A surgeon with a graduate degree in medical education and an emergency medicine physician with an interest in virtual reality research are among the new full-time faculty who joined VP&S in July 2023.
“Next to air,” water is “really the most important thing for maintenance of your health,” said Tsion Firew, a physician at Columbia University who has worked on water access in humanitarian settings.
A new study of sleep in women shows that delaying bedtime by just 90 minutes each night damages cells that line the blood vessels, supporting the hypothesis that poor sleep is linked to heart health.
In his memoir, "Nobility in Small Things," the Columbia heart surgeon and department chair recalls his path to leadership and explains how surgery is like a performing art.
The association between neighborhood walkability and obesity-related cancers was stronger among women living in neighborhoods with higher levels of poverty.
