For guidance in caring for yourself or a family member with COVID-19, watch our video with David Buchholz, MD, ColumbiaDoctors medical director for primary care, and read our guidelines.
“I can’t justify bingeing on Netflix knowing that I have the skill set to help,” says Randy Casals, a lifelong New Yorker who’s graduating next week and will start pitching in at NYP the next day.
Aggressive social distancing and hospital preparations are needed to prevent more illness and death, even in counties with few COVID-19 cases, a study led by Columbia researchers has found.
Dr. David Buchholz is medical director for primary care at Columbia University. He says there are several ways shoppers can protect themselves while running essential errands.
One Sunday last month, Dr. Dara Kass reported to an emergency room in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. It was Dr. Kass’s first day on coronavirus duty.
Approximately 1,000 COVID-19 tests are now being processed each day to determine if a person is currently infected, along with about 50 tests a day to look for antibodies in people who have recovered.
Columbia engineers, in collaboration with CUIMC and NewYork-Presbyterian, created a face shield design that can be die cut for less than $1 per shield, made in seconds, and is easy to assemble.
