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Telehealth Appears Here to Stay

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CUIMC Campus News

CUIMC Providers Using Telehealth to Connect Virtually with Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
The Power of Nursing: Life Line on the Front Line

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Youtube

In this video, Columbia Nursing celebrates the challenges faced by CUIMC nurses, educators, and students and commemorates the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife.
CUIMC COVID-19 Vaccine Ambassadors

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CUIMC Update

Since the first vaccine doses arrived last month, more than 6,900 Columbia employees and students have been vaccinated.
Coronavirus Pandemic: Covid Impacts Communities of Color Disproportionately

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CNN

Dr. Firew comments on the pronounced health care inequities across the United States.

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Where Did COVID-19 Come From?

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USA Today

By Elizabeth Weise and Karen Weintraub

January 16, 2021

As the U.S. marks one year since its first case, questions remain about the origin of the coronavirus that causes the disease.
Congressman Espaillat Tests Positive for COVID-19 After Getting Vaccine

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West Side Rag

By Jacob Rose

January 15, 2021

The Rag spoke with Dr. David Buchholz, to make sense of Espaillat’s positive result as the vaccine rollout stumbles.
Celebrating the Close of CUIMC Holiday Toy Drive

By Jahneille Edwards

January 15, 2021

Summary of 2020 Holiday Toy Drive and Competition.

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Campus News
Cardiovascular Disease and Maternal Mortality

By Richard Mayeux MD MSc

January 15, 2021

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CCVDs) remain the leading cause of maternal mortality in the first year after delivery.

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Heart Health
Early Warning System Fills Gaps in Infectious Disease Surveillance

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Columbia Mailman School of Public Health

January 11, 2021

Mailman researchers developed an infectious disease early warning system that extends coverage to areas that lack health clinics participating in the national infectious disease surveillance network.
Community Physicians Webinar Series Covers the topic of Vaccines and the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jahneille Edwards and Carla Alvarez Valverde

January 11, 2021

Update on the Community Physicians Webinar Series.