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Mount Sinai Physicians Create an Effective Road Map for Treating COVID-19
Experts at the Mount Sinai Health System have created a road map for clinicians to follow when providing care to COVID-19 patients, which characterizes four distinct stages of the COVID-19 disease cycle and outlines specific testing and...
Should I Wait to Have My Child’s Vision Checked?
This academic school year—in addition to the usual school supply lists and purchasing of new shoes—parents must think about COVID-19 positivity rates, appropriate face coverings, and reliable in-home internet access. Whether your child will be learning in...
Is It Safe to Seek Screening and Treatment for Breast Cancer During the Pandemic?
Managing breast cancer screening and treatment can be worrisome in the best of times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, you may be even more uncertain. Elisa Port, MD, Director of the Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai, answers...
My Child May Have Trouble Hearing. Will Remote Learning Hurt Their Progress in School?
This academic year, many children have returned to school virtually. While remote education may be a safer option for some, it is not without its drawbacks—particularly for children who are hearing impaired. Enrique R. Perez, MD, MBA, an expert...
Mount Sinai Actively Recruits Volunteers From Hardest Hit Communities for COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Participating in the Mount Sinai Health System’s clinical trial for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has been deeply personal for New York City educator WillieBenjamin Loadholt. He says it has provided him with the opportunity to be proactive, to contribute to...
Mount Sinai Scientists Find Children with COVID-19-Related Illness Display a Unique Pattern of Immune Responses
MIS-C is a rare, potentially life-threatening syndrome that occurs about five weeks after children have been infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19. Most of the children are actually asymptomatic for COVID-19, but when they develop MIS-C they are...