National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) Stops Enrolling Patients in ARUBA Study Earlier than Planned May 10, 2013 Mount Sinai’s International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (InCHOIR) is the data-coordinating center for the trial
PubMed - "Breast Cancer Treatment Decision-Making: Are We Asking Too Much of Patients?" March 18, 2013 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai investigators participated in a study that explores the consequences of decision-making responsibility among women with breast cancer on 'decision regret'.
RWJF – "Special Supplement of Studies Published in Pediatrics" March 1, 2013 Dr. Lawrence Kleinman helped guide a special supplement of studies by RWJF Clinical Scholars into publication in Pediatrics this month.
SGIM - "Vision Health Education for Diabetic Patients Abstract Accepted for Oral Presentation at the Society of General Internal Medicine Annual Conference" February 20, 2013 Abstract accepted for oral presentation at the upcoming 2013 Society of General Internal Medicine annual conference in Denver Colorado.
Annetine Gelijns, PhD, Has Been Appointed Chair of the Department of Health Evidence and Policy at The Mount Sinai Medical Center November 27, 2012 Dr. Gelijns arrived in 2008 as part of an extraordinary health outcomes research and policy team.
Mount Sinai Selected as the Manhattan Borough Lead Organization for the Partnership for a Healthier New York City July 18, 2012 Mount Sinai will organize and lead a coalition of community partners to identify evidence-based and innovative strategies for promoting healthy eating.
Children Who Stay on Their Parents' Health Plans Through Age 26 Have Improved Access to Care February 13, 2012 Statelaws permitting children to stay on their parents’ health insurance through age 26 result in improved access to health care compared to states without those laws.
Mount Sinai Researchers Receive $8 Million Grant to Develop National Measures Evaluating Quality of Pediatric Health Care March 21, 2011 Award goes to enhancing methods of evaluating the quality of care given to pediatric patients in the U.S.
Vast Majority of Physicians Practice “Defensive Medicine” According to New Physician Survey June 28, 2010 According to Mount Sinai researchers, a vast majority of physicians believe malpractice concerns lead to excessive tests and procedures.
AMA’s Position on Coverage Expansion Was Inconsistent with the Views of Most Physicians June 9, 2010 Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that most physicians do not support the American Medical Association’s position on healthcare reform.
Availability of Primary Care Physicians May Help Reduce Pediatric Surgeries May 13, 2010 A recent study by researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine highlights the importance of access to pediatricians and family physicians.
Mount Sinai Researchers Conclude 9-11 Responders Twice As Likely to Have Asthma November 3, 2009 The tracking data show an increasing percentage of responders reporting asthmatic episodes, rising to double that seen in the general population.
Investigation Assesses Health Impact of One of the Nation's Largest Environmental Disasters November 2, 2009 Investigation teams led by Mount Sinai researchers are looking into the disease pathology in Libby, Montana, a town exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore for more than a century.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Awards Mount Sinai Organ Donation Medal of Honor October 2, 2009 Mount Sinai Medical Center receives the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Organ Donation Silver 1 Medal of Honor.
Mount Sinai Research Team Leads NIH-Funded Project Examining the Mechanism of Human Tissue Assembly September 24, 2009 The $6 million, five-year grant awarded to the Dynamics Underlying Tissue Integrity project supports the collaborative research of a number of biomedical initiatives.
Majority of Surveyed Physicians Support Health Reform with Both Public and Private Insurance Options September 16, 2009 Sixty-three percent of Mount Sinai physicians support health reform that includes both public and traditional private insurance.
Mount Sinai Children's Environmental Health Center Holds Its Second Annual "Greening Our Children" Benefit Event May 13, 2009 Led by Mount Sinai’s Philip J. Landrigan, MD, Professor and Chair of Community and Preventive Medicine, Center research projects identify potential environmental causes of childhood diseases.
Future Climate Change Likely to Cause More Respiratory Problems in Young Children May 3, 2009 More children will end up hospitalized over the next decade because of respiratory problems resulting from projected climate change, according to a new study from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
The Mount Sinai Medical Center Becomes a 2009 EPA Region 2 Quality Award Recipient May 1, 2009 This annual Environmental Protection Agency award honors individuals and organizations who have contributed significantly to the improvement of the environment.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Significantly Improves Its U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools Rankings April 24, 2009 Over the past four years, Mount Sinai has improved in the U.S. News & World Report "America's Best Graduate Schools" rankings more than any other school in the United States, jumping from 32nd to 22nd.
Mount Sinai Paper Corrects Flaw in Most Common Way Health Care Researchers Statistically Adjust Their Findings February 12, 2009 Mount Sinai paper describes an improved approach to data analysis that will reduce the potential for miscommunication about the size of an effect.
Mount Sinai Study Finds One-Quarter of World Trade Center Responders Still Have Impaired Lung Function February 5, 2009 The Mount Sinai study is the first to assess lung function in a large group of WTC responders at two different time points since the September 11th attacks.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Experiences Impressive NIH Support January 4, 2009 Mount Sinai School of Medicine has ranked among the top 25 medical schools in terms of NIH funding for several years.
