Music Therapy Found to Aid Spine Surgery Patients
Researchers at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Mount Sinai Beth Israel found in a recent study that music therapy—an integrative treatment that addresses mind, body, and spirit—decreased the perceived pain...
HuffPost: Confronting Autism Early Is the Key to Effective Therapy
Children with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) greatly benefit from early intervention therapy. Joseph D. Buxbaum, PhD, Director, The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, explains the disorder and how families can...
Treating Depression with Software: Technology from Mount Sinai Steps into the Digital Healthcare Universe
A treatment for depression using Emotional Faces Memory Task (EFMT), a technology originally developed by two Mount Sinai researchers, resulted in a significantly greater reduction of major depressive disorder (MDD) symptoms compared to a control group, according to...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: What you need to know about hepatitis prevention and treatment
What is the difference between hepatitis A, B and C? Douglas Dieterich, MD, Director of the Institute of Liver Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai explains. Read the article in Metro New York
New York Daily News: How to Stay Healthy on Your Summer Getaways
A summer trip can be bliss — but not if you spend those days sick and cooped up in your hotel room.Taking common-sense precautions can make all the difference, whether you're traveling someplace far-flung or close to home, according to Daniel Caplivski, MD, Medical...
HuffPost: How The ‘Low-FODMAP Diet’ Can Help Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A relatively recent approach, called the low-FODMAP diet, has helped many people with IBS and is fast becoming the new gold standard for managing symptoms. Laura Manning, MPH, RD, CDN, Clinical Nutrition Coordinator at the Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Clinical...
Metro New York’s Ask Mount Sinai: Mount Sinai heart surgeon explains what happened to Jimmy Kimmel’s son
Jimmy Kimmel's emotional monologue started a national conversation about heart defects in infants. Peter Pastuszko, MD, Chief of Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery for Mount Sinai Health System, explains this condition. Read the article in Metro New York
HuffPost: A Parent’s Guide To Supporting Transgender Youth
Parents can play a major role in keeping their transgender children healthy and safe. Here are some tips from Zil Garner Goldstein, Program Director, Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery at Mount Sinai, Assistant Professor of Medical Education, Icahn School of...
Knee Pain and Arthroscopy: Less Pain and Faster Recovery Through Minimally Invasive Surgery
Knee pain is experienced in both professional athletes and those with a sedentary lifestyle, notes Edward Yang, MD, board certified orthopedic surgeon and Chief, Department of Orthopaedics at Mount Sinai Queens. The common medical complaint affects a large spectrum,...