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CUMC researchers look to reduce asthma triggers

Columbia University Medical Center researchers are going into New York City homes to find and reduce allergens in order to measure the effects on asthma rates.

Protestors rally for patient care at Harlem Hospital

Protesters rallied around Harlem Hospital Wednesday, which is facing budget cuts and restructuring.

Harlem Hospital Center restructures, Columbia to decrease involvement

Columbia is in the process of decreasing its involvement with Harlem Hospital Center—leaving some employees and neighborhood residents concerned about the fate of this more than century-old institution.

Diana Center patrons to fund new medical building with $50 million gift

Roy and Diana Vagelos have donated $50 million to Columbia University Medical Center for a new building.

CUMC receives $50 million donation

The $50 million gift is the largest received for CUMC’s fundraising campaign, the University said Monday morning.

Comptroller: CUMC not meeting affiliation agreement with Harlem Hospital

Comptroller John Liu claims that Columbia University Medical Center is not complying with several provisions of its affiliation agreement with Harlem Hospital.

Medical School researches cocaine vaccine viability

Participants who responded to a Columbia cocaine vaccine spent an average of $49 less on the drug during the 13th week than they had in the first week of the study.

Students, colleagues remember psychology prof

Students and colleagues who worked with Professor Christoph Wiedenmayer say they lost a quick-witted, devoted instructor. The associate professor of clinical neurobiology in psychiatry died Monday.

Bill Clinton hospitalized at CUMC

Former President Bill Clinton underwent a hear procedure at New York-Presbyterian Hospital at Columbia University Medical Center on Thursday.

Medical Center to move partly upstate, report says

The Columbia University Medical Center—currently located at 168th Street in Manhattan—will move partly upstate by August 2010, according to NewsChannel 34, a local network based in Binghamton, New York. Stay tuned for updates.