Blog: Insight from the Health Center team
Wellness Challenge Week 2: Exercise
This week, we entered the second week of our 4-Week Wellness Challenge discussing ways to gradually increase training volume and hydration. See the tips from our providers, the challenge for the week, and a number of questions we received from members of our community throughout the week. Also, there is still time to join the Challenge.
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Interview by Amanda Carmel, MD
In celebration of breast cancer awareness month, we are incredibly honored to be joined by Dr. Elisa Port, the chief of breast surgery at Mount Sinai. See our 10 question interview for the latest information on breast cancer and treatment therapies.
Wellness Challenge Week 1: Sleep
This week, we launched our first ever 4-Week Wellness Challenge discussing ways to improve sleep and productivity. See the tips from our providers, the challenge for the week, and a number of questions we received from members of our community throughout the week. Also, there is still time to join the Challenge.
A Discussion on Addiction with Expert Yasmin Hurd, PhD
By Molly Sherb, PhD
In this thought provoking conversation, Dr. Hurd addresses some of the factors that contribute to substance use and addiction, how to support people struggling with addiction, possible treatments, microdosing, and marijuana legalization. She also discusses how COVID-19 impacted those with addiction and gives us a glimpse into her ongoing clinical trials with CBD.
3 Reasons to Get the Flu Shot this Year
This may be the most important year to get a flu shot. It’ll protect you, save lives, and preserve healthcare resources needed to fight the COVID-19 pandemic in your community. Learn more about the similarities and differences between COVID-19 and the flu.
Vaccines: One of the Greatest Medical Advances
By Hanna Chapman, FNP-BC, MSN
In honor of National Immunization Awareness Month, I sat down with vaccine expert, Dr. Peter Palese, a microbiologist and Chair of the Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, to discuss the history of vaccines, their importance, and the potential of a universal flu vaccine.
Health Checklists for Men and Women of All Ages
Written by Tina Sindwani, MD and Louis DePalo, MD
Studies show genes determine only 20% of a person’s life expectancy, therefore lifestyle choices and disease prevention are extremely important factors in leading a long and healthy life. Each stage of adult life presents different health challenges or risks. See the guidance on vaccines, screenings, and general health tips for men and women to be aware of as they age.
HIV: The Other Epidemic
Written by Louis DePalo, MD including interview with Michael Mullen, MD
Given our current battle with the SARS-CoV-2 virus of COVID-19, it is hard to look beyond the pandemic affecting us all today, but the decades-long research and international fight against HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) has some scientists drawing parallels between the two diseases.
How Do We Live With Grief?
By Molly Sherb, PhD
We are all grieving for the world right now. We are grieving for the people we know, we’re grieving for the people we don’t, and the feelings we are experiencing may span from intense sadness, anger, and frustration through numbness and disconnection. We asked our psychologist, Molly Sherb, PhD to discuss the various types of grief and teach us how to “move forward with grief” rather than move on from it.
June is Men’s Health Month
Written by Louis DePalo, MD including interview with Ash Tewari, MD
As a man of a certain age, when one speaks of “men’s health,” the immediate thought is of prostate cancer, nocturnal awakening, and waning sex drive. These are all important health concerns – prostate cancer in particular, is known to affect 1 in 7 men and claim the lives of roughly 30,000 men each year. I sit down with my colleague, the world renowned urologist and prostate cancer specialist, Ash Tewari, MD to discuss early education and prevention for men’s overall health and screening and prevention for prostate cancer.