Latest news from Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/black-women-in-the-us-murdered-six-times-more-often-than-white-women-over-last-20-years/?sc=rsin /articles/black-women-in-the-us-murdered-six-times-more-often-than-white-women-over-last-20-years/?sc=rsin Sun, 11 Feb 2024 21:05:40 EST Black women in the U.S were, on average, six times more likely to be murdered than their white peers for the years 1999 through 2020, according to an analysis of racial disparities in U.S. homicide rates released by Columbia University Irving Medical Center and Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/social-inequity-linked-to-reduced-epidural-use-in-childbirth/?sc=rsin /articles/social-inequity-linked-to-reduced-epidural-use-in-childbirth/?sc=rsin Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:05:03 EST In a study of women in labor in the U. S., social inequity was associated with lower use of neuraxial analgesia -- an epidural or spinal pain reliever-- among non-Hispanic White women and, to a greater extent, among African American women, according to research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (P&S). Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/lack-of-policies-and-interventions-for-pedestrian-injuries-falls-vs-collisions/?sc=rsin /articles/lack-of-policies-and-interventions-for-pedestrian-injuries-falls-vs-collisions/?sc=rsin Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:05:52 EST Using Emergency Medical Services (EMS) data, researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health compared the national burden of pedestrian injuries from motor vehicles to that of pedestrian falls occurring on streets and sidewalks and found that the probability of a pedestrian suffering a severe injury is higher for motor vehicle collisions as compared to falls. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/asthma-rates-climb-for-high-school-students-as-cannabis-use-increases/?sc=rsin /articles/asthma-rates-climb-for-high-school-students-as-cannabis-use-increases/?sc=rsin Mon, 29 Jan 2024 12:05:33 EST Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and the City University of New York. The findings are published in the journal Pediatric Pulmonology. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/study-illuminates-viral-interactions-with-bodies/?sc=rsin /articles/study-illuminates-viral-interactions-with-bodies/?sc=rsin Fri, 19 Jan 2024 08:05:31 EST Much of what we know about viral respiratory infections like COVID-19 and influenza comes from studies of symptomatic patients. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/u-s-air-pollution-rates-on-the-decline-but-pockets-of-inequities-remain/?sc=rsin /articles/u-s-air-pollution-rates-on-the-decline-but-pockets-of-inequities-remain/?sc=rsin Mon, 15 Jan 2024 10:05:46 EST Over the last decades, air pollution emissions have decreased substantially; however, the magnitude of the change varies by demographics, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/reduced-blood-lead-levels-linked-to-lower-blood-pressure/?sc=rsin /articles/reduced-blood-lead-levels-linked-to-lower-blood-pressure/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jan 2024 10:05:42 EST Ten-year reductions in blood lead levels correlated with cardiovascular health improvements in American Indian adults. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/wristbands-detail-air-pollution-exposure/?sc=rsin /articles/wristbands-detail-air-pollution-exposure/?sc=rsin Thu, 11 Jan 2024 08:05:17 EST Environmental epidemiologists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team of researchers at Oregon State University, Pacific Northwest National Labs, and Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, report on the findings of a new study of air pollution exposures collected using personal wristband monitors worn by pregnant individuals in New York City matched with data from a questionnaire. Factors predictive of exposures to air pollution include income, time spent outdoors, maternal age, country of birth, transportation type, and season. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/study-low-intensity-fires-cut-wildfire-risk-by-60/?sc=rsin /articles/study-low-intensity-fires-cut-wildfire-risk-by-60/?sc=rsin Mon, 13 Nov 2023 18:05:05 EST There is no longer any question of how to prevent high-intensity, often catastrophic, wildfires that have become increasingly frequent across the Western U.S., according to a new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and Stanford University. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/experts-insist-on-non-negotiable-who-pandemic-agreement-monitoring/?sc=rsin /articles/experts-insist-on-non-negotiable-who-pandemic-agreement-monitoring/?sc=rsin Wed, 08 Nov 2023 17:05:17 EST An accountability framework, including independent monitoring of state compliance, is critical for the pandemic agreement's success, according to researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and affiliates at Spark Street Advisors. The paper and findings are published in BMJ Global Health. