Dubin Gala Honors Champions of Breast Cancer Care and Awareness
A leading physician-scientist and three “passionate champions” of breast cancer awareness were honored by the Dubin Breast Center of The Tisch Cancer Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System at its eighth annual benefit. The celebratory event, held on...
Mount Sinai and Sema4 Launch Groundbreaking Asthma Study With Global Pharmaceutical Company
Asthma, a chronic disease of the airways of the lungs, is a growing public health problem that now affects 350 million people and results in about 400,000 deaths worldwide each year. Its diagnosis and treatment remain challenging, however, and...
A New Waiting Room that Supports Men’s Health
The idea that men often take better care of their cars than their own health led to the recent opening of a sports-themed waiting room at the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology’s midtown office at 625 Madison Avenue. The special...
Good Morning America Features Young Mount Sinai Kidney Patient’s ‘Medical Miracle’
Doctors at Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital have performed a ‘medical miracle’ on eight-year-old Lexi. Born without a bladder and with both kidneys blocked, she first underwent surgery at age six so doctors could create an artificial bladder. In...
Panel on Palliative Care Shines a Light on Caregivers
They spend an average of 20 hours a week in an unpaid, emotionally draining job. One in three is in poor health, and 97 percent say they need more help. Who are they? They are the 65 million Americans who provide care to an adult relative at home, and a...
Patient Reimagines Her Surgery as Art
Artist Frances McGuire transformed the arduous experience of multiple knee surgeries into creative inspiration by sketching serious, and sometimes whimsical, images of the experience. Now, the lively prints are on display at the Orthopedic Center and the...
“Fabulous and Fighting” Brings Fashion to Cancer Patients
More than 30 patients from the Women’s Cancer Program at The Blavatnik Family – Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai attended a designer clothing “pop-up shop” on Friday, October 12, sponsored by the nonprofit group Fabulous and Fighting. At the event,...
Walking Tall After a Paralyzing Car Accident
For months, New York City resident Peter Schreiner trained extensively for the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, determined to win. With friends, family, and new fans cheering him on, he triumphantly crossed the finish line, first among his...
Lab Discovery Leads to a Remedy
A drug that recently received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of pain associated with the gynecological disorder endometriosis had its genesis two decades ago in the laboratory of Stuart Sealfon, MD,...
