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How Older Adults Can Protect Themselves From COVID-19
COVID-19 is a concern for everyone. But the elderly may be at increased risk of contracting this virus--or developing a bad case of it. Linda V. DeCherrie, MD, Professor of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai,...
COVID-19: Managing Anxiety and Depression
The outbreak of COVID-19 is challenging all of us to cope in new ways. For people with depression and anxiety, life can seem overwhelming in normal times. Rachel Yehuda, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...
Preliminary Case Series Leads to New Questions About the Disease Progression of COVID-19 in Patients with Blood Clots in the Lung
A small, preliminary case series led by physicians at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai found that five severely ill patients with the SARS-CoV-2 virus responded to the blood-clot-busting drug tPA when it was introduced as a life-saving measure....
A Snapshot of the Extraordinary Contributions of Mount Sinai Students in COVID-19 Efforts
In an extraordinary effort across the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences in New York City, 200 students and postdoctoral fellows have volunteered more than 6,100 hours during a three-week period and...
Elmhurst Hospital During COVID-19, An Experience Like No Other
The weekend of Saturday, March 14, marked a turning point for Suresh K. Pavuluri, MD, MPH, a second-year resident in Emergency Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System, who was working in the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) at Elmhurst Hospital, a...
How to Talk to Your Child About COVID-19
Discussing difficult topics with children can be uncomfortable and this pandemic is no exception. Aliza Pressman, PhD, co-Founding Director and Director of Clinical Programming for the Mount Sinai Parenting Center, shares information parents and guardians can use as...