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What We’re Reading: 01/19/24
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … civilians there face American doctor Seema Jilani returned from Gaza to share what’s happening on the ground in the … choices. Watch, listen, or read this interview. ( From pbs.org ) It's respiratory virus season. Here's what to …
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Calcium Supplementation: More May Not be Better
… in February 2013 which evaluated calcium intake (both from the diet and from supplementation) and its correlation to cardiovascular mortality (death from conditions such as heart attack or stroke). These two …
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The Ryeom Lab: Q&A with Sandra Ryeom About Tumor Microenvironments
… An endothelial cell in the lung is completely different from, say, one in the liver or breast. This discovery has … of cell environments in various diseases and conditions, from cancers to infertility. It’s a breakthrough with big … throughout your body, so we thought a blood vessel cell from the heart is the same as the one in your toe, is the …
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Global Surgery and Gender Equity Take the Spotlight at the First Pan-African Surgical Congress
… published in Spring 2025 and references a conference from Feb 2025 Pediatric craniofacial plastic surgeon Naikhoba Munabi, MD, MPH , recently returned from the inaugural Pan-African Surgical Congress in Kigali, … in surgical care, she joined pioneering women surgeons from across the continent to discuss challenges, progress, …
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What We’re Reading: 09/05/25
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … can mimic image and voice, are spreading across platforms from Facebook to YouTube, often faster than regulators can … who may not realize the endorsements are fabricated. (from nytimes.com) The Trump Administration Will Automate …
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What We’re Reading: 12/05/25
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … both practical and surprisingly reassuring. With help from vascular surgeons and other specialists (including our … body’s quirks are simply its own way of keeping us alive. (from nytimes.com) Female Cardiothoracic Surgeons, Unlocking …
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What We’re Reading: 11/03/23
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. … authenticity of ingredients and flavors in packaged foods. From the lack of real fruit in Pop-Tarts and Snapple to … misleading displays of nutrition on endless products from “healthy” brands, we are being duped. This article …
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Is Childhood Obesity Linked to Pancreatic Cancer?
… Preventing early obesity could reduce deaths from pancreatic cancer. A new study by Jeanine Genkinger, … one’s risk for developing pancreatic cancer and of dying from it. The study, Central adiposity, obesity during early … to determine whether the dramatic rise in deaths from pancreatic cancer since 2000 may be linked to the …
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NewYork-Presbyterian/Hudson Valley Hospital
… Specialists practicing at Hudson Valley Hospital come from Columbia University. If you need advanced care, surgery … through virtual visits , so you can see your doctor from the comfort of your own home. You’ll receive the same quality care you’ve come to expect from an in-person visit, without having to come into the …
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What We’re Reading: 08/30/24
… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds recently. What Can We Learn from Menstrual Blood? Menstrual blood is finally being … non-invasive technologies might offer for future care. (From newyorker.com) It Eats Plastic. You Eat It. An …
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Columbia Surgery Researchers Find Link Between Serotonin and Heart Valve Disease
… of the multicenter study, which was supported by a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and co-led … closes tightly when the heart contracts to prevent blood from leaking back into the left atrium. In DMR, the shape of … the mitral valve becomes distorted, preventing the valve from closing completely. This allows blood to leak back …
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Xenotransplantation, a Quest to Solve the Pediatric Donor Heart Crisis
… a commitment to taking on challenges others shy away from. An ethos that drives innovation, compassion, and bold … like xenotransplantation —transplants using donor hearts from genetically modified pigs. This is more than just a … hearts is understandably extremely limited. Data from the Organ Procurement & Transplant Network from 2021 …
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Recent Questions About the Usefulness of Mammography
… who found that mammography did not reduce death rates from breast cancer and may even have harmed some women by … important to keep in mind that the study is based on data from mammographic screening performed 30 years ago. At that … was the standard of care. Unfortunately, the results from the study shed no light on the benefit of screening with …
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