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An incident involving lead contamination in one applesauce brand highlights concerns about the impact of this heavy metal on children's health. #ColumbiaMed's Dr. Ana Navas Acien shares what to know about lead poisoning & how parents can protect kids. ➡️ columbiamed.link/3TiAfg8



Dr. Rafael A. Lantigua, Associate Dean for Community Service and Director of the Office of Community Service Programs Columbia Medicine, has been awarded the Presidential Volunteer Award! Dr. Lantigua is the first Dominican recipient of the award. Read more ⬇️


Calling Columbia Medicine NewYork-Presbyterian NYSPI employees! Volunteer to be a Medical Center Neighborhood Site Visitor! MCNF has been supporting our Washington Heights community since 1987, and we need your help for this year's funding cycle. Volunteer: bit.ly/4bOiZXA




One of the biggest challenges in health care access is the physician shortage. Columbia Medicine Dean Katrina Armstrong advocates that the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact (IMLC) is the solution. Read more: timesunion.com/opinion/articl…

How does social media affect teens' mental health? Melissa DuPont-Reyes ColumbiaPublicHealth is studying how social media can both hurt and help teens and their mental health in a study of Latinx teens. Learn her insights: publichealth.columbia.edu/news/social-me…



Amir Hassan, 2024 Class President of Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, talks to CBS News about starting medical school in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic and what he has learned about health equity. Hear from soon-to-be Dr. Hassan at 13:52! cbsnews.com/newyork/video/…

