The Virtual Doctor in the Room: How Tele-Trach Evolved as a Catalyst for Safety and Quality
It’s been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic’s first cases, and much has changed in the world of medicine. Virtual care, also known as telehealth, became routine, among other virtual adaptations such as iPad hook-ups to IV poles to connect families to say goodbye,...
A Look Back at the Pandemic, and Views on the Future
In early 2020, Mount Sinai treated the first COVID-19 patient. Shortly after that, New York State declared a state of emergency, and COVID-19 cases started to rise. Mount Sinai staff are coming together to share their experiences of overcoming the pandemic in a look...
Mount Sinai COVID-19 Innovations: Improving Care After the Pandemic
Before COVID-19 was even formally recognized as a pandemic, David L. Reich, MD, President of The Mount Sinai Hospital, was hearing from his anesthesiologist peers in Europe about a terribly problematic “respiratory disease” with a high mortality rate.“This trusted...
Five Years Post-Pandemic: Here’s What We’ve Learned About Long COVID
The year 2025 marks five years since the COVID-19 pandemic went global. Among the many who contracted COVID-19 and recovered from the acute infection, some feel as though the disease has changed their day-to-day health for the worse. Many report a “brain fog” in which...
A Patient Story: Living With Long COVID
World-renowned cellist Joshua Roman blends performance and storytelling to share his experience with long COVID he emerged with a profound acceptance of who he is, and a deeper understanding of what it takes to deal with a mysterious medical challenge. In a video...
The Latest on COVID-19: What to Know About Testing
The Biden administration recently announced that it is making four more COVID-19 antigen tests, also known as rapid tests, available to each U.S. household for the fall of 2023. You can order your tests through the federal government’s COVID.gov website. A positive...
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