John Gorman, a former Pathology faculty member, who pioneered the treatment of Rh disease in the 1960s, has been awarded Australia’s highest honor for eminent service to humanity.
Rh disease is a problem solved in the United States in the 1960s through Columbia research, but 50 years later, much of the world doesn’t have access to the therapy.
Dr. Wu is being recognized for her trail-blazing work in internationalizing medical education and including VP&S students in programs that widen their preparedness for global health commitment.
NewYork-Presbyterian pathologists explain how donating blood not only helps someone in need, but also offers health benefits for the donors themselves.
A treatment that prevents an often-fatal disease in fetuses and newborns only reaches half of the pregnant women around the world who need it, Columbia researchers have found.