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Testing Early for Viral Load May Lead to Better Care for Patients with COVID-19
The more SARS-CoV-2 virus, or viral load, individuals have in their bodies, the greater their chances of dying of COVID-19. This association was borne out in a new study at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai that was led by Carlos...
New Mount Sinai Doctors Among Those Making Valuable Contributions During the Pandemic
In mid-April, as New York’s COVID-19 toll was mounting and medical teams were overwhelmed with patients, 19 fourth-year medical students from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai heeded the call and volunteered to graduate a month early. Together with...
How Can Parents Safely Get Children Outdoors This Summer?
As the number of COVID-19 positive cases continue to decrease across New York State, many families are wondering how to resume activities in their children’s lives. We spoke with Catherine Spaulding, MD, a pediatrician at Mount Sinai Urgent Care, to get...
Mount Sinai Queens Nurses Share Memories With COVID-19 Patients’ Survivors
The nurses of Mount Sinai Queens are giving a precious gift to families of patients who succumbed to COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic—their memories of the patients’ last days. In one letter, carefully hand-written on lined paper, Amparo...
Mount Sinai Receives $6.3 Million Federal Grant to Find Drugs That Protect Against COVID-19
The race to identify U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs that can be repurposed to prevent or treat COVID-19 is advancing toward the finish line, under a $6.3 million federal grant that was recently awarded to Benjamin...
Public Health Students Continue Training during COVID-19 Pandemic
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Master of Public Health (MPH) students from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have stepped up to the challenge of balancing their training in public health,...