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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, formerly the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, is a private medical school in New York City. Chartered by Mount Sinai Hospital in 1963, it is the academic teaching arm of the Mount Sinai Health System, which manages eight hospital campuses in the New York metropolitan area. (Wikipedia)

External link for more info: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

“We Live In An Ageist Society”: How To Enjoy Old Age

>> July 23, 2023

Dr. Rosanne Leipzig explains what’s normal, what’s not, and how to enjoy your later years in life.

institutions/organizations: Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

What You Need To Know About Your Baby’s Flat Head

>> May 7, 2023

Peter Taub, a professor of pediatrics, says plagiocephaly ("flat head syndrome") isn’t a syndrome at all and doesn’t cause any neurologic symptoms.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Nail Biting

>> September 12, 2021

Nail biting is an extremely common habit, but some people bite their nails so badly and so often that they suffer damage to their hands. Experts discuss why so many of us are driven to bite our nails, what can be done to stop it, and the damage that can occur when we can’t stop.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital| Western Suffolk Psychological Services
"Flat Head Syndrome" (2020)

“Flat Head Syndrome”

>> November 22, 2020

Since the beginning of the “baby on back” movement to reduce sudden infant death syndrome, many more infants are developing misshapen heads with a flat spot in one place. An expert discusses whether this is serious.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital

Medical Notes: Week of August 23, 2020

>> August 23, 2020

Doctors are still learning about Coronavirus and some of what they’re finding is confusing. Then, many first responders to the 9-11 attacks in New York have brains that have aged 10 years more than normal. And finally, a study shows that people over six feet tall are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with Covid-19.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital| Stony Brook University
Who Gets a Vaccine?

Who Gets a Vaccine?

>> August 16, 2020

Development of a coronavirus vaccine is proceeding at a breakneck pace. What needs to happen to make sure it’s safe and effective? And if a vaccine is successfully made, who should get it first?

institutions/organizations: Georgetown University| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital| O'Neill Institute of National and Global Health Law
Melanoma Advances

Melanoma Advances

>> December 29, 2019

Fifteen years ago, advanced melanoma was usually lethal. But new treatments harnessing the immune system have increased survival so much that researchers haven’t completely been able to quantify it.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital
Nail Biting

Nail Biting

>> September 22, 2019

Nail biting is an extremely common habit, but some people bite their nails so badly and so often that they suffer damage to their hands. Experts discuss why so many of us are driven to bite our nails, what can be done to stop it, and the damage that can occur when we can’t stop.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital| Western Suffolk Psychological Services
CBD::The Truth About the Latest Health Craze

CBD––The Truth About the Latest Health Craze

>> July 3, 2019

Suddenly, cannabis-related, hemp-derived CBD is almost everywhere. CBD’s FDA status is murky, and we know very little about its benefits, thanks in part to its former place on DEA Schedule 1. How much has been proven about its supposed health qualities? What are the risks? Experts discuss in depth.

institutions/organizations: Addiction Institute| Drake University| Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)| Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital| U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
"Flat Head Syndrome" (2018)

“Flat Head Syndrome” (2018)

>> September 30, 2018

Since the beginning of the “baby on back” movement to reduce sudden infant death syndrome, many more infants are developing misshapen heads with a flat spot in one place. An expert discusses whether this is serious, how it can be treated with a helmet-like device, and how it might be prevented.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital
The Biology of Addiction

The Biology of Addiction

>> October 22, 2017

Scientists are learning the specific workings of the brain when it is addicted to a substance or behavior, and showing that all addictions are similar.

institutions/organizations: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai| Mount Sinai Hospital| University of Pennsylvania

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