Student-Run Free Mental Health Clinic Provides Care for the Uninsured
In the East Harlem neighborhood of New York City, residents without access to health insurance are receiving free outpatient mental health care, thanks to an innovative project at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Part of Mount Sinai’s East Harlem Health...
Clinical Neuroscience Fellowship Explores Links Between Pregnancy Exposures and Autism Spectrum Disorders
A large body of research suggests that environmental exposures during pregnancy may be associated with autism in offspring. But those studies barely scratch the surface of the complex task of understanding the cause of autism spectrum disorders. At the Icahn School of...
CARES Staff Transgender Remembrance Day
The Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service (CARES) at Mount Sinai Morningside integrates intensive psychological treatment with a complete high school education through the New York City Department of Education’s ReStart Academy (District 79),...
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Awards Endowed Professorships for 2021
Seventeen renowned faculty members at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have been honored with Mount Sinai’s 2021 endowed professorships for their dedication to excellence in research, education, and clinical care. They are: Oren J. Becher, MD, Steven...
Higher Risk of Autism Found in Babies Born Prematurely According to a Definitive New Mount Sinai Study
Premature birth is linked to an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in both males and females, with those born earliest carrying the highest risk, according to a large and definitive new study in Pediatrics from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
Three Simple Ways to Help Lower Your Anxiety
Clinical social worker Rachel Kaplan, LCSW, shares three tools you can use anywhere—without signaling your distress to everyone around you.