Another patient, a man in his mid-30s, was asymptomatic when he began treatment, but tests of electrical activity in his muscles indicated that symptoms would likely emerge soon. In three years of ...

Dear CUIMC community, As we end the academic year, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for our shining graduates and for all members of our remarkable community. During a ...

Michel Sadelain, the Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Medicine, has been awarded the 2025 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell ...

More information The research appears in “Programmable gene insertion in human cells with a laboratory-evolved CRISPR-associated transposase,” published May 15 in Science. All authors: Isaac P. Witte ...

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Class of 2025 celebrated graduation with friends and families on May 21. The ceremony honored 136 students who received MD degrees ...

Physician-scientist Jay Vyas was initially surprised when he was approached about becoming director of the medical residency program at Mass General nearly a decade ago. The position is usually held ...

A mammogram can reveal whether a woman has dense breasts, a feature linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, and needs extra screening. A new study now suggests that six different breast texture ...

Thanks to a man who allowed himself to be bitten by his pet snakes, scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom that neutralizes the neurotoxins in 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes.

This week, Columbia University Irving Medical Center celebrates the graduating Class of 2025 with commencement ceremonies for all four schools. We spoke to five graduates from programs at the Vagelos ...

Many people who’ve been treated for chest pain are particularly prone to spend most of their days sitting, reclining, or lying down after they’ve been discharged from the hospital. But that’s a ...

In the News Highlights When They Couldn’t Get Benzos Anymore, Quitting Was Torture May 14, 2025 The New York Times “Benzos generate as much anxiety in the prescriber as they do in the patient,” said ...

Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons announced today that its Division of Cardiology has received a $32.5 million gift from the Louis and Gloria Flanzer Philanthropic Trust ...