Why Does My Child Need So Many Check-Ups?
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends approximately 10 well-baby and well-child visits in just the first two years. These routine checkups are very important in assessing your child’s development. Micah Resnick, MD, a board certified pediatrician at...
How Do I Maintain a Healthy Diet with Short Bowel Syndrome?
Patients with short bowel syndrome have unique dietary constraints because they have trouble absorbing nutrients. Kwai Lam, RD, clinical nutrition coordinator at the Mount Sinai Intestinal Rehabilitation and Transplantation Center, provides advice on how to obtain...
HuffPost: Showing ‘Credible Fear’ Is a Hurdle in Avoiding Deportation
Craig Katz, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains how the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program, is often the last line of defense for immigrants who have failed multiple times to convince...
HuffPost: Taking Steps to Avoid Heart Attacks May Protect You From Dementia
We all know someone—a relative, friend, coworker, or acquaintance—who has had a heart attack or stroke. Together, these devastating events are the leading cause of deathin the world. Fortunately, they are also preventable. And taking steps to avoid heart attacks and...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: What to know about ovarian cancer
Stephanie V. Blank, director of women's health at Mount Sinai Chelsea, explains to Metro New York the risks, symptoms and treatments of ovarian cancer. September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Read the Q&A in Metro New York
New York Daily News: You should probably drink more water, but what’s the right amount?
Serious athletes are not the only ones at risk of becoming dehydrated. Melissa Leber, MD, FACEP, Assistant Professor of Orthopedics and Emergency Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital, and Director of Emergency Department Sports Medicine,...
HuffPost: Is Your Child’s Backpack Too Heavy?
If children feel fine during summer vacation or other breaks, but start complaining of pain in the back, shoulders, or neck once school is back in session, an overloaded backpack may be to blame, according to Saad B. Chaudhary, MD, MBA, Minimally Invasive Spine...
Mount Sinai Spin-Off to Revolutionize Diagnostics
Eric Schadt, PhD, a pioneer in big data and systems biology and Founding Director of the Icahn Institute for Genomics and Multiscale Biology, recently launched Sema4, a new venture at the Mount Sinai Health System that is looking to revolutionize clinical diagnostics...
HuffPost: A Brighter Future For Babies With Heart Defects
Even babies born with the most complex heart defects can survive to live happy, fulfilling lives, thanks to great advances in the care provided during cardiac surgery and recovery, according to Peter Pastuszko, MD, Chief of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Director of...