Colon Cancer Myths
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Here are the most common myths about this disease that I hear from my patients. Myth: “I feel fine, I have no pain or feel any lumps- there is no way for me to have colon cancer” Reality: Most patients who underwent...
Precision Treatment for Prostate Cancer
The Mount Sinai Health System is taking steps to revolutionize the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer through a new multidisciplinary program that combines the best of urology, pathology, and radiology to analyze and inform medical care for each patient. Under...
Mount Sinai Receives “Tribute to Nurses” Award
There were countless acts of selfless dedication demonstrated by Mount Sinai staff when Hurricane Sandy devastated New York City in October 2012, but one team was recognized formally with an award for its extraordinary coordination of patient care and leadership...
Celebrating Heart Health Month
Hundreds of staff, employees, and community residents participated in heart-healthy activities throughout the Mount Sinai Health System, an annual effort in February, Heart Health Month, to educate individuals about the risk of cardiovascular disease. Nearly 500...
My Experiences With Hepatitis C
My name is Andrew Styles and I was diagnosed with Hepatitis C in 2000. I hope my personal experiences help others by inspiring them to share their own stories. Anyone can get the Hepatitis C virus (HCV or Hep C): women, men, gay, straight, young and old; it does not...
The Benefits of Dark Chocolate for Valentine’s Day (Recipe Included!)
For centuries before becoming the sweet treat we know today, chocolate, the product of fermented cacao beans, was used as medicine. Early Aztec cultures concocted remedies using cocoa from the “chocolate tree” to ease intestinal complaints and upset stomach, control...
Mount Sinai Heart’s Cardiac Care Unit Awarded for Excellence
The Mount Sinai Hospital Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) was awarded a 2014 Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN), the leading society of acute- and critical-care nurses. Mount Sinai Heart was recognized for its success in...
Expertise in Mitral Valve Repair
Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) is a common heart valve abnormality that affects up to 5 percent of the U.S. population. The mitral valve controls the flow of blood from the lungs to the main pumping chamber of the heart. MVP results from a degeneration of valve structure...
A Leader in Cardiovascular Care for HIV Patients
What started as a casual observation among physicians almost a decade ago—that patients with HIV tend to develop hypertension and have a greater risk of heart attacks than the general population—has become a formal area of study and treatment within the Mount Sinai...