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Upcoming Solar Eclipse—Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Warn About Dangers of Looking Directly at the Sun
Warning follows Mount Sinai’s landmark eye damage case linked to the 2017 eclipse
Mount Sinai Establishes Department of Public Health
Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH, appointed inaugural Dean for Public Health and Chair of the new Department of Public Health to spearhead a state-of-the-art curriculum in public health research, education, and practice that will systematically integrate with medicine, population health, global health, neurosciences, environmental medicine, data science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) disciplines.
Artificial Intelligence Matches or Outperforms Human Specialists in Retina and Glaucoma Management, Mount Sinai Study Finds
Research shows this tool can strongly support clinicians for patient care
Mount Sinai Receives $2.6 Million Grant From PolyBio Research Foundation for Long COVID Clinical Trials
Funding will also support researching other complex illnesses and medical education
Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Named President of the Heart Valve Society
World leader in aortic valve reconstruction is first Mount Sinai surgeon to lead the international organization
Intravascular Imaging Significantly Improves Survival, Safety, and Outcomes in Cardiovascular Stenting Procedures Over Conventional Angiography
Results from this large-scale synthesis of all prior clinical trials could increase usage of several types of high-resolution imaging for guiding interventional coronary procedures
A Mount Sinai-Led Study Shows Early Success of a Novel Drug in Treating a Rare and Chronic Blood Cancer
Results of 16-Center REVIVE trial published in The New England Journal of Medicine
Mount Sinai Named Official Medical Service Provider for International Sumo League
Physicians from the Department of Rehabilitation and Human Performance will play a key role in preparing athletes for tournaments
Mount Sinai Doctors to Present New Research at 2024 SMFM Annual Pregnancy Meeting
High-risk pregnancy specialists from the Mount Sinai Health System are presenting research at the Annual Pregnancy Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) from February 10-14
Mount Sinai Ophthalmologists Develop Novel Protocol to Rapidly Diagnose and Treat Eye Stroke
Study shows using advanced technology and time can prevent permanent vision loss
Quality of Care for Patients Who Call 911 Varies Greatly Across the United States, Study Finds
Mount Sinai research could lead to more consistency and safety measure.
Global Taskforce of Scientists Develop a Unifying Framework for the Human Affectome
Work will facilitate interdisciplinary study of feelings, emotions, moods, and other sensory experiences, as well as the development of treatments for mental disorders.
Mount Sinai Researchers Awarded $4.1 Million NIH Grant to Advance Understanding of Sleep Apnea Using Artificial Intelligence
Machine-learning method aims to predict consequences of serious sleep disorder impacting millions in the U.S.
Mount Sinai Study Shows That Circulating Immune Cells Drawn to the Brain During Stress Can Control Emotional Behaviors
Findings shed light on mechanisms underlying psychosocial stress and depression susceptibility
Posterior Wall Ablation Does Not Help Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation
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Mount Sinai Leaders Showcase Innovations and Solutions in Health Delivery and Care Quality at Arab Health 2024
Mount Sinai Health System leaders will attend and present at Arab Health 2024, the Middle East’s largest healthcare exhibition and congress, on January 29 – February 1
Mount Sinai Health System Receives 2023 CHIME Digital Health Most Wired Recognition
Mount Sinai receives award honoring health organizations that use information technology to enhance health care and outcomes
Women With Atrial Fibrillation Significantly Benefit From Pulsed Field Ablation Procedures
Mount Sinai-led study is the first to show there are no sex disparities in patient outcomes with this new technology
Largest Brain Autopsy Study of Female Intimate Partner Violence Decedents Reveals Brain Injury Pathology Unlike That Seen Among Male Contact Sports Athletes
The largest brain autopsy study of women who had experienced intimate partner violence reveals substantial vascular and white matter damage in the brain, but no evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), the neurodegenerative disease recognized among male contact sports athletes who sustain repeated head trauma.
Mount Sinai Receives $4.6 Million From The Pershing Square Foundation to Support Women’s Health Research and Careers for Women in Science
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has received a $4.6 million gift from The Pershing Square Foundation to support women’s health research and advance careers for female scientists
Certain Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl “Forever Chemicals” Identified as Potential Risk Factor for Thyroid Cancer
Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a link between certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and an increased risk for thyroid cancer.
Oula Announces Third Clinic And Expanded Partnership With Mount Sinai Health System To Provide Wider Access To Collaborative Maternity Care
Oula-Mount Sinai West partnership offers patients the best of obstetrics and midwifery, with midwife-led delivery supported by leading hospital’s expertise and resources
CastleVax Inc. Receives BARDA Project NextGen Award Valued at up to $338 Million to Advance Intranasal NDV-based COVID-19 Booster Vaccine into Phase 2b Clinical Efficacy Testing
CastleVax, a clinical stage vaccine platform company, has received a Project NexGen award valued at up to $338 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), to support the development of a next-generation, booster vaccine to protect against COVID-19 for years to come.
Mount Sinai Announces Partnership With the Chiba Institute of Technology in Japan Focusing on Artificial Intelligence to Transform Cardiovascular Research
Agreement aims to help make clinical trials more efficient and lead to faster advances in patient care
Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Centers Ranked Among the Best in the United States by Newsweek
Top rankings include Mount Sinai Morningside and The Mount Sinai Hospital, with stroke rehabilitation a standout program
People with Long COVID Have Distinct Hormonal and Immune Differences From Those Without This Condition
Research conducted at Mount Sinai and Yale confirms long COVID is a biological disease by showing blood biomarkers that can predict who has it
Decoding Depression: Researchers Identify Crucial Biomarker That Tracks Recovery From Treatment-Resistant Depression
A team of leading clinicians, engineers, and neuroscientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in the field of treatment-resistant depression.
