Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Health Tips, Primary Care
Welcome back to Mount Sinai Queens’ brand new blog featuring useful news and tips to help you lead a healthier life. I am Dr. Sarah Van Wagner, a board-certified family medicine physician who works at Mount Sinai Queens’ Steinway Medical Group. Please remember that this information is not a substitute for direct medical advice.
You want to enter into a long-term relationship with your Primary Care Physician (PCP). Like any relationship, you should try to find the person that best meets your needs. As I mentioned in my last blog post – there are several different types of doctors who are PCPs: (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Ear Nose Throat
Guest post by Alfred Iloreta, MD, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and member of the Division of Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery at The Mount Sinai Hospital.
As a skull base surgeon and a rhinologist, I commonly prescribe the use of the ‘Neti pot’ for the majority of patients and even myself. The practice of irrigating the nasal passages with water has been around for approximately 5,000 years with its origins South Asian culture within the practice of Ayurveda, an ancient practice of yoga. These Yoga Masters called the sinus cleansing technique “Jala Neti,” and it exists as one of the six main practices in cleansing the body to prepare for the higher practices of yoga. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Speech Pathology
Guest post by Leanne Goldberg, MS, CCC-SLP, Speech and Language Pathologist, The Eugen Grabscheid MD Voice Center, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
If you experience difficulty swallowing pills as an adult and are almost embarrassed to admit it – don’t be. A recent nationwide survey conducted by Harris Interactive found that a staggering 40 percent of American adults have experienced difficulty swallowing pills, but do not experience issues ingesting food or liquids. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
Several hundred people received free blood pressure screenings at different locations throughout the Mount Sinai Health System in May, during National High Blood Pressure Education Month. Regular screenings are an important step in helping to control high blood pressure, which is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and stroke, but often has no warning signs. Mount Sinai Heart hosted the screenings and distributed educational information at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s, Mount Sinai Beth Israel, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, and Mount Sinai Queens.
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
The Laser Vision Correction Center at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai—the first refractive surgery center within the Mount Sinai Health System—recently celebrated its opening. Located at 230 Second Avenue, the new facility offers photorefractive keratectomy, custom LASIK, and IntraLASIK—the first blade-free laser technology that enables physicians to customize vision correction for each patient. Laser vision correction, also known as refractive surgery, treats nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism, helping to eliminate the need for eyeglasses and contact lenses for many patients. The surgery corrects vision by changing the shape of the cornea, the transparent layer that covers the outer surface of the eye.
Welcome back to Mount Sinai Queens’ brand new blog featuring useful news and tips to help you lead a healthier life. I am Dr. Sarah Van Wagner, a board-certified family medicine physician who works at Mount Sinai Queens’ Steinway Medical Group. Please remember that this information is not a substitute for direct medical advice.
