Five Tips for Helping Your Kids Manage Screen Time and Social Media
Those hand-held devices and social media apps can be useful tools for kids to learn and keep in touch with family, friends, and classmates. But excessive screen time can be harmful to our child’s mental health, physical well-being, and overall health and happiness....
If You Have Torn Your ACL, Here’s What to Do
You may know someone who has torn their ACL, or you may have heard about this injury while watching sports on TV. In fact, a tear in the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common knee injuries, and it can happen to professional athletes, to those...
Shaping Tomorrow’s Medicine: How You Can Help Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease
The battle against Alzheimer’s disease is advancing rapidly, thanks to groundbreaking research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and other institutions around the world. Where there was once a bleak landscape—where diagnosis came too late and with very...
How Can I Find Relief From Fall Allergies?
Many people enjoy the cool weather and colorful foliage autumn brings. But for those with fall allergies, the season also comes with watery eyes, itchy throats, and stuffy noses. Fortunately, there are ways to alleviate these symptoms and appreciate the change of...
Less Invasive Approach Is Best Option for Many Patients, Says Chief of Spine Surgery at Mount Sinai West Spine Center
Patients with pain in their spine or spine-related leg pain are often first counseled to try conservative treatment options like physical therapy or lifestyle modifications. However, when the pain persists, they may need surgery. For many of these patients, an...
Need to Be Outside for Work or Play? Here’s How to Manage the Heat
When temperatures soar, especially combined with high humidity, people are at risk for heat-related illness including heat exhaustion and heat stroke. While it’s best to avoid going outside in extreme heat, not everyone can stay inside. Whether you work outdoors or...
COVID-19 Cases Have Been Rising: Three Key Takeaways
If you know someone who has had to stay home because of COVID-19, you’re not alone. Cases of the virus have been rising in New York City. However, experts say this was expected, as there was a spike in cases last summer. More important, the number of hospitalizations...
What Do I Need to Know About the New Weight Loss Drugs?
Weight loss drugs are frequently in the news these days. Some new medications are specifically approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for diabetes, and others are specifically approved by the FDA for weight loss. You may have seen them advertised on TV. In...
The Benefits of a Minimally Invasive Procedure for Treating Fibroids
Fibroids are the most common type of non-cancerous tumors found in women of reproductive age, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Located in the uterus, they can vary in size and in number. By the age of 50, a majority of women will have...