The explosion of COVID-19 cases in China was largely driven by people with mild or no symptoms who went undetected, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
Dr. Daniel Winetsky, an infectious diseases fellow at Columbia University, said his advice to his own parents, who in San Francisco, has shifted dramatically.
Earlier research suggests that for every documented, confirmed case, seven or more people are infected but not diagnosed, said Jeffrey Shaman, a Columbia University scientist.
Editor's Note: Craig Spencer, an assistant professor of emergency medicine and population and family health, helps viewers understand the role they can play in slowing the spread of the coronavirus.
Dr. Jack Rowe, a professor of health policy and aging at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, said he didn’t understand why Congress would ignore the threat.
Researchers across Columbia University—including psychiatrists, data scientists, social workers, and engineers—are combining their efforts to address the opioid and substance use crisis.
About 13% of pregnant women who are depressed use cannabis, while only 4% of pregnant women without depression do, according to a new study from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
