NYU Physician / Summer 2008

Volume 59, No. 2

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Cover Story
Fresh Air May Be Hazardous to Your Health
And in New York City, it may be downright deadly, warns Dr. Morton Lippmann.
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Air Zero
To provide care for her patients made ill by exposure to World Trade Center dust, Dr. Joan Reibman first had to overcome the skepticism of government officials.
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Innovative Tests Uncover Breathing Problems
World Trade Center survivors benefit from tests performed at the Pulmonary Function Lab.
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New Insights into an Old Foe: TB 
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Fighting Drug-Resistant TB in New York City / Hope Grows for a Faster TB Test
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Worst Case: TB + HIV
NYU researchers are hoping to understand how to treat one or both diseases without making the patient worse. 
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Alumni Profile
Three Careers and Counting -- A Q&A with Marion J. Balsam, M.D. / Solomon A Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Awards for 2008
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Letter from The Dean
Building Our Dream 
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Hail to the Cheerleader-in-Chief
Medical Center Renamed for Elaine and Ken Langone
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News from Medicine
Against the Grain / Solving the Riddle About Malaria Protection / To Feel Pain and Cry Again / Aspiring to Understand Matters of the Filipino Heart
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Around Campus
A Framework for the Future / Trinity Center Brings High-Tech Services to Lower Manhattan / Doctor Radio
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Faculty News
New Leaders Named for Rusk and Cancer Institutes
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Class Notes
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Patient Stories
Against All Odds / Empowering Women with Disabilities
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Medical Education
Great Expectations / From Medical Students to WISE-MDs
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Support
A Birthday Surprise Benefits Medical Students / Supporting the Vision with a No-Strings Gift
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Philanthropy
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Obituaries
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