Former U.S. Health Secretary Urges Investment in Science
“Strong science crosses all borders, and our leaders need to understand that further investment in health offers great returns.” That message from the Honorable Louis W. Sullivan, MD, former Secretary of Health and Human Services under President George H. W. Bush and...
Autism Research and Community Engagement Are Tightly Linked at Mount Sinai’s Seaver Center
One Saturday morning each month, the American Museum of Natural History in New York City opens its doors an hour early to welcome a special group of visitors: children with autism and their families. What they experience is more than a simple stroll through the...
Dubin Breast Center Honors Three at Milestone Gala
The Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System recently celebrated its “five-year milestone” with a benefit at the Mandarin Oriental, New York. About 500 guests attended the event on Monday, December 5, raising more than $2.3...
Mount Sinai West Recognizes World AIDS Day
In observance of World AIDS Day, the Mount Sinai Health System held two events in recognition of the disease’s multifaceted impact and the importance of HIV research, prevention, and treatment. In a special HIV grand rounds program, the Mount Sinai Institute for...
Honoring Many Contributions to the Field of Gastroenterology
Friends, family, faculty, and staff gathered in December to recognize David B. Sachar, MD, and his wife Joanna S. Sachar, for their many contributions to the field of gastroenterology and to celebrate the naming of a conference room in their honor at the Susan and...
Film Tracks a Mount Sinai Leader’s Global Heart-Health Mission
The Resilient Heart, a new feature-length documentary on the work of Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, was presented on Wednesday, December 14, at the New York Academy of Medicine. Nearly 300...
The Late Mount Sinai Trustee Patricia S. Levinson Is Honored for Her Community Support
More than 100 friends and members of the Mount Sinai Health System paid tribute to the late Patricia S. Levinson at a ceremony in November, when Mount Sinai’s Center for Multicultural and Community Affairs (CMCA) was renamed in her honor. Mrs. Levinson, a Mount Sinai...
New Report From Mount Sinai and the United Nations Outlines Ways to Improve U.S. Health Outcomes
The United States spends more money on health care than any other country, yet has poorer outcomes with shorter average life expectancies (78.8 years, per capita) than peer nations, such as Japan and Spain, with 83.4 years and 83.2 years, respectively. Furthermore, a...
Merriment at Mount Sinai’s Winter Wonderland
Families with young children in Williamsburg and Inwood braved the frigid weather in December to take part in two Winter Wonderland events that were hosted by Mount Sinai Doctors practices in each neighborhood. Staff festively decorated the facilities with streamers...