New Leadership at the Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute
When Elizabeth Howell, MD, MPP, founded the Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute, she not only aimed to carve out institutional space at Mount Sinai devoted to addressing disparities in women’s health across the life course, but also aimed to train...
COVID-19 Research Roundtable
Almost exactly one year ago, New York City faced the outbreak and first peak of the pandemic, and the city accounted for 25 percent of COVID-19 deaths in the United States. Mount Sinai Health System and health care workers responded to an unprecedented surge of...
Thousands of Mothers Take Part in Mount Sinai Study of COVID-19 and Pregnancy
A multidisciplinary team at Mount Sinai is conducting the first large-scale prospective study to examine the impact of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy on maternal and child outcomes. The study is funded by a $1.8 million contract from the Centers for Disease...