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Race & Health Curriculum

… Welcome to the Race and Health Curriculum website!  We are thrilled you want to learn more about our … Myers) Video, Ted Talk Introducing Cultural Complications Website Protecting Your Birth: A Guide for Black Mothers …

Last Modified: 08/29/2025 - 14:22

Heart Transplantation

… and tried or ruled out? Is the patient likely to die without benefit of a heart transplant? Is the patient in …

Last Modified: 01/26/2026 - 11:58

New Pathways for Pain Relief

… who are genetically unable to sense pain, and they can die from their injuries because they simply aren’t aware of …

Last Modified: 02/23/2023 - 18:00

NYP/Columbia Establishes Gastric Cancer Registry

… killer in the world. It is estimated that over 10,000 will die from gastric cancer this year in the United States. One …

Last Modified: 03/17/2023 - 02:20

Unprecedented Study Documents Severe Shortage of Surgical Care in Sierra Leone

… care, millions of people are disfigured, disabled, or they die from common conditions such as wounds or cuts that are …

Last Modified: 02/25/2023 - 18:17

CT Lung Screening Saves Lives

… 400,000 Americans have the disease, and about half will die within one year of diagnosis. Unfortunately, until …

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

NOVEL Update: Progress Continues in Trial of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion

Last Modified: 05/25/2023 - 11:46

Tiny Patients, Big Solutions: A Closer Look at Fetal Surgery Innovations

… where in a subsequent pregnancy, a healthy fetus may die because of a surgery performed on their sibling. That's a … an emergency; because the airway is occluded, the baby can die immediately. So you need a whole team ready to puncture …

Last Modified: 12/20/2023 - 14:00

New Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines Will Save Lives, But There’s Still Work To Do

Last Modified: 03/27/2025 - 11:51

Disclaimer

… The information provided on this website is for educational and informational purposes only, … of any information that is made available on this website. …

Last Modified: 02/19/2023 - 13:07

Black Liver Health Initiative

… than white men and Black women are 40% more likely to die from liver cancer than white women. Further, Black …

Last Modified: 01/14/2026 - 14:53

State of the Union: Kidney Transplantation Today

Last Modified: 12/15/2025 - 22:34

State of the Union: Liver Transplantation Today

… Either your patient is on chemo forever or they will die. Giving chemo forever is not a solution, at some point it …

Last Modified: 01/08/2026 - 12:36

What We’re Reading: 07/23/21

… variants, and what our future may hold.  ( From newyorker.com ) Emergency Medicine’s Original Sin “The misconception … unable to improve care. A great read.  ( From theatlantic.com ) How the HIPAA Law Works and Why People Get It Wrong … frequently misunderstood. Pass it along.  ( From nytimes.com ) And finally, a gorgeous (and fitting) poem to close us …

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