When compared with laparoscopic hysterectomy, the robotically assisted hysterectomy appears to offer little short-term benefit and is accompanied by significantly greater costs, according to a study published in the February 20 issue of JAMA.
Dr. Wendy K. Chung, professor of pediatrics and medicine at Columbia University, says DNA sequencing is beginning to transform life for patients and families who have often spent years searching for answers.
It's not how close you feel to your partner, but whether your degree of closeness matches your desires, finds a new study from the Mailman School of Public Health.
Prenatal folic acid supplements appear to reduce the risk for autistic spectrum disorders, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Women taking folic acid before pregnancy were less likely to give birth to children with the most severe form of autism, a new Columbia study has found.
