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COVID-19 and Children: What to Know About Pediatric Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome

Source:

NYP Health Matters

Columbia University chief of pediatric critical care medicine Dr. Steve Kernie explains the rare, new inflammatory syndrome in children and symptoms parents should look for.

Topic

COVID-19
Columbia Opens COVID Nursery Clinic for New Moms and Babies

Columbia's new COVID Nursery Clinic provides care for new mothers who have tested positive for the virus and their newborns.

Topic

COVID-19
A Q&A with Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez

Pediatrician Edith Bracho-Sanchez, MD is director of pediatric telemedicine for NYP and has appeared on a number of news outlets to provide expert commentary since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Topic

COVID-19
New PBS Documentary, “The Gene,” Features CUIMC Faculty

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CUIMC Newsroom

Based on the book by Columbia oncologist Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee, the documentary also features pediatric geneticist Dr. Wendy Chung. The two-part series airs April 7 and 14.

Topic

Precision Medicine

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ACCEPT Members Collaborate to Add LGBTQ Care to CUIMC Teaching Tools

April 30, 2020

Members of the campus-wide group ACCEPT (Across Campus Coordinated Educational Programs for Transgender and Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Health) develop curriculum tools related to LGBTQ care.

Topic

Campus News
Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 28, 2020

A letter to our colleagues, from Columbia Department of Pediatrics Chair Dr. Jordan Orange

Topic

Pediatrics
Jumpstarting Telemedicine at Columbia

April 28, 2020

Columbia’s adoption of telemedicine offerings has enabled us to rapidly pivot to video visits amid the pandemic, making a critical difference for patients and providers at a time of great need.

Topic

Pediatrics
Patient Story: Mahdi Islam

April 10, 2020

Born with the rare congenital heart defect Ebstein anomaly, Mahdi Islam had a heart transplant in 2018. “We always knew our son was in good hands,” his father says.

Topic

Cardiac Surgery
Talking with Children About Coronavirus

Source:

CUIMC Newsroom

March 30, 2020

Child psychologists at Columbia offer some tips to help parents and other caregivers talk about COVID-19 with children.

Topic

COVID-19
How a Mother and Son With the Same Heart Condition Learned to Embrace Their Scars

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NYP Health Matters

March 3, 2020

After Cynthia Vander Molen’s son underwent open heart surgery, she wrote a book to help him and other children see how their scars make them stronger.

Topic

Heart Health