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Jamie Leskowitz, MS, RD shares her expert approach to enjoying the feast, using healthy ingredients for flavorful dishes.
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Holiday gatherings can be tricky if you have diabetes. Columbia expert Jacqueline Lonier, MD, offers tips for managing the copious amounts of food (and stress) this season.
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If you dread “airplane ear” when you fly, you're not alone. Columbia's Dr. Ana Kim offers plenty of tips both adults and children can try to ease the discomfort.
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Our pediatric dentist draws on years of experience treating patients to explain the role fluoride plays in our oral health.
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Live Your Best Life
- November 15, 2024
Jamie Leskowitz, MS, RD shares her expert approach to enjoying the feast, using healthy ingredients for flavorful dishes.
- November 14, 2024
Holiday gatherings can be tricky if you have diabetes. Columbia expert Jacqueline Lonier, MD, offers tips for managing the copious amounts of food (and stress) this season.
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- November 11, 2024
If you dread “airplane ear” when you fly, you're not alone. Columbia's Dr. Ana Kim offers plenty of tips both adults and children can try to ease the discomfort.
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Health in the News
- August 7, 2024
Opioid-involved deaths in the U.S. rose from more than 49,000 in 2019 to more than 81,000 in 2022. But Naloxone, which anyone can administer, can prevent many of these deaths. Our expert explains.
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- May 23, 2024
Yeast infections can lead to miserable irritation. But there are ways to reduce your risk of developing this common problem. Our expert talks about the cause and how we can help to stop the spread.
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- May 8, 2024
Carcinogens are all around us. But arsenic, the world's oldest known carcinogen, is especially deadly to some communities, according to our expert.
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Your Questions Answered
- November 8, 2024
Our pediatric dentist draws on years of experience treating patients to explain the role fluoride plays in our oral health.
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- November 4, 2024
What do bed bug bites look like? When do you call a doctor? And how do you avoid them in the first place? Our expert explains.
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- October 17, 2024
Our sports medicine specialist explains which daily activities throw our steps off balance—and why it’s important to restore symmetry.
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Care @ Columbia
- October 24, 2024
Inspired by techniques that astrophysicists use to find new galaxies, Columbia Fertility is using AI and advanced imaging to recover rare sperm cells from infertile men and help them become fathers.
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- October 15, 2024
Kaylee Seekon, RD, never actually set out to run the New York City Marathon, yet here she is, preparing her body to endure an epic journey across the five boroughs.
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- September 4, 2024
A telelactation service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center helps new moms achieve their breastfeeding goals.
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The Future of Medicine
- June 28, 2024
Pathologists Dan Green, MD, and Stephen Lagana, MD, sat down with us to explain their jobs, describe their training, and share the most fascinating cases of their careers.
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- March 26, 2024
Recently, AI was used by research scientists to help detect pancreatic cancer three years faster than could be done without the technology. Pancreatic Cancer expert John Chabot, MD explains.
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- March 4, 2024
Columbia scientists are learning how lack of sleep strains our bodies—and how getting more rest lowers the risk for a range of diseases.
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