Disparities in HPV vaccine prices at Columbia, Barnard

Students seeking the HPV vaccine at Columbia Health Services will pay a total of nearly $400 for the full vaccine dosage. At Barnard, students can receive all three shots for free.

By Elizabeth Foydel | Mar 8 01:48 am ET

Students seeking the HPV vaccine at Columbia Health Services will pay a total of nearly $400 for the full vaccine dosage. At Barnard, students can receive all three shots for free.

Letter to the editor

To the editor:

By Silvia Puma, Orly Stampfer, Linda Ma, Laura Chen, Iman Hassan, and Anna Newman | Dec 25 04:30 am ET

To the editor:

Ryan Center health clinic expands on Upper West Side

Uninsured residents of the Upper West Side will soon have a lot more options.

The William F. Ryan Community Health Center has been a neighborhood resource for decades, and is planning to increase its patient capacity by 50 percent next May, when it expands its services to a new location at Amsterdam Avenue and West 100th Street in the now-opening Columbus Square development.

By Maggie Astor | Nov 24 04:10 am ET

Uninsured residents of the Upper West Side will soon have a lot more options.

The William F. Ryan Community Health Center has been a neighborhood resource for decades, and is planning to increase its patient capacity by 50 percent next May, when it expands its services to a new location at Amsterdam Avenue and West 100th Street in the now-opening Columbus Square development.

Students wait for health bill to pass Senate before holding further events

It's just a bill, and student groups are just waiting for it to pass the Hill.

By Madina Toure | Nov 20 01:53 am ET

It's just a bill, and student groups are just waiting for it to pass the Hill.

Two Democrats move to challenge Rangel

Democratic challengers are making Congressman Charlie Rangel work to keep his seat.

By Aaron Kiersh | Nov 20 01:12 am ET

Democratic challengers are making Congressman Charlie Rangel work to keep his seat.

The kids are watching

Since President Obama’s election, we’ve watched the issue of health care reform rise to the top of our list of national priorities.

By Cosmo Guzzardi | Nov 19 06:48 pm ET

Since President Obama’s election, we’ve watched the issue of health care reform rise to the top of our list of national priorities.

Students survive swine flu, live to quell the hype

After some students have survived swine flu, Columbia remains on guard.

By Lindsey Ward | Nov 19 04:23 am ET

After some students have survived swine flu, Columbia remains on guard.

Health care panel takes Columbia's temperature

A panel discussion at Columbia navigated underrepresented and practical issues concerning the health care reform debate to a packed house in Hamilton Hall.

By Emily Kwong | Nov 18 03:57 am ET

A panel discussion at Columbia navigated underrepresented and practical issues concerning the health care reform debate to a packed house in Hamilton Hall.

The end of bipartisanship

We find ourselves in an era of rabid partisanship perpetrated at every end of the spectrum.

By Derek Turner | Nov 16 07:50 pm ET

We find ourselves in an era of rabid partisanship perpetrated at every end of the spectrum.

Recent grads struggle to hold onto insurance

A large portion—29 percent, or 13.2 million—of young adults aged 19 to 29 lacked health coverage in 2007, according to the latest figures from the Commonwealth Fund, a national health care advocacy and research foundation based in New York City.

By Leah Greenbaum | Nov 16 12:19 am ET

A large portion—29 percent, or 13.2 million—of young adults aged 19 to 29 lacked health coverage in 2007, according to the latest figures from the Commonwealth Fund, a national health care advocacy and research foundation based in New York City.