Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health

Switching from gas to electric stoves cuts indoor air pollution
Switching from a gas stove to an electric induction stove can reduce indoor nitrogen dioxide air pollution, a known health hazard, by more than 50 percent according to new research led by scientists ...
In pandemic's shadow, risk of animal to human disease spread still high
Inexpensive genetic analysis can now be used to quickly test wild or farmed animals to see what pathogens they carry that might pose a risk to humans, he said. People who work closely with animals can ...
8 Heart-Healthy Habits That May Slow Biological Aging By 6 Years, According to New Research
senior study author and assistant professor of epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, told Health. Using Life’s Essential 8 checklist, the ...
Decline in global adolescent fertility rates is counteracted by increasing teen births in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new report highlights a troubling trend: while global adolescent fertility rates have significantly declined, sub-Saharan Africa is experiencing an increase in teen births. This region's share of ...
Tampons contain lead, arsenic and potentially toxic chemicals, studies say. Here’s what to know
Past research has found tampons and other menstrual ... assistant professor of environmental health sciences at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health in New York City. “I do not want ...

Local doctors with Prisma Health offer back-to-school tips for students
Dietician and Nutritionist Lisa Money says breakfast is still the most important meal of the day for students and should include foods with protein like dairy or eggs, as well as high energy items ...
Mandy Cohen: public health advocate and Director of the US CDC
In the year since internal medicine physician Mandy Cohen became the 20th Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), she has not spent a great deal of time in her office at ...
MU Health Care partners with Columbia Farmers Market for free health screenings and education
MU Health Care partnered with the Columbia Farmers Market Saturday morning to offer free screenings and educational sessions on illnesses and diseases. The health care booth was set up from 8 a.m. to ...
Columbia University removes three administrators on bogus charges of antisemitism
The International Youth and Students for Social Equality (IYSSE) demands the immediate reinstatement of the three Columbia University administrators removed from their positions in late June on bogus ...
UCI launches Orange County’s first school of public health
The move elevates the status of the university’s public health program which has experienced growth since the pandemic and is home 1,300-plus undergraduates.