Lay Health Advisor programs have shown remarkable promise in addressing health inequities, and some of the structural barriers to health, experienced by Black women.
After being diagnosed in 2001 with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and again in 2018 with lung cancer, Mary Ann is now successfully managing her disease and returning to her calling as an actress.
A new study reveals that Black and Hispanic cancer patients, following a COVID-19 diagnosis, are suffering from greater treatment delays or discontinuations altogether.
A study, led by Benjamin Izar, MD, is drawing the most detailed picture yet of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the lung, and provides leads to why severe cases of COVID-19 experience long-term complications.
HICCC member Dr. Raul Rabadan has authored a new book, Understanding Coronavirus, to provide readers an accessible overview about the novel virus and COVID-19 pandemic.
The HICCC has awarded three new pilot grants to Columbia University faculty members whose research ideas are targeting accelerated solutions to combat COVID-19.
On Monday, March 2nd, the first confirmed COVID-19 patient in New York arrived at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/CUIMC. That afternoon, a team of oncology nurses and staff sprung to action.
Alison Schroeter is a clinical trials oncology nurse at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center (HICCC) and was redeployed to assist COVID-19 clinical trials at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Aaron Garcia, a graduate student at Columbia University’s School of Nursing, is currently working as a nurse technician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital on the COVID-19 front lines.
Since passage of the first COVID-19 relief bill in early March, Congress has provided roughly $3.6 billion in supplemental appropriations for the NIH for COVID-19 research and testing.
The Columbia COVID-19 Biobank has been up and running for just three weeks. The idea is to lend immediate support and invaluable resources to investigators working toward a cure for COVID-19.
In a span of just a few weeks, Kenneth Olive, PhD, has galvanized a team of volunteers—primarily students, postdocs, and staff scientists—to assist with the surging COVID-19 response across CUIMC.
CovidWatcher works as a crowd-sourcing research platform that surveys users—both healthy and potentially exposed to COVID-19—about their exposure to the virus, symptoms, and access to medical care.