How to Manage the Time Change
Changing the clocks by an hour can disrupt your sleep and leave you tired for a few days. It can also throw off your circadian rhythm, your body’s internal clock. Andrew Varga, MD, PhD, a neuroscientist and physician at the Mount Sinai Respiratory Institute...
Should I Do a Monthly Breast Self-Exam? The Answer Might Surprise You.
Experts say monthly breast self-exams are no longer necessary—doing this less frequently is okay, as long as you know your breasts well. Research has shown that recommending monthly self-exams hasn’t actually saved lives. A number of organizations, such as the...
How Nutrition Can Help Women Improve Their Sleep and Manage Stress
Nutrition can play an important supportive role in helping women navigate the challenges with sleep and stress that can accompany hormonal shifts—from pregnancy and the postpartum period to perimenopause and menopause. Hormonal shifts combined with busy schedules,...
Rethinking Postpartum Care: A More Connected Path for New Mothers
For generations, the six-week postpartum visit has served as a kind of finish line: an appointment marking the end of pregnancy-related care and the beginning of “normal” life again. But for many women, six weeks is hardly the end of recovery. Physical healing can...
What Your Pregnancy and Postpartum Can Reveal About Your Long-Term Health
For many women, pregnancy is a season of appointments, ultrasounds, and anticipation. At the end of it, there is a new baby. But doctors and researchers are increasingly looking at pregnancy through another lens: as an early window into a woman's future health....
Advancing Skin Health in People With Down Syndrome: A New Clinical Trial Seeks Participants
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Columbia University Medical Center are conducting a pioneering study to evaluate potential treatments for inflammatory skin diseases in people with Down syndrome. They aim to set new standard-of-care...
Could My Hair Loss Be Alopecia?
Hair loss—called alopecia areata—can be upsetting. If it affects you, you may feel as if you’re the only one, but it’s more common than you think. In this Q&A, Benjamin Ungar, MD, Director of the Alopecia Center of Excellence at Mount Sinai, explains the...
The Pros and Cons of Daylight Saving Time for Your Health
Every March, on the second Sunday, we turn the clocks ahead one hour to begin daylight saving time, which gives us one more hour of light during the evening when the weather is warmest. And every November, on the first Sunday, we turn the clocks back to resume...
Worried About CTE? What to Know About Risk, Symptoms, and Diagnosis
You may have heard about chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain disease linked to repeated hits to the head. CTE has been found in some former NFL players and others who had repeated head impacts. If you or a family member played contact sports, you may...