Here’s What You Should Know About the New Hepatitis B Vaccine Recommendation
For several decades, federal guidelines regarding hepatitis B vaccination for infants in the United States had been unchanged and consisted of a first shot given at birth, a second at 1-2 months, and a third at 6-18 months. In December 2025, the Centers for Disease...
Why Flu Cases Are High Right Now and What You Should Do
Every fall and winter, health care professionals remind people to get the flu shot and take basic precautions. But this season it’s even more important, as flu rates are unusually high. For example, in late December, the New York State Department of Health reported...
Mount Sinai Cardio-Oncology Program Receives Highest Designation for Excellence
The Cardio-Oncology Program at The Mount Sinai Hospital, under the directorship of Gagan Sahni, MD, has once again been awarded Gold Center of Excellence status. This renewed designation extends through 2028, marking another three years of internationally recognized...
Mount Sinai Nurses: Inspiring the Next Generation Through Unique Learning Opportunities
With a laser focus on cultivating the next generation of nurses, the Mount Sinai Health System leads the way with two unique and popular programs for students. Both provide an invaluable, hands-on, hospital-based experience to those on a path to becoming a nurse. The...
A Young Mother Is Celebrating the Holidays After a Health Scare Led to Lifesaving Care at Mount Sinai
Lindsay MacOdrum and her family have a lot to be thankful for this holiday season—a new chance at life after an unexpected health scare almost turned deadly during a family trip to New York City. And it could have happened to virtually anyone. The 41-year-old mother...
Early Exposure to Peanuts Can Help Reduce the Risk of Developing Allergies in Children
Over the past decades, doctors and researchers have learned a lot about food allergies, conducting many studies that have helped us get closer to understanding why such allergies might occur and, potentially, preventing them from developing. The current understanding is that exposing young children to peanut protein may reduce the likelihood that they develop peanut allergies as they grow up. Learn more about how peanut allergies might develop in people, and how introducing peanuts at a young age could help reduce this allergy risk.
Fostering Connections and Collaborations With AI Grand Rounds
To foster better awareness and collaboration of AI efforts, the Windreich Department of Artificial Intelligence and Human Health (AIHH) at Mount Sinai established its monthly Grand Rounds—sessions for faculty, trainees, and staff to share ideas, learn about...
How to Prepare for Pregnancy: Mount Sinai’s Preconception Guide
If you are thinking about getting pregnant, now is the perfect time to focus on your preconception health. Before you start planning baby names or decorating the nursery, the choices you make today—how you eat, move, and care for yourself—can help set the stage for a...
Six Nursing Studies and Their Global Reach
A clinical nurse at Mount Sinai Queens, Elvira Solis, MSN, RN, CCRN, is impacting care far beyond her hospital’s walls. What started as an idea to enhance pupillary assessment—checking the eyes— among critical care patients evolved into a quality improvement (QI)...