Two New York City Families Embrace New Peanut Allergy Approach
“Doing Phenomenally Well” After birth, Kaitlyn Crutchlow seemed headed down the same high-risk road as her two brothers, who counted 30 allergies between them. At 4 weeks, she already had body-wide eczema and tested positive for milk and egg allergies. And blood and...
Mount Sinai Physician Restores a Patient’s Voice
In August 2015, Anna Balint fell in her New Jersey home and sustained a neck fracture. Then, during reparative surgery at a local hospital, the anesthesiologist damaged Mrs. Balint’s voice box, which left her near death. “I turned blue from lack of oxygen,” she says,...
New York Times ‘New Yorker of the Year’ Column Spotlights Mount Sinai Patient and Patient Advocate
After treatment for ovarian cancer, Valerie Goldfein created Woman to Woman, a program at The Mount Sinai Hospital to support other gynecologic cancer patients that has expanded nationwide.
Mount Sinai Researcher Featured on Fox 5 News Discussing Clinical Trial for Eczema
Emma Guttman-Yassky, MD, PhD, Professor of Dermatology and Vice Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is involved in a clinical trial for a potential new treatment for atopic dermatitis.
An “Astounding Recovery” After New York City Street Accident
It was Tuesday evening, May 17, 2016, and Cherie Marcus, 62, had stopped at a corner on Central Park West, waiting to cross the street. Suddenly, a runaway car struck a taxi, which then rammed into Ms. Marcus, crushing her legs. When she was taken by ambulance to...
Woman to Woman Builds a Community of Hope and Support for Cancer Patients
It was something of a family reunion when cancer survivors met on a recent Saturday at the 92nd Street Y—if a family can consist of 100 women from just about every generation and culture. What they had in common was Woman to Woman, a peer-to-peer program founded at...
Mount Sinai Patient Scores a Marathon Win for Team IBDKids
Evan Wood, a 22-year-old Mount Sinai patient, won the Foot Locker Five-Borough Challenge at the New York City Marathon, representing Manhattan and Team IBDKids, a cause that is deeply meaningful to him. Mr. Wood, a recent graduate of New York University, was diagnosed...
Violinist’s Impromptu Thank You at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s
Yuval Waldman, a renowned violinist and conductor, recently performed an original song to thank the Mount Sinai St. Luke’s Cardiac Care Team that treated him for atrial flutter and artery blockage. He was admitted to the hospital’s cardiac intensive care unit with...
Dubin Breast Center Patients Receive Support in Preserving Their Hair During Chemotherapy
Joanna Ng was determined not to lose her hair after she began receiving chemotherapy treatments for breast cancer last spring. “I cut my hair short a long time ago, and it took so long to grow back I vowed I would never do it again if I could help it. But mostly, I...