What Patients Are Really Looking for When They Turn to AI
More patients are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) tools to answer health questions. They use ChatGPT and other chatbots to research symptoms, understand test results, explore treatment options, and seek information outside the doctor’s office. These tools are...
He’s Helping Raise Awareness of Prostate Cancer: A Long-Haul Driver Is Back on the Road After Treatment
Frank Steed, a 69-year-old truck driver from Arizona, recently delivered a state-of-the-art mobile prostate screening unit to Mount Sinai Health System. For him, it was more than just another job, it was personal. Each week, he crisscrosses the country making...
What Vaccines Do You Need This Fall? An Infectious Disease Expert Answers Your Questions About COVID-19, Flu, and RSV
Respiratory viruses such as influenza (flu), COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) can lead to serious illness, especially in older adults, young children, and people with chronic medical conditions. In this Q&A, Rebecca Choudhury, MD, Assistant...
Department of Emergency Medicine Hosts Annual Emergency Nurses Week Celebration
The Mount Sinai Department of Emergency Medicine recently hosted the fifth annual Emergency Nurses Week Celebration. The ceremony recognized awardees across six categories and graduates of the ED RN Fellowship from all Mount Sinai Health System emergency departments....
How Is Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosed? An MS Expert Explains
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, damaging the myelin, the protective covering around certain nerves. Over the last 20 years, multiple sclerosis has become a highly manageable disease....
The Value of Nursing Research: Nursing Research Day 2026
Nurses do so much more than provide care to patients. Behind the scenes throughout the Health System, Mount Sinai nurses lead initiatives to improve patient outcomes, advance practice, and promote the efficient delivery of care. Much of this work will be on...
How Mount Sinai’s MHA Program Transformed This New Yorker’s Approach to Health Care
Toure Jacobs, a native of the Bronx, New York, completed his Master of Health Administration (MHA) program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in June 2026. That training would ultimately enhance his role as a Unit Secretary at Mount Sinai Morningside,...
Training the Next Generation of Psychiatric Physician-Scientists at Mount Sinai
Each year, medical schools confer MD-PhD degrees to those willing to devote years to doctoral research alongside their clinical training. However, the residencies that follow are typically structured so that many aspiring physician-scientists end up becoming one...
A Routine Pre-Op Exam Uncovered a Silent Threat and Got One Beloved Professor Back to the Classroom
For more than 45 years, Karl Hoffman has dedicated his life to education. A lifelong New Yorker who was raised in the Bronx and now calls Queens home, he has spent decades shaping young minds—from serving as a science department chair at a local high school to his...