Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Research, Your Health
A treatment for depression using Emotional Faces Memory Task (EFMT), a technology originally developed by two Mount Sinai researchers, resulted in a significantly greater reduction of major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms compared to a control group, according to initial clinical results presented at the Society of Biological Psychiatry Annual Scientific Convention.This treatment was developed at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai by Brian Iacoviello, PhD, an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry who is Director of Scientific Affairs for Click Therapeutics, and Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean and Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Pharmacological Sciences.
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Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Your Health
What is the difference between hepatitis A, B and C? Douglas Dieterich, MD, Director of the Institute of Liver Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai explains.
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Jun 5, 2017 | Your Health
A summer trip can be bliss — but not if you spend those days sick and cooped up in your hotel room.Taking common-sense precautions can make all the difference, whether you’re traveling someplace far-flung or close to home, according to Daniel Caplivski, MD, Medical Director, Mount Sinai Travel Medicine Program, and Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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May 30, 2017 | Your Health
A relatively recent approach, called the low-FODMAP diet, has helped many people with IBS and is fast becoming the new gold standard for managing symptoms. Laura Manning, MPH, RD, CDN, Clinical Nutrition Coordinator at the Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical Center at Mount Sinai, explains how.
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May 29, 2017 | Your Health
Jimmy Kimmel’s emotional monologue started a national conversation about heart defects in infants. Peter Pastuszko, MD, Chief of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery for Mount Sinai Health System, explains this condition.
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May 29, 2017 | Your Health
Parents can play a major role in keeping their transgender children healthy and safe. Here are some tips from Zil Garner Goldstein, Program Director, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai, Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Matthew Oransky, PhD, Director, Psychology Training Program, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
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