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What to Know About the New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 (Nimbus) and How to Protect Yourself This Summer.

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NYP Health Matters

An infectious disease expert shares information on NB.1.8.1, which has caused a surge in COVID infections in parts of Asia.
Addictive Use of Social Media, Not Total Time, Associated with Teen Mental Health Problems.

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CUIMC Newsroom

A new study finds that preteens with addictive patterns of social media, video games, or mobile phones use are more likely to experience worse mental health and suicidal thoughts and behaviors.
Exposure to Low Levels of Arsenic in Public Drinking Water Linked to Lower Birthweight and Preterm Birth.

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Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

This study examines how arsenic exposures below the EPA maximum contaminant level of 10 micrograms per liter may still affect pregnancy outcomes.
Maternal Mental Health Is Declining Across the U.S.

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Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

A concerning decline in mental health among mothers in the United States was seen between 2016 and 2023.

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One Heart, Three Lives Changed Forever

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NYP Health Matters

April 25, 2025

In one of the first split-root domino partial heart transplants in the US, one heart saved the lives of three children, offering new opportunities for pediatric patients with cardiovascular disease.
A Child Psychologist Works With Parents And Teachers Of Children With Autism

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Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

April 17, 2025

In a Q&A with Gazi Azad in the Department of Population and Family Health, she discusses the benefits of coordinated strategies to bridge the home and school environments.
Trailblazing heart procedure helps save lives of 3 children in New York thanks to donation

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ABC7NY

April 16, 2025

A trailblazing heart procedure that had never been done in New York until now, has helped to the save the lives of three children.
Meet the Division of Pediatric Radiology

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Columbia Department of Radiology

April 8, 2025

The Division of Pediatric Radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center provides expert diagnostic care for some of the most medically complex young patients in the country.
Meet the Patients Who Received Life-Changing Treatments

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CUIMC Newsroom

April 1, 2025

Patients are the heart of everything that happens at an academic medical center. These stories of their courage and determination are sources of inspiration and hope.
Vaccine Hesitancy Research Has Been Largely Defunded

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CNN

March 31, 2025

What the cuts mean for public health and why researchers at Columbia University, the University of Washington, and the University of Colorado hope we can find a path forward together.