Chair of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Builds On Success in Improving Patients’ Quality of Life
R. Sean Morrison, MD, has been appointed Ellen and Howard C. Katz Chair of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Morrison, who joined Mount Sinai in 1995, has focused on one goal throughout his...
Remote Monitoring Improves Readmission Rates for Heart Failure Patients
Mount Sinai Heart is reducing readmissions and improving quality of life for congestive heart failure (CHF) patients with remote monitoring using new devices and apps, as well as old-fashioned compassionate care. “We are creating a multimodal way of keeping an eye on...
New York Daily News: How to fight heart disease — the No. 1 killer of women
Every minute a woman dies from heart disease and stroke in the U.S., yet most women think breast cancer, not heart disease, is the biggest health risk for women, when in fact, heart disease and stroke cause more deaths in women than all forms of cancer combined,...
How to Take Charge of Your Health Following a Gynecologic Cancer Diagnosis
Any cancer diagnosis will throw life as you know it into disarray. Learning you have gynecologic cancer may be even more unsettling, as these cancers cause symptoms you may not want to discuss, and diagnosis may require exams and procedures you may not want to have....
Studying Diet and Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms
Neurologists have long suspected a link between diet and symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS), but today, Ilana B. Katz Sand, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Associate Medical Director of the Corinne...
Taking Mammography Screening to New York City’s Five Boroughs Through a Unique Program
Nearly two-thirds of U.S. women ages 40 and older have had a mammogram during the past two years, but significant economic, cultural, and social barriers prevent many in New York City from taking advantage of this important breast cancer detection tool. According to...
Is a Thyroid Condition a Problem if I Want to Get Pregnant?
Some of the most frequent questions I get from patients are from women planning to become pregnant who wonder if a thyroid condition is something to worry about. You should talk with your doctor, because there are a number of steps you can take to protect yourself and...
Integrative Medicine Pioneer Deepak Chopra, MD, Meets With Mount Sinai Research Team
Can meditation and other forms of alternative medicine be used in conjunction with traditional treatments to improve overall physiological and psychological health and well-being? This was a topic for brainstorming between best-selling author Deepak Chopra, MD, and...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: How to keep your heart healthy
More and more people are manifesting symptoms of heart disease in their 40s and their 30s. So the notion that the disease is only of the middle aged and above is absolutely not true anymore according to Dennis Finkielstein, MD, associate chairman of cardiology and...