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Bank of America-CUIMC Community Health Initiative Looks to Improve Community Engagement for Health and Well-Being
… took a lot of work:" Thanks in part to the funding support from Bank of America, the initiative was able to look at this … and Rafael Lantigua , who translated many of the messages from the medical center to the community around us," said … years, we've doubled the number of patients we've seen from the Washington Heights, Harlem, and Bronx communities," …
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Neurosurgery's Lead NP Shares Her Breast Cancer Story
… surgeon at Columbia, who determined she was suffering from Stage III inflammatory breast cancer and Paget’s … myself has allowed me to sharpen that skill. I learn from each patient encounter, and I have learned so much from Gaby , her strength, her amazing energy and outlook and …
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Life After New York: Two Wildland Firefighters on What They Learned at the Armory Covid-19 Vaccination Clinic
… off to Alaska (and later Nevada), and they stayed in touch from a distance. February of 2021 brought with it a reunion … pandemic. Several months later, we caught up with them from their respective home bases to learn more about their … he explains. “Mostly we focus on cutting fuel breaks from the fire. Instead of removing the heat from the fire, …
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Heart Disease Is Getting More Complex — But So Is Our Toolbox
… plan, allowing providers to combine techniques from different specialties for the best possible outcomes, … of these approaches in cases where patients benefit most from some things being treated surgically, and other things … of services that might otherwise occur disjointedly, from multiple care teams, or not at all. “[In hybrid …
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Vaccines: Who is Eligible for Which This Vax Season?
… so frequently, so it changes its appearance and escapes from under the control of the immune system, we will most … kind of gives a boost to the person's existing immunity from a previous vaccination. Updated vaccines are a little … us what the mRNA vaccines are about, how they're different from traditional vaccines that we've been using for decades. …
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Co-worker Donates Kidney
… Valerie Beckford, left, received a kidney from friend and co-worker Jeanette Martinez, right. …
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A Diabetes Primer (And Advances in its Treatment)
… and Curbsides . The two doctors discuss diabetes from diagnosis to treatment to removal of stigma and shame. … Jump to a Section: What Is Diabetes? Complications From Diabetes Managing Blood Sugar Levels Device #1 – … reason why diabetes might develop is insulin deficiency from the pancreas, the organ that produces insulin is not …
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Surgery With No Incisions
… may even be one of the seven million Americans who suffer from chronic heartburn. You are also likely aware that … are used to suture the walls of the stomach together from the inside, with no incisions, to decrease the size of … above 28 and who do not have high risk of complications from anesthesia. "The endoscopic approach to obesity and GERD …
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New Pathways: Researching and Innovating Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
… to the past, present, and future of pancreatic cancer, from the role that genetic mutations play in illness and … pretty much all patients who undergo surgery will benefit from additional chemotherapy afterwards. And many patients … be the result of a mutation a person may have inherited from their parents called BRCA1, BRCA2, or BRCA-like …
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Yael R. Nobel, MD, MS
… Chemistry with a minor in Global Health and Health Policy from Princeton University prior to attending medical school … in Biostatistics in the Patient-Oriented Research track from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. … Dr. Nobel’s work to date has been supported by grants from the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases …
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Raising Awareness and Building Community Around Pancreatic Cancer Treatment
… cancer, connecting with one another has immense value, from sharing personal stories to raising awareness about the … for patients. Don’t miss an update on news and content from Healthpoints, the blog from the Department of Surgery at Columbia …
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About Our Health Guide Team
… need in a clear and accessible manner. We don’t shy away from sharing all the details, we just try to present them in … center websites share guides that they’ve purchased from existing health libraries. At Columbia, we leverage our … everyone, but with enough high-quality options to choose from, there should be something for anyone. Second, by …
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Frankenstein and the Electricity of the Heart
… own electrical organ. Each beat begins with a spark; not from the heavens, but from the sinoatrial (SA) node, a cluster of cells in the … across the heart in a perfectly orchestrated sequence. →From SA node to atria The atria contract, pushing blood into …
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History of Medicine: Beautiful Exploitation
… horrifying stories of cancer diagnoses, fingerprints lost from repeated handling of corrosive chemicals, women with … was that it’s amazing how many people are put at risk from various kinds of chemicals and how it took this kind of … are exposed to all sorts of dangers. We somehow just block from our consciousness the horrors these kinds of exposures …
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Frontline Humanity in Lampedusa: How Migration Shapes the Island’s Medical Mission
… arrive each year seeking safety. Positioned just 70 miles from Tunisia and about 180 miles from the Libyan coast, Lampedusa has become a natural—albeit … especially since they’re dealing with critical situations, from severe burns to complicated pregnancies. What specific …
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