Menthol cigarette use among adult smokers has increased, and banning menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes in the United States could have widespread impact on public health.
El-Sadr was awarded the Sedgwick Memorial Medal for Distinguished Service in Public Health for her groundbreaking work in global HIV research, treatment, and care.
Columbia neuroscientists have discovered that the brain has greater control over the motor neurons that move the body than previously thought possible.
Christopher Ahmad, Columbia orthopedic surgeon and Yankees team physician, says sports medicine can help all patients—not just athletes—return to their desired level of physical activity.
Like many men, Mervyn Campbell suffered from symptoms of benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH), also known as an enlarged prostate. He found a solution with a Columbia interventional radiologist.
Dr. Biana Roykh, senior associate dean for clinical affairs at Columbia University’s College of Dental Medicine, called CMS’s proposal “a step in the right direction.”
