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What a Decades-long Study of Arsenic Poisoning Can Tell Us About Human Health

Columbia researchers have spent over twenty-five years investigating the impacts of contaminated aquifers in Bangladesh 

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Why Depression Rates Are Higher Among Liberals

Columbia researchers look at the politics of despair

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Cancer Screening Rules Are Changing. Are You Up to Date?

Columbia doctors say the right testing plan still depends on your personal risks and medical history

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How a Cocaine-Addicted Surgeon Changed Medicine Forever

How William Stewart Halsted became the father of modern surgery.

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In Search of the ‘Good Dad’ Hormone

Neurobiologists pinpoint the source of paternal instinct in the oldfield mouse, a rodent known for its unique fatherly behavior

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Are You at Risk for Long Covid?

Columbia researchers identify the people most likely to suffer

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The Benefits of Donating Your Body to Medical Science

Columbia’s Anatomical Donor Program gives students the education of a lifetime — and donors some posthumous perks

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The Magic and Mystery of Psychedelic Therapies

As new trials show that psilocybin and LSD may help treat depression and anxiety, mental-health providers get ready for a revolution

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Hot Weather Is More Dangerous than You Think. Here Are 6 Things You Need to Know

Christopher Tedeschi, a Columbia emergency physician, discusses the warning signs of heat stroke and related conditions

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Health & Medicine

A Physician’s Journey into the Minds of Coma Patients

In studying people with severe brain injuries, Columbia neurologist Jan Claassen hopes to better identify those likely to regain consciousness

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Legendary Child Psychiatrist Clarice Kestenbaum Looks Back — and Forward

At 95, the Columbia professor emerita of clinical psychiatry reflects on an ever-developing field

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How Much Plastic Is in Bottled Water? You Probably Don’t Want to Know

Columbia researchers find sobering evidence that bottled water contains far more microplastic particles than previously estimated

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Heading a Soccer Ball Does Cause Brain Damage, Experts Say

Researchers find long-term changes in brain structure and function in amateur players

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Can You Slow the Pace of Aging?

A new tool reveals the triggers that drive age-related cellular deterioration, from diet to metal exposure

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Transgender Identity and the Path to Self-Acceptance

Clinical psychologist Walter Bockting explains why more young people are identifying as transgender and discusses issues surrounding care

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A Baby’s Secret Weapon Against Germs

Two new studies shed light on why young children are simultaneously vulnerable and resilient to pathogens

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