HuffPost: Colon Cancer is Preventable, Treatable, Beatable
Each year, more than 50,000 Americans die from colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States. David A. Greenwald, MD, Director of Clinical Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, The Mount Sinai Hospital, explains why the vast majority of these...
Medication and Surgery: What to Take and What Not to Take
Medications can have an impact on the anesthesia that will be used for your surgery and even on your recovery, says Ram Roth, MD, board certified anesthesiologist at Mount Sinai Queens. That is why it is very important to talk with your surgeon...
Your Orthopedic Surgeon Recommends Surgery: What Next?
Pre-surgery efforts can influence the success of the surgery and recovery, says Edward Yang, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon and Chief of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai Queens. When orthopedic surgery is part of your care plan, there are many steps you can take to...
Huffington Post: New Advice for Preventing Peanut Allergy in Young Children
Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Elliot and Roslyn Jaffe Professor of Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology and Chief of the Division of Allergy and Immunology in the Department of Pediatrics at The Mount Sinai Hospital, served on the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious...
With New Device, Orthopedic Surgeons Can Decide During Your Office Visit if You Need Surgery
A new tool is giving orthopedic surgeons an innovative view inside the body. “It's an instrument that has a digital camera at the tip of it so that once you put it in the joint you can look around,” says James N. Gladstone, MD, Co-Chief, Sports Medicine Services,...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: How do you know if you have kidney cancer?
Some cancers are largely discovered "incidentally," or when a person is seeking treatment for an unrelated reason; kidney cancer is one of those. Ketan Badani, MD, Professor, Urology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains the risk of kidney cancer and some...
Why It’s Important to See a Specialist for Treating Facial Injuries
Facial injuries are very common, affecting children and adults of all ages and walks of life. But that doesn’t mean you should treat them casually, according to Matthew B. Hirsch, MD, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount...
Huffington Post: Is Weight-Loss Surgery for You?
For the right candidates, weight-loss surgery—also known as bariatric surgery—can yield remarkable health benefits, and even be lifesaving. Subhash Kini, MD, Bariatric Surgeon, Mount Sinai Program for Surgical Weight Loss, Associate Professor of Surgery, Icahn School...
HIV in Women and Girls Awareness Day and Why it’s Important
Terri Wilder, MSW, director, HIV/AIDS Education and Training, and Antonio Urbina, MD, associate professor of infectious disease at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, discuss recent advances in HIV/AIDS treatment and the importance of national HIV in Women...