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/heat-and-climate-change-linked-to-more-substance-issues/?sc=rsin /articles/heat-and-climate-change-linked-to-more-substance-issues/?sc=rsin Tue, 26 Sep 2023 15:05:42 EST Hospital visits from alcohol- and substance-related disorders are driven by elevated temperatures and could be further affected by rising temperatures due to climate change, according to new research by environmental health scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/health-experts-available-on-impacts-of-extreme-heat-smoke-flooding/?sc=rsin /articles/health-experts-available-on-impacts-of-extreme-heat-smoke-flooding/?sc=rsin Mon, 17 Jul 2023 12:05:00 EST Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/epa-rule-boosts-water-equity-reducing-exposures/?sc=rsin /articles/epa-rule-boosts-water-equity-reducing-exposures/?sc=rsin Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:05:33 EST Reductions in arsenic exposure among the U.S. population were reported for users of public water systems in the South and West, and among Mexican American participants, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/gun-deaths-more-likely-in-small-towns-than-major-cities/?sc=rsin /articles/gun-deaths-more-likely-in-small-towns-than-major-cities/?sc=rsin Mon, 08 May 2023 12:55:07 EST Contrary to popular belief, firearm deaths in the United States are statistically more likely in small towns, not major cities, according to new research. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/accelerated-aging-in-adults-linked-to-depressionanxiety/?sc=rsin /articles/accelerated-aging-in-adults-linked-to-depressionanxiety/?sc=rsin Tue, 25 Apr 2023 14:05:34 EST A study just released by Columbia Mailman School of Public Health and Peking University School of Public Health provides some of the first, large-scale evidence that processes of biological aging may contribute to risk of depression and anxiety. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/public-water-arsenic-linked-to-higher-urinary-levels-in-us/?sc=rsin /articles/public-water-arsenic-linked-to-higher-urinary-levels-in-us/?sc=rsin Thu, 20 Apr 2023 15:05:09 EST A new study by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that water arsenic levels are linked to higher urinary arsenic among the U.S. population for users of both private wells and public water systems. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/covid-19-pandemic-has-long-lasting-effects-on-adolescent-mental-health-and-substance-use/?sc=rsin /articles/covid-19-pandemic-has-long-lasting-effects-on-adolescent-mental-health-and-substance-use/?sc=rsin Tue, 14 Mar 2023 18:45:19 EST The COVID-19 pandemic has had a long-lasting impact on adolescent mental health and substance use according to a new population-based study are based on survey responses from a nationwide sample of over 64,000 13-18-year-old North American and Icelandic adolescents assessed prior to and up to two years into the pandemic. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/what-chornobyl-dogs-can-tell-us-about-survival-in-contaminated-environments/?sc=rsin /articles/what-chornobyl-dogs-can-tell-us-about-survival-in-contaminated-environments/?sc=rsin Thu, 09 Mar 2023 17:15:50 EST In the first step toward understanding how dogs - and perhaps humans - might adapt to intense environmental pressures such as exposure to radiation, heavy metals, or toxic chemicals, researchers at North Carolina State, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, and the National Institutes of Health found that two groups of dogs living within the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, one at the site of the former Chornobyl reactors, and another 16.5 km away in Chornobyl City, showed significant genetic differences between them. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/digital-markers-near-perfect-for-predicting-dementia/?sc=rsin /articles/digital-markers-near-perfect-for-predicting-dementia/?sc=rsin Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:50:59 EST Using ensemble learning techniques and longitudinal data from a large naturalistic driving study, researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons have developed a novel, interpretable and highly accurate algorithm for predicting mild cognitive impairment and dementia in older drivers. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health /articles/air-pollution-speeds-bone-loss-from-osteoporosis-large-study/?sc=rsin /articles/air-pollution-speeds-bone-loss-from-osteoporosis-large-study/?sc=rsin Tue, 21 Feb 2023 20:00:55 EST Elevated levels of air pollutants are associated with bone damage among postmenopausal women, according to new research led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides twice as damaging to the area than seen with normal aging. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health