When it Comes to Melanoma and Skin Cancer Screenings, Don’t Forget Your Feet
I recently got a call from a man in Arizona who found my name on the internet while he was researching some skin cancer facts. He had seen that I had a particular clinical interest in the early diagnosis of melanoma on the lower extremity, and the foot in particular....
My Search for a Better Treatment Option Led me to Mount Sinai
"You read the scan, and know it's in the muscle...have you spoken to your children?," were the words I heard from the world renowned Oncologist who diagnosed me with Stage IV Appendiceal Cancer, a very rare cancer. In fact, appendix cancer is diagnosed in fewer than...
Baby Boomers Should Get Tested for Hepatitis C!
According to the CDC, all “Baby Boomers” should get tested for hepatitis C. This is based only on age and for this recommendation Baby Boomers are defined as those born between 1945 and 1965 Hepatitis C (HCV) is a viral infection of the liver that can lead to...
Your bag can help tone your abdomen and back
While you are carrying anything, in any position, stand up straight as if you are carrying nothing. While walking in the city, you can look at yourself in store windows to be sure your posture is 100% upright. When you are carrying a bag on one side, by standing up...
‘Kidney Swap’ Program Increases Living Donations
When former New York Jets running back Dennis Bligen was diagnosed with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in 2011, and told by doctors that he needed a new kidney, the news came as a shock. For his long-time friend, Jill Christensen—who worked with him in the...
Neonatal Transplants Save Lives
It was the longest drive of Kelly Smith’s life: four hours in an ambulance from Syracuse, N.Y., to The Mount Sinai Hospital beside her 9-day-old daughter, Matilda, who was critically ill. Seemingly healthy on the day she was born in early September, Matilda had become...
Finding Comfort in Knitted Blankets
Three years ago, Sharon Jones began knitting as a way to ease the pain she felt after losing her 17-year-old son Andrew in a car crash in 2007. “When you lose a child, it doesn’t go away,” says Ms. Jones, a Manager of Grants and Contracts in The Mount Sinai Medical...
Questions and Answers About Organ Donation
Every 15 hours, someone in New York State dies waiting for an organ transplant. The shortage of available organs is so severe that in 2012, as many as 9,914 people were listed as waiting for transplants in New York State, for which there were only 358 deceased donors...
Mount Sinai Auxiliary Board Honors Physicians for Work in Global Health
The third annual Awards for Outstanding Service to the International Community were presented to Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai faculty members Nils Hennig, MD, PhD, MPH, and Ebby Elahi, MD, on Tuesday, March 5, by The Mount Sinai Auxiliary Board and its...