How Front-Line Health Care Providers Can Keep Their Families Safe
As COVID-19 continues to have a dramatic impact around the globe, and front-line doctors, nurses, and health care staff are managing a growing number of cases, there is understandable anxiety.Waleed Javaid, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine (Infectious...
COVID-19: What Transplant Patients Need to Know
As the outbreak of COVID-19 widens, transplant patients have some special concerns. Meenakshi M. Rana, MD, the Director of Transplant Infectious Disease, Mount Sinai Health System, shares her perspectives on what transplant patients need to...
I Am Diabetic. Am I At Increased Risk for COVID-19?
The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 has upended the world. The entire country of Italy is on lockdown and Americans are being asked to stay indoors as much as possible, only venturing out for essential supplies like food and medicine. People with...
Telehealth Aids in Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 spreads throughout the New York area, the Mount Sinai Health System is making it easier—and safer—to get care.Mount Sinai Now telehealth services offer several ways to get care remotely. You don’t have to worry about crowded public transit...
What do Cancer Patients Need to Know about COVID-19?
COVID-19 is a concern for everyone. But cancer patients are among those at highest risk of contracting this virus--or developing a bad case of it. This is because most cancer patients have immune systems that have been weakened by cancer and its...
How to Self-Quarantine Due to Coronavirus
As the novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 spreads around the United States, guidance for prevention and containment are being issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). People who have fever or respiratory symptoms, such as coughing...
What Parents Should Know About the Novel Coronavirus and the Flu
The outbreak of a viral infection known as COVID-19, caused by a newly discovered coronavirus, is dominating the news, and governments, public health experts, and doctors are preparing for a growing number of cases around the world and in the United...
What You Need to Know About the Recent Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
A newly identified coronavirus now known as COVID-19 was first recognized in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019 and is rapidly spreading throughout the world.Bernard Camins, MD, MSc, Medical Director for Infection Prevention for the Mount Sinai Health...
What Are the Benefits of CBD?
Interest in cannabidiol (CBD) has increased dramatically in recent years. Available in oils, lotions, and vaping fluid, the substance has been touted as a cure-all for various ailments including anxiety, arthritis, and insomnia. While its growing reputation is...