New York Daily News: Take These Preventative Steps to Lower Your Breast Cancer Risk
There are preventive steps you can take to cut your breast cancer risk. For starters, avoid hormone-replacement therapy and get mammograms and other screenings as recommended by your doctor. But you can also protect yourself with lifestyle changes, according to Paula...
Why Vaccines are Safe and Critically Important
Vaccines represent one of the most important advances in medicine. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)—an organization of 66,000 pediatricians committed to the well-being of all children—wholeheartedly endorses the recommended vaccination schedule created by...
HuffPost: What Is Urgent Care, And When Is It The Right Choice?
Deciding to go to an urgent care center instead of an emergency room depends on the severity of your symptoms. Here's what you need to know from Erick Eiting, MD, Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and Director of...
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,...