Worried About Mpox? Here’s How to Protect Yourself
Monkeypox is a virus that causes fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a painful rash. While rare, the virus has been spreading in the United States, with a third of the cases in New York City. These have been found predominantly among men who have sex with men, but anyone...
Answers to Your Questions About the COVID-19 Vaccines Just Authorized for Kids Six Months to Five Years Old
Parents of young kids finally have important news they have been waiting for: health authorities have authorized COVID-19 vaccines for kids six months to five years old. This is welcome news for families and their younger children who have had to face the prospect of...
Traveling Safely as COVID-19 Rules Change
More and more people in public spaces are no longer wearing masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19. In one of the biggest shifts, airlines have dropped requirements for wearing masks on flights, though mandates to wear masks remain for New York subways, buses, and...
Lucio Barreto: COVID-19: What Have We Learned, and What Lies Ahead?
It has been two years… As the nation went into lockdown, we were activated to respond in overdrive to the needs of our communities. We were as blind about what the future held as the rest of the country, but we knew it was our time to carry the burden and make sure...
Miriam Merad, MD, PhD: COVID-19: What Have We Learned, and What Lies Ahead?
A review of the immunology of COVID-19 was published in March 2022 in Science by Miriam Merad, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai Professor in Cancer Immunology and Director of the Precision Immunology Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and an international...
COVID-19 Research: What Have We Learned, and What Lies Ahead?
Just over two years ago, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic. New York City quickly became the epicenter, and the Mount Sinai community rose to the challenge. Now, at this moment of cautious hope, a cross-section of the Mount Sinai...
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