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P&S Pays Tribute to Staff in Annual Awards of Excellence Ceremony

February 2, 2015

Five individuals were honored on Jan. 29 with 2014 P&S Awards for Excellence for exceptional performance and contributions to P&S and its community.

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Campus News
WNYC Radio: Vaccines and Herd Immunity, An Explainer

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WNYC Radio

February 2, 2015
Revolution in Imaging Tech Brings Heart Failure Molecule Into View

February 2, 2015

Using the same technology that made smartphone cameras possible, Columbia scientists are capturing images of molecules at a level of detail never before possible.

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Research
Black History Month: A Tribute to Kenneth A. Forde, MD

February 1, 2015

P&S’s Office of Diversity and Multicultural Affairs held its first Kenneth A. Forde Diversity Alliance Reception in December 2014.

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Campus News
CUMC Faculty Attend White House Announcement of New Precision Medicine Initiative

January 30, 2015

Two Columbia University Medical Center faculty members were present today when President Obama provided details of the precision medicine initiative he announced during this year’s State of the Union address.

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Personalized Medicine
Science: Obama precision medicine plan would create huge U.S. genetic biobank

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Science

January 30, 2015
Magnet Replaces the Scalpel for Treating Kids with Early-Onset Scoliosis

January 30, 2015

Children with early-onset scoliosis can be treated with a magnetic device that lengthens growing rods without twice-a-year surgery.

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Pediatrics
Harry Potter Takes Over the Health Sciences Library

January 29, 2015

The opening reception for the traveling exhibition “Harry Potter's World: Renaissance Science, Magic, and Medicine” featured a lecture and costumes.

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Campus News
Nuevas Guías de la Hipertensión Podrían Salvar Vidas y Ahorrar Dinero

January 29, 2015

El cumplimiento máximo de las nuevas guías podría prevenir 56 000 casos de las enfermedades cardiovasculares ( mayoría ataques de corazón y accidentes cerebrovasculares) y 13 000 muertes cada año, sin aumentar el costo total de la asistencia médica, hallazgo de un análisis dirigido por investigadores del Centro Médico de la Universidad de Columbia (CUMC).

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Heart Health
New Hypertension Guidelines Could Save Lives and Money

January 28, 2015

Full implementation of new hypertension guidelines could prevent 56,000 cardiovascular disease events (mostly heart attacks and strokes) and 13,000 deaths each year, without increasing overall health care costs.

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Heart Health

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