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New faculty who joined VP&S in September include a dual-trained cardiac and vascular surgeon and a radiologist who researches the implementation of artificial intelligence into breast imaging.
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New faculty who recently joined VP&S include hospitalists, a doctor at the new ColumbiaDoctors Lincoln Center location, and an emergency medicine doctor also board-certified in sports medicine.
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People who donate their bodies to medical school anatomy courses provide an unparalleled training opportunity for future physicians.
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Virginia Apgar, creator of the Apgar Score, made contributions beyond the score that has been used for seven decades to assess the health of newborns.
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- March 7, 2014
Decision-making accuracy can be improved by postponing the onset of a decision by a mere fraction of a second.
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- February 27, 2014
CUMC Celebrates acknowledges faculty, staff, and students at CUMC who receive major research grants or earn prestigious honors, as well as gifts made by donors.
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- February 24, 2014
From March 18–April 26, the Hammer Health Sciences Library will host a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine on prominent early African-American surgeons.
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- February 20, 2014
The American Medical Association has honored P&S student Gregory Joice for his research.
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- February 19, 2014
Tougher tobacco control policies in China could save close to 13 million lives by the year 2050, according to a new study from P&S researcher Andrew Moran.
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- February 18, 2014
Dr. Arnold P. Advincula has been named vice chair of women's health in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUMC and chief of gynecology at the Sloane Hospital for Women at NYP.
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- February 14, 2014
Aidin Ashoori, a first-year P&S student and accomplished pianist, performs at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 23, 2014.
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- February 6, 2014
In most cases of ALS, a toxin released by cells that normally nurture neurons in the brain and spinal cord can trigger loss of the nerve cells affected in the disease, report Columbia researchers.
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- January 21, 2014
Common type of leukemia may start with a change in bone cells.
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- January 17, 2014
Celiac patients with chronic intestinal damage are more likely to break a hip than patients whose intestines have healed.
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