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COVID-19 Update from Dr. Smith: 5/06/20
… like an outcome of risk, because incidence as calculated here doesn’t measure important elements of risk like … and MDs aplenty covering the top half of the dam. At the nursing level we had a few trained ICU nurses and …
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Transgender and Nonbinary Health Care Chat (Recorded from Instagram Live)
… desires of each individual. Watch the full conversation here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Columbia … from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at Columbia …
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State of the Union: Liver Care Today
… of our patients’ lives. Hepatitis C may actually go away—at some point, you may no longer need liver transplant for … cancer. Liver cancer-related mortality has not gone down at all. With that, incidence of liver cancer is going up, … in the country, both adults and children. It was started here over 30 years ago. We did the first-ever living donor …
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What We’re Reading: 05/08/20
… to lead with news around COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Here are a few highlights from the week that we recommend you …
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What We’re Reading: 05/15/20
… COVID-19 is still very much in front of mind. Here are a few highlights from the week that we recommend you …
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What We’re Reading: 04/17/20
… Continuing to lead with news around COVID-19. Here are a few highlights from the week that we recommend you …
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What We’re Reading: 05/01/20
… to lead with news around COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. Here are a few highlights from the week that we recommend you …
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Fighting For A New Way To Treat Difficult Cancers
… of cancer, he was skydiving a lot. He was being treated at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for dedifferentiated … radiation,” says Sam Yoon, MD , Professor of Surgery at CUMC and the doctor who treated Scott’s cancer. “Proton … think that you've been treating them the best and someone here tells you, ‘Look, my results are so much better,’ it's …
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Columbia University Irving Medical Center Main Campus
… care for every condition, from all types of specialists, at any level of severity. Request an Appointment To see our … bus and subway information, call the Transit Authority at (718) 330-1234. By Car The fastest and most convenient way … the Saw Mill River Parkway: Exit the Henry Hudson Parkway at Riverside Drive, which is immediately past the George …
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How a New Clinical Trial for IBD Is Changing Frank’s Life
… and a relentless search for a better quality of life. At 46, Frank finds himself once again in a pivotal moment — … and his first colonoscopy confirmed his worst fears. At just 21, Frank was thrust into the maze of medical care, … (or United States) law to investigational use. Click here for more information about the BOOM-IBD Trial. Study …
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The Ozempic Effect: Everything You Need to Know About Medical Weight Loss
… loss on some of these other medications. Now we're looking at averages of 15 to 20 percent. You have Ozempic and Wegovy, … control, it wouldn't be a disease, and you wouldn't be here. Like once I get there, whatever there is, everything … the American Academy of Pediatrics Treatment Guidelines. Here’s Why. A New Way to Think About Carbs, Weight, and …
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Aiwu Ruth He, MD, PhD: Bridging the Lab and the Clinic to Transform Liver Cancer Care
… as well as the Director of Liver Transplant Oncology at the Center for Liver Disease and Transplantation . We … drug resistance in leukemia. My postdoctoral research at the NIH actually focused on type 2 diabetes, where I … cancer research at Columbia? I’m excited by the momentum here and the chance to collaborate with world-renowned …
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A Look Inside the 24-hour Dance of a Split-Domino Heart Transplant
… a single, intense 24-hour period, pediatric heart surgeons at Columbia took on a surgical feat rarely performed—a split- … her pulmonary valve. 10:30 AM: The Heart is Explanted At around 10:30 AM, the surgical team confirmed that her … transplant. Dr. Kalfa was able to snag an hour of shut-eye here, too. Phew. 7:00 PM: Teddy’s Aortic Valve Replacement …
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State of the Union: Heart Failure and Transplant in 2021 (PART 2)
… and Cardiac Transplantation. Read Part 1 on Heart Failure here. Part 2: LVAD and Heart Transplantation Talk to us … to be able to identify the patient as early as possible. At Columbia, we just moved to an EMR [electronic medical … some tests that suddenly will say, "Wow. This patient is at risk to have heart failure." And we can treat that now, we …
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Alive at 65: Three-time Transplant Recipient Jerry Cahill Appreciates Every Day
… a positive person. Diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) at age 10, he’s advocated for his own health and reinvented … Nine years ago, Jerry received a double-lung transplant at Columbia and impressed doctors and friends with his … survival rate. “The irony of it all,” says Jerry, “is here I was, almost at death’s door.” While his medical team …
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