People With Down Syndrome May Experience Severe Forms of COVID-19
Individuals with Down syndrome, the nation’s most common genetic disorder, represent a small, vulnerable segment of the U.S. population whose comorbid conditions may make them particularly susceptible to severe forms of COVID-19.In fact, people with Down...
Lessons from the Epicenter: What We Have Learned About COVID-19
Since March 8, when Mount Sinai West hospitalized its first patient with COVID-19, more than 8,000 individuals with the disease have been admitted to the Mount Sinai Health System. During that time, the medical community’s knowledge of COVID-19...
Jonas Family Donation Supports Pediatric Research Into COVID-19
Kevin and Danielle Jonas, Joe Jonas and his wife, Sophie Turner, and Nick Jonas and his wife, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, have donated $500,000 to the Mindich Child Health and Development Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to...
Antibodies to COVID-19 in Human Breast Milk Being Tested as a Potential Therapy
Could the dominant antibodies found in milk produced by women who have recovered from COVID-19 serve as a potent treatment for individuals—both adults and children—who now have the disease? Rebecca L. Powell, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine...
New Institute for Health Equity Research Studies Issues Spotlighted by COVID-19
The Mount Sinai Health System’s new Institute for Health Equity Research is quickly acting on its mandate to rigorously study disparities in health issues, including COVID-19, with the intention of translating those discoveries into initiatives and...
Overwhelming Antibody Response to COVID-19 is an Encouraging Sign, Researchers Say
More than 99 percent of individuals who fully recovered from COVID-19 and had mild to moderate symptoms that did not require hospitalization went on to develop antibodies, according to a new study by researchers at the Mount Sinai Health...
Large-Vessel Stroke and COVID-19 in Young Patients: New Insights
Cerebrovascular stroke specialists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have reported on five patients younger than 50 years of age who presented to the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City with large-vessel stroke and COVID-19,...
Some Severely Ill Children May Mount an Overly Aggressive Response to COVID-19
Nine pediatric patients admitted to The Mount Sinai Hospital during the past two weeks, who either tested positive for COVID-19 or had antibodies, had severe abdominal pain and low blood pressure, which progressed to shock. Some of the patients also had...
Outcomes Data Published from Large, Diverse COVID-19 Patient Study in NYC
Sema4 scientists released results from an analysis of patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 at five hospitals in the Mount Sinai Health System. Spanning more than 28,000 patients, this is one of the largest and most racially diverse COVID-19 studies performed in...