Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, School
Before a capacity audience in Stern Auditorium that included faculty, staff, students, and the public, Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, noted surgeon, writer, and public health researcher, recently presented a professional overview—yet highly personalized account—of modern medicine’s impact on how we age, and die, in the twenty-first century. His speech, titled “Being Mortal,” based on his book, Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End, was delivered as the 2015 Annual Douglas West Memorial Lecture, an event sponsored by Mount Sinai’s Lilian and Benjamin Hertzberg Palliative Care Institute. (more…)
Updated on Jun 30, 2022 | Inside, Your Health
Mount Sinai Queens Community Health Fair Draws 900 Attendees
Mount Sinai Queens and the United Community Civic Association co-hosted a daylong neighborhood health fair at Kaufman Astoria Studios on Saturday, June 6, attracting some 900 attendees. Mount Sinai Queens staff offered a wide range of free health screenings, including glucose, cholesterol, blood pressure, asthma, and osteoporosis. They also measured body mass index and provided information on weight control, stress management, and smoking cessation and prevention. Attendees enjoyed free, healthy snacks from the hospital chef, family fun activities, and entertainment. (more…)
May 11, 2015 | Cardiology, Inside
Carolyn Brockington, MD, a board-certified vascular neurologist and Director of the Stroke Center at Mount Sinai St. Luke’s and Mount Sinai Roosevelt, is actively involved in educating the public about all aspects of stroke-—from its symptoms to its prevention and treatment.
“Most people do not realize anyone can have a stroke at any age, but the good news is many strokes can be prevented,” Dr. Brockington says. “The key lies in identifying and successfully controlling the risk factors with lifestyle changes like diet, exercise, and possibly medication.” (more…)
Mar 13, 2015 | Health Tips, Inside, Your Health
As a young resident making pediatric hospital rounds in Houston more than thirty years ago, Michael F. Tosi, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, remembers the almost daily presence of sick children under age 5 battling Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), a leading cause of bacterial meningitis. (more…)
Nov 18, 2014 | Health Tips, Your Health
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported millions of Americans may be suffering from keratitis, an infection of the cornea, caused by improper handling of contact lenses. According to the CDC, wearing lenses too long and not cleaning them properly are the most common underlying factors of eye infections in the estimated 38 million Americans who wear contact lenses.
“Bacterial keratitis is usually treated with antibiotic drops and may require multiple return visits to your ophthalmologist,” says Marina Grapp, OD, Director, Specialty Contact Lens Service, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, “But the infection is easily avoidable with proper use.”
During Contact Lens Health Week, Dr. Grapp offers some tips for avoiding contact lens-related eye infections:
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