Editor's Note: Shilpa Ravella, the author of this essay, is an assistant professor of gastroenterology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Under Dakota’s Law, children in New York will be screened more often for lead poisoning. Vicki Iannotti, MD, explains what parents should know and how to protect their children.
A new effort announced Wednesday by a genetic testing company paired with researchers at NYP/Columbia University aims to sequence 100,000 newborns in New York City over the next five years.
The Department of Medicine’s Office of Faculty Development, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion has launched a new series to showcase, celebrate, and center the local communities.
“Obviously, there is inherent value in addressing social ills,” says Dr. Paul Appelbaum, a Columbia University psychiatrist and an expert on the intersection of mental illness and law.
Suspected suicides often require an investigation to determine a cause of death and can be misclassified, said Mark Olfson, a psychiatrist and epidemiologist at Columbia University.
