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Research | Patient Care
Poliovirus Therapy Shows Early Promise in Patients with Aggressive Brain Cancer but Questions Linger
Dr. Andrew Lassman, chief of neuro-oncology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, is more skeptical after reviewing the results at STAT’s request. Lassman was not...
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Research | Patient Care
Academy of Clinical Excellence
Congratulations to Dr. Carolyn Britton and Dr. Alison Pack, each of whom was recently inducted into the P&S ...
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Research | Patient Care
What Do We Know about ‘Heading’ and Concussion Risk?
The CUIMC Newsroom interviewed James Noble, MD, a neurologist who studies concussion risk in athletes, about what the research says—and doesn’t say—about the dangers of heading in soccer.
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Research | Patient Care
Five Myths About Alzheimer’s Disease
Older adults report that a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is the thing they most fear about their future. Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease characterized by increasing forgetfulness and...
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Research | Patient Care
An Opportunity of a Lifetime: Art2cure Fundraiser to Showcase Luxembourg Artists Alongside Rauschenberg, Liechtenstein & Sherman in New York
An Opportunity of a Lifetime: Art2cure Fundraiser to Showcase Luxembourg Artists Alongside Rauschenberg, Liechtenstein & Sherman in New York
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Research | Patient Care
1st International Tremor Congress Held at Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Dr. Sheng-Han Kuo organized the two-day meeting to bring together academic investigators, industries, and trainees who are interested in tremor, the most common type of movement disorder.
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Research | Patient Care
First Of Kind NYC Clinic Focuses On Brain After Cardiac Arrest
More people than ever are surviving sudden cardiac arrest due to advances in critical care, which has drawn attention to the damage it inflicts on the brain, Dr. Sachin Agarwal, a neurologist at...
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Research | Patient Care
Is ‘Friendly Fire’ in the Brain Provoking Alzheimer’s Disease?
Scientists want to combat dementia and neurodegeneration by keeping the brain’s immune system from going rogue.
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ColumbiaDoctors Thanks Award Winners as Patient Safety Takes the Spotlight
Several faculty and staff members earned special recognition as part of ColumbiaDoctors’ new Patient Safety Recognition Award Program, as safety took the spotlight in a series of events during...
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Education
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Launches Scholarship Program to Eliminate Medical School Loans for Students With Financial Need
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons announced today that it will launch a sweeping scholarship program for the coming academic year – several years ahead of schedule –...
