New York Daily News: Your Daytime Sleepiness and Fatigue May be a Sign of Sleep Apnea
Sleep apnea is estimated to affect more than 20 million Americans, though doctors say that 80 percent of those cases remain undiagnosed. The disorder is so common that just about everyone has some level of risk, but people who are overweight or who experience daytime...
HuffPost: What You Need To Know About Zika Virus
Though media attention has diminished, Zika still poses a threat to many countries, including the United States, according to Jean K. Lim, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Read the article in the HuffPost
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: How to Keep Your Kids Safe and Hydrated This Summer
For kids playing outside this summer, safety is key to a healthy, fun experience. Here are some tips from two Mount Sinai Health System experts who work with the United States Tennis Association: James Gladstone, MD, Co-chief of the Sports Medicine Service and...
A New Milestone in Mount Sinai Health System and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Alliance
The Mount Sinai Health System and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) launched the next phase of their 18-month-old alliance on Wednesday, May 31, as they officially opened their Fetal Medicine Program and announced an affiliation of the Mount Sinai Children’s...
Addiction Institute to Explore Effective Therapies
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai recently opened a new Addiction Institute that will address one of the nation’s greatest health concerns by exploring effective treatments for patients with substance abuse problems. “Bringing science to bear on the...
Music Therapy Found to Aid Spine Surgery Patients
Researchers at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel found in a recent study that music therapy—an integrative treatment that addresses mind, body, and spirit—decreased the perceived pain...
HuffPost: Confronting Autism Early Is the Key to Effective Therapy
Children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) greatly benefit from early intervention therapy. Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, Director, The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains the disorder and how families can...
Treating Depression with Software: Technology from Mount Sinai Steps into the Digital Healthcare Universe
A treatment for depression using Emotional Faces Memory Task (EFMT), a technology originally developed by two Mount Sinai researchers, resulted in a significantly greater reduction of major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms compared to a control group, according to...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: What you need to know about hepatitis prevention and treatment
What is the difference between hepatitis A, B and C? Douglas Dieterich, MD, Director of the Institute of Liver Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai explains. Read the article in Metro New York