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 Pharmacy-Crescent Street Expands Care in the Queens Community
Mount Sinai Pharmacy-Crescent Street, a new pharmacy dedicated to providing patients with seamless access to medications and expert pharmaceutical care, is now open to the public. The pharmacy is located on the first floor of Mount Sinai Queens-Crescent Street, a...
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s Visit to Mount Sinai Highlights the Impact of AMPATH Nepal’s Work
Rt. Honorable Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, during his visit to New York for the 79th United Nations General Assembly, made a notable stop at The Mount Sinai Hospital to acknowledge the critical work being done through AMPATH Nepal. In his address, Prime Minister Oli...
Advancing Health Equity With the Mount Sinai Million Health Discoveries Program
An essential part of achieving health equity is the fair collection of genomic data, ensuring that informed health care decisions can reflect the unique, diverse genomes of all cultures. Currently, there is a lack of diversity in genomic research data. This limits...
Advancing Health Equity at the ISQua 2024 Conference
The Mount Sinai Health System's Health Equity Data Assessment (HEDA) team made significant strides at the International Society for Quality in Health Care Conference in Istanbul,Turkey. Those attending included HEDA members Pamela Abner, MPA, CPXP, Senior Vice...
Mount Sinai Health System Joins the 55th Annual African American Day Parade
Mount Sinai proudly participated in the 55th Annual African American Day Parade, showcasing a vibrant display of support and unity. Held in Harlem, the event—celebrated on the third Sunday of September—is renowned as the nation’s largest parade dedicated to honoring...
How Did These New York City Teachers Spend Their Summer? In Mount Sinai Labs, Improving Their Science and Teaching Skills
New York City high school teacher Christine Chan, middle school teacher Elsa Rosario, and assistant principal Kathy Pham gained hands-on experience in science content, communications, and teaching at Mount Sinai as part of a Summer Research Program for Science...
Imagining the Future of Medicine at the White Coat Ceremony
Medical practice and research are not only about healing patients, but also about changing the future of the field. That was the message from Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to the class of 2028 at...
Mount Sinai Alumni Awards Honor Extraordinary Contributions to Medicine and the Community
The Mount Sinai Alumni Awards Ceremony recently celebrated Mount Sinai and St. Luke’s-Roosevelt alumni and students who have made extraordinary contributions to the medical field and to the Mount Sinai community. Fourteen alumni received Alumni Awards. The event was...