Compared with adults, children produce a very different antibody response after infection with the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, suggesting they clear the virus easily.
Magdalena Sobieszczyk, MD, chief of the division of infectious diseases at Columbia, explains how COVID-19 vaccine candidates work and their role in fighting the pandemic.
“They may be infectious for a shorter time,” said Donna Farber, an immunologist at Columbia University in New York who led the study reported in the journal Nature Immunology.
Immunotherapy, often ineffective against stomach cancer, was more effective when combined with chemotherapy and given earlier, finds a new study in mice.
Community health workers at NYP/CUIMC were needed more than ever during the pandemic, helping patients access the resources they needed to stay healthy and safe.
The CUIMC Newsroom spoke with epidemiologist Dr. Sandra Albrecht about how to vote and celebrate the holidays this year while practicing good public health and staying safe from COVID.
Four scientists at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have received 2020 awards from the Schaefer Research Scholars Program to continue their research in human physiology.
