Spring/Summer 2016

Clinical Advances

Fecal Transplants Are a Success for Kids with Severe C. Diff

Children with severe gastrointestinal infections caused by Clostridium difficile are being treated with fecal microbiota transplants at Columbia.

Helping Same Sex Couples Conceive

Having a baby can be relatively straightforward for most couples, but the path to parenthood is quite different for same sex couples.

Neurosurgical Procedure Helps Some Forms of Cerebral Palsy

Tween Marina Pellicciari is a force on the basketball court. But she has cerebral palsy, and the muscle spasticity that was causing her pain and hampering her game.