Sep 10, 2013 | Community Outreach, LGBT Health, Sexual Health
Under the federal Affordable Care Act, an “Exchange”—an organized marketplace designed to help people shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage—will be operating in every state starting in 2014. New York has chosen to set up its own Exchange, called the New York Health Benefit Exchange. Individuals, families and small businesses will be able to use the Exchange to find the best possible health insurance plan for themselves and their families, and, if eligible, apply for financial assistance to pay for it. Insurance coverage can be purchased through the Health Benefit Exchange beginning in October 2013 and will become effective January 1, 2014. (more…)
Sep 9, 2013 | Al-Sabah Arryhthmia Institute, Cardiology, Common Illness
One common complaint I hear from patients in my practice is the sensation that their heart skips a beat, or that every once in a while they experience an unusually strong heartbeat. This can be felt in the chest or even in the neck. (more…)
Sep 6, 2013 | Your Health
My name is Bill Weinzimmer and I am an advanced prostate cancer survivor. When I was diagnosed 18 years ago, I was told I only had 18 months to live. Thanks to the amazing care I received from Dr. Simon J. Hall at The Mount Sinai Hospital, and the significant changes I made in my life, I am still alive and active 18 years later at 83-years-young. I hope my experiences and tips will provide inspiration to others diagnosed with cancer, as well as to their families.
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Sep 6, 2013 | Inside, Your Health
Rapid industrialization in Southeast Asia is producing widespread environmental pollution, creating unsafe workplaces, and raising grave concerns for public health.
To address these challenges, and strengthen the capacity of health professionals and policymakers in Southeast Asia, Mount Sinai physicians under the leadership of Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, the Ethel H. Wise Professor of Community Medicine and Dean for Global Health at The Mount Sinai Medical Center, have established a formal collaboration with the Chulabhorn Research Institute (CRI) in Bangkok, Thailand. Under the auspices of CRI and the World Health Organization (WHO), the physicians are sharing their knowledge and expertise with health care workers in Southeast Asia. Mount Sinai is world renowned for its work in environmental and occupational medicine.
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Sep 4, 2013 | Cancer, Cardiology, Endovascular, Vascular Health
Pulmonary embolism is a common and dangerous condition that occurs when blood clots (deep venous thrombosis, or, DVT) break loose and travel from where the clots formed—mostly the leg veins (or, uncommonly, veins elsewhere)—to the pulmonary arteries, which conduct blood from the heart to the lungs. Sometimes these clots are small and may not cause clinical symptoms, because the surface area of the lungs, when opened out, would cover the surface of two tennis courts! However, occasionally, a pulmonary embolism can be massive and rapidly fatal. (more…)
Under the federal Affordable Care Act, an “Exchange”—an organized marketplace designed to help people shop for and enroll in health insurance coverage—will be operating in every state starting in 2014. New York has chosen to set up its own Exchange, called the New York Health Benefit Exchange. Individuals, families and small businesses will be able to use the Exchange to find the best possible health insurance plan for themselves and their families, and, if eligible, apply for financial assistance to pay for it. Insurance coverage can be purchased through the Health Benefit Exchange beginning in October 2013 and will become effective January 1, 2014. (more…)
