Mount Sinai Offers a Safe Way to Discard Your Old Prescription Medications
Have you ever noticed old bottles of prescription medications in your medicine cabinet and wondered how you can properly dispose of them? Experts say you shouldn’t flush unwanted pharmaceuticals down the toilet or throw them in the trash. Studies over the last decade...
New Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens Offers Expert Care in a Modern Facility, Expanding Services for the Community
Mount Sinai Queens has opened Mount Sinai Express Care-Queens, a new facility specifically designed to enhance the overall experience for patients looking to receive fast, efficient, and expert care for minor illnesses and injuries. Located on the first floor of Mount...
Off-Broadway Musical About Penicillin Features Members of Mount Sinai Community
An inspiring Off-Broadway musical, Lifeline, tells the story of Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming’s world-changing discovery of penicillin in 1928, charting the rise and fall of antibiotics. Interwoven with a modern storyline of a doctor trying to save her...
Department of Neurosurgery Goes to Bat to Raise Funds for Research
Mount Sinai’s Department of Neurosurgery recently joined neurosurgical teams from across the United States for the 19th Annual Neurosurgery Charity Softball Tournament, helping to raise more than $150,000 to advance neurosurgical research and improve treatments. The...
World Trade Center Health Program Hosts a Delegation From the Netherlands to Discuss Lessons Learned by Caring for 9/11 Responders
The World Trade Center Health Program Clinical Center of Excellence (CCE) at Mount Sinai recently welcomed occupational medicine physicians and public health advocates from the Netherlands on a study trip to learn about the mental health impact of the terrorist...
Mount Sinai’s Growing Partnership With Indian Health Services in South Dakota
Since 2021, the Emergency Medicine Global Health Division at Mount Sinai has partnered with the Indian Health Service to provide physician and physician assistant staffing, operational assistance, and educational support at the Cheyenne River Health Center in Eagle...
Gun Violence Awareness Month in June: A Time to Raise Concerns About Safety for Kids and Families
The statistics about gun violence in the United States are striking. In 2022, firearm injuries were among the five leading causes of death for people ages 1-44 in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). There were more...
Advancing Health Equity With Data: Improving Patient Care in the Emergency Department
At Mount Sinai, active collaboration with department stakeholders drives the efforts of the Health Equity Data Assessment (HEDA) team to advance health equity through data-driven initiatives. Yvette Calderon, MD, Vice President and Dean for Equity in Clinical Care at...
New Teen Lounge Unveiled at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital
The Mount Sinai Child Life and Creative Arts Therapy team recently opened a newly constructed Teen Lounge at the Mount Sinai Child Life Zone at the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. The team celebrated the opening with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, June...