Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Hosts Conference on Violence Against Children
“Is anything more important than ending violence against children and adolescents?” That rhetorical question was posed by Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and President for Academic Affairs, Mount Sinai...
Introducing Mount Sinai Future You, a New Television Series
A new television series called Mount Sinai Future You, which highlights innovation at Mount Sinai, is being broadcast on CUNY TV, the non-commercial educational-access cable channel run by The City University of New York. Mount Sinai Future You takes viewers behind...
A Promising New Approach to Treat Stroke Patients
In recent years, there has been dramatic progress in the treatment of stroke—with significant contributions made by Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai researchers— especially in the development of endovascular therapy that quickly and safely removes the...
The Jacobi Medallion: Honoring Excellence
The Jacobi Medallion—one of the Mount Sinai Health System’s highest honors for distinguished achievement in medicine or extraordinary service to the school, alumni, or The Mount Sinai Hospital—was bestowed upon nine individuals this year, at a special event at The...
A Large-Scale Study Finds Genes Linked to Obesity
Diet and physical activity are not the only factors that determine how easily a person gains or loses weight. A recent study led by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and other institutions of the Genetic Investigation of ANthropometric Traits...
Remote Monitoring Improves Readmission Rates for Heart Failure Patients
Mount Sinai Heart is reducing readmissions and improving quality of life for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with remote monitoring using new devices and apps, as well as old-fashioned compassionate care. “We are creating a multimodal way of keeping an eye on...
Mount Sinai Featured in Special Report in The Wall Street Journal on the Future of Hospitals
Mount Sinai Health System was featured in a recent special report in The Wall Street Journal titled "What The Hospitals Of The Future Look Like," which spotlighted Mount Sinai's Hospital at Home program. “For some admissions, we can avoid the emergency department, but...
A New Focus of Study for Liver Disease Specialists
As the obesity epidemic continues to grow nationwide, so too has the incidence of related diseases such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Estimates suggest that nearly one-third of all Americans have some form of fat in their liver, and as many as one-third...
Studying Diet and Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
Neurologists have long suspected a link between diet and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but today, Ilana B. Katz Sand, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Associate Medical Director of the Corinne...