

… within two or three days. "We have over 50 calls a month from people in search of kidneys," says Joan Kelly, RN, a …

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Dr. Emile A. Bacha Named President of American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS)

… was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and earned his medical degree from Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany. After …

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Hernias: What You Need to Know

… There are many treatments that offer temporary relief from the pain caused by a hernia, but surgery is the only …

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