Certain Community Health Care Worker Programs Often Exploit Volunteers, Mount Sinai Researchers Report
First systematic study of the subject finds that more than half of unsalaried community health care workers in dual-cadre programs experienced unfair treatment in the workplace
Preschoolers From Low-Income Families May Have Worse Health and Benefit Less From Health Promotion Interventions Than Children With Higher Socioeconomic Status
Mount Sinai study focused on Harlem preschools emphasizes the need for specialized health promotion programs in classrooms starting at an early age
Mount Sinai Researchers Develop Novel, Automated Measure of Sleep Studies to Determine Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea
New method can predict risks of cardiovascular disease, mortality in sleep apnea patients
Mount Sinai Announces Partnership With the Brazilian Clinical Research Institute to Advance Cardiovascular Disease Research and Medical Education
Agreement aims to improve patient care and outcomes on a global scale
Optical Coherence Tomography May Improve Safety and Outcomes for Stenting Procedures in Heart Disease Patients Compared to Conventional Angiography
Results from a large-scale clinical trial results could increase usage of high resolution imaging for guiding interventional coronary procedures
Mount Sinai Study Identifies Most Effective and Safest Outpatient Labor Induction Methods, Potentially Reducing Hospital Stays and Increasing Hospital Efficiency in Use of Resources
Mount Sinai study identifies most effective and safest outpatient labor induction methods, potentially reducing hospital stays and increasing hospital efficiency in use of resources
Mount Sinai Receives Significant Funding to Study Which Coronary Revascularization Procedure Best Improves Survival and Quality of Life for Women and Underserved Minority Groups
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will help lead and launch the first clinical trial focusing on women and minority populations to determine which coronary revascularization procedure best improves their survival and quality of life.
Father’s Psychiatric Diagnosis Increases Risk of Preterm Birth, Study Reports
Babies are more likely to be born prematurely when either their father or mother has had a psychiatric diagnosis, according to a study.
Promising Results of Next-Generation Intranasal COVID-19 Booster Vaccine: Implications for Infection Prevention and Transmission
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY is pleased to announce that CastleVax, Inc. has completed enrollment and a preliminary analysis of a phase 1 trial of its licensed Newcastle disease virus (NDV)-based COVID-19 booster vaccine.
Study Shows Differences in How Patients With Heroin Use Disorder Process Drug and Reward Cues
Findings may help inform the development of intervention and prevention strategies
Mount Sinai Participates in $40 Million Multisite Study of Alzheimer’s Disease in Asian Americans and Asian Canadians
Study represents a major milestone toward health equity for underrepresented populations in Alzheimer’s disease research
Mount Sinai Launches Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched the Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health, the first of its kind in New York and one of the first in the United States.
Mount Sinai Patients Receive Greater and Faster Access to Care With New Expanded Digital Tools
Mount Sinai Health System patients will experience greater access to care, fast identification of symptoms, efficient online search and connection to specialists, and easy appointment scheduling thanks to newly launched Digital Experience tools accessible on their smartphones or computers.
Patients With Specific Types of Lipids May Be at Higher Risk of Developing Blinding Eye Disease
Principal Investigator: Louis R. Pasquale, MD, FARVO, Deputy Chair for Ophthalmology Research for the Mount Sinai Health System Co-First Authors: Oana A. Zeleznik, PhD, Instructor in Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Jae H. Kang, ScD, Assistant Professor of…
Mount Sinai Experts Present Research at SLEEP 2023
Sleep medicine experts from the Mount Sinai Health System are presenting new research at SLEEP 2023, the 37th annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies running until June 7 in Indianapolis.
Mount Sinai Researchers Identify Potential New Treatment for Those Who Act Out Their Dreams While Sleeping
Experts say medication commonly used to treat insomnia may also be a therapeutic option for the condition known as REM sleep behavior disorder
George Dangas, MD, PhD, Named President of Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions
First Mount Sinai cardiologist to hold this prestigious position
Researchers Show That a Machine Learning Model Can Improve Mortality Risk Prediction for Cardiac Surgery Patients
A machine learning-based model that enables medical institutions to predict the mortality risk for individual cardiac surgery patients has been developed by a Mount Sinai research team, providing a significant performance advantage over current population-derived models.
Coronary Bioresorbable Scaffolds Nearly as Safe and Effective as Conventional Metal Stents for Heart Disease Patients
First-generation bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) may be just as effective as drug-eluting metallic stents, which are currently the standard treatment for heart disease patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Mount Sinai Launches Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Institute, including three new centers, will lead research to foster novel discoveries and explore new treatments for a range of diseases from leukemia to Alzheimer’s disease.
Mount Sinai Awarded Prestigious $1.3 Million Grant to Expand Research Training Program in Skin Biology
The Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of Dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai will expand its research training program in skin biology with support from a five-year, $1.3 million T32 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Joined Top Biomedical Researchers to Usher in the Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine at Hudson Research Center at 619 West 54th Street
The grand opening of the Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine (CEPM), a partnership between Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Icahn Mount Sinai), was held March 29, 2023 at the Hudson Research Center (HRC) at 619 West 54th Street. The center is the latest in a 10+ year partnership between RPI, a world-renowned technological research university known for its engineering, technology, and science programs, and Icahn Mount Sinai, the academic arm of the Mount Sinai Health System, which includes eight hospitals and a vast network of ambulatory practices throughout the greater New York City region.