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...
New York Daily News: What You Need to Know About Ticks That Spread Lyme Disease
We can all take steps to avoid being exposed to Lyme disease, and if those fail, there are highly effective treatments. Jeffrey P. Gumprecht, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) at the Mount Sinai Hospital, provides some valuable tips...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: People of Color are at Risk of Skin Cancer, Too
People of color have higher rates of skin cancer in skin with less pigment that is not exposed to sunlight often, such as the palms and bottom of the feet, according to Meera Sivendran, MD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: Back to School Health, College Edition
Going away to college is a rite of passage in a young adult’s life. John Steever, MD, director of special programs at Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center and assistant professor of pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, for some advice for...
Beyond Asthma: Could Subglottic Stenosis Cause My Noisy Breathing?
Frustrated by a year of increasingly difficult breathing, a 39-year-old female patient sought relief in the office of Matthew C. Mori, MD, a laryngologist at the Grabscheid Voice and Swallowing Center of Mount Sinai. Despite aggressive asthma treatment, nothing had...
New York Daily News: What You Need to Know About Pregnancy Complications
Doctors increasingly understand the hard science behind pregnancy, including which pregnancies are at higher risk than others, according to Elizabeth Howell MD, MPP, Professor of Population Health Science & Policy, Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and...