Sending Kids to School With Food Allergies? Here’s What You Need to Know.
For parents with children who have a food allergy, sending kids off to school can be worrisome. In fact, about two children in every classroom have a food allergy. The most common food allergies are peanut, tree nuts (like walnut, cashew), shellfish (like shrimp),...
How Mount Sinai is Using Artificial Intelligence to Improve the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
More and more people are getting mammograms as the population ages, as more younger people are choosing to get screened, and as the benefits of accurate screening and early detection of breast cancer remain clear. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in...
Why Does My Baby Cry So Much?
A fussy and crying infant can be a tremendous challenge for parents. Just when you get past the stress of childbirth, learn how to feed your baby, your newborn’s weight gain, and possibly deal with a jaundiced baby, your infant begins to spend more time awake, often...
What Are Dense Breasts and Can They Increase My Risk of Cancer?
If you have dense breasts, you may worry that it could affect your chances of developing breast cancer—or your outcome of that disease. Dense breasts are common. In fact, nearly half of all women who are 40 and older who get mammograms are found to have dense breast...
The Days Are Getting Shorter, Here’s Why You May Be Feeling Down
Mariana Figueiro, PhD, Director of the Light and Health Research Center, explains seasonal affective disorder and how those who experience it can manage.
The Latest on COVID-19: What to Know About Testing
The Biden administration recently announced that it is making four more COVID-19 antigen tests, also known as rapid tests, available to each U.S. household for the fall of 2023. You can order your tests through the federal government’s COVID.gov website. A positive...
Why it Is Important for Men to Get Tested for Prostate Cancer
Prostate cancer is the second most common cancer among men in the United States, after skin cancer, and the number of cases has been rising yearly. About one man in eight will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime, according to the American Cancer...
How Do I Know if I Could Have Celiac Disease?
Celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder affecting the small intestine, is normally a condition you inherit and runs in families. The condition affects approximately 1 percent of people in the United States and is triggered by consuming gluten, a protein found in wheat,...
Some Success Stories From the Mount Sinai Alopecia Center
The emotional toll of alopecia areata can be devastating. But there are treatments that can help you remain positive, manage your symptoms, and thrive. For Dan Kaplan, 43, who has been living with alopecia areata for a quarter century, Dupixent (dupilumab), a drug...