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Surgery in 2021: Reflections on a Transformative Year

… Strong Saving Lives on the Frontlines Volunteers traveled from near and far to help us vaccinate over 100,000 New Yorkers at The Armory earlier this year—from wildland firefighters and EMTs from the West Coast to our own faculty and staff here at …

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2013: The International Year of Quinoa

… 2013 the International Year of Quinoa? Well, a lot. From its rich nutritional content to its biodiversity, quinoa … are unable to produce them, so they must be ingested from food. Without EAAs, we cannot grow, and over time will … of healthy fats with about 15% of the calories coming from fat, most of which are unsaturated fatty acids. Contrary …

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What We’re Reading: 11/25/24

… A couple of highlights from around the web that made it into our feeds this week. A … on medicine, morality, and the fragile human condition. (From nytimes.com) Your Armpits Are Trying to Tell You … learn more about how our bodies’ sweat glands function. (From theatlantic.com) The Doctor Who Helped Me Understand My …

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Mussallem CHD Alliance Announces Translational Research Collaboration with Columbia University to Advance Durable Heart Valve Solutions

… care: the limited durability of heart valves in patients from childhood to adulthood.  More than 40 percent of … this will mean less time worrying about and recovering from procedures, and more time to thrive.” The Mussallem CHD … represent a coordinated strategy to tackle valve failure from childhood through adulthood using both living tissue and …

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Journey to Health: Aidan Ward Thriving After Father Donates Liver

… the family of Aidan Ward recently learned. The teenage boy from New Jersey, his liver failing due to primary sclerosing … far down on the list and was unlikely to receive a liver from a deceased donor for several years. Alternatively, a … full functionality. In short, two livers are generated from one. On the day of surgery, Benjamin Samstein, MD , Jean …

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Vesalius’ Epitome: A Book Meant to Be Used

… From the Archives is a new monthly series from the stacks of Columbia’s Archives and Special … episode takes a closer look at a special, stand-out piece from the collection. We’re starting in 1543 with Andreas …

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Westchester Bariatric Surgery Program

… The Bariatric (Weight Loss) Surgery Program from our NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester team provides a … surgical and nonsurgical services for patients suffering from metabolic, obesity and weight-related conditions. As one … As many as 42 percent of adults in the U.S. suffer from obesity, while nearly 10 percent are severely obese …

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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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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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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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Cary B. Aarons, MD

… Medical Center. He received his undergraduate degree from Harvard University and his medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, DC. … and received a master's degree in Medical Education from the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of …

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Age Recommendations For Mammograms Are Not So Black And White, New Studies Say

… that women in their forties may have something to gain from mammography breast cancer screening, and that lack of … benefits of earlier screening are outweighed by the harms from false-positive results and unnecessary biopsies. One … screening looked back at data on cases of breast cancer from over a 10-year period to compare women who were …

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Nicole Golden, NP

… She received her Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Columbia University School of Nursing in New York NY. … Previously she received her Master’s of Science in Nursing from Pace University Pleasantville New York and earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from Mercy College Dobb’s Ferry, New York.  She is a member …

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