City and State NY - August 1, 2021
Philip Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., and Gordon Tomaselli, M.D., jointly ranked #13 in this list of leaders cultivating New York City's fast-growing biotech and life sciences hub. Dr. Ozuah is president and CEO of Montefiore Medicine and Dr. Tomaselli is the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Einstein and executive vice president and chief academic officer at Montefiore Medicine.
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New York Post - July 20, 2021
Nir Barzilai, M.D., talks about his plans for a clinical trial to study metformin, a diabetes drug, to target age-related diseases. Dr. Barzilai is professor of medicine and of genetics, the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair in Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Einstein, and an endocrinologist at Montefiore.
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Medscape - July 19, 2021
Matthew Akiyama, M.D., describes his National Institutes of Health award to use new sequencing technology to understand HIV and hepatitis C transmission, which may lead to new prevention and treatment strategies for the diseases. Dr. Akiyama is associate professor of medicine at Einstein and an internist at Montefiore.
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Science News - July 14, 2021
Suzette Olu Bousola Oyeku, M.D., M.P.H., comments on the significant increase in the number of children worldwide who have missed vaccinations for preventable diseases like measles, diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis, and warns that clusters of outbreaks could occur as a result. Dr. Oyeku is professor of pediatrics at Einstein and chief of the division of academic general pediatrics at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM).
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Medscape - July 9, 2021
Priya Nori, M.D., discusses the disagreement between Pfizer and the Centers for Disease Control about COVID-19 booster shots, and says a more important issue is vaccine equity and the need to provide initial shots for healthcare workers in low- and middle-income countries. Dr. Nori is associate professor of medicine and of orthopaedic surgery at Einstein and Montefiore.
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National Institute on Aging - July 8, 2021
Carol Derby, Ph.D., led research in the National Institutes of Health-supported Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN) that found heart disease risk factors, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and belly fat, were associated with declines in cognitive processing speed during midlife. Dr. Derby is research professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology and in the department of epidemiology & population health and is the Louis and Gertrude Feil Faculty Scholar in Neurology at Einstein. She is principal investigator of the Einstein site of the SWAN study underway at seven clinical centers across the United States.
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The Scientist - July 1, 2021
Libusha Kelly, Ph.D., describes SARS-CoV-2 sequencing efforts at Einstein and Montefiore and calls for a robust national genomic sequencing program to help scientists detect, understand, and stay ahead of new and developing viral variants. Dr. Kelly is associate professor of systems & computational biology and of microbiology & immunology.
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The Washington Post - June 17, 2021
Richard Lipton, M.D., says he supports the FDA's approval of a controversial new drug to treat Alzheimer's, and notes that he would have given the drug to his late mother, who suffered from the disease. Dr.Lipton is Edwin S. Lowe Professor and vice chair of the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Einstein and Montefiore.
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The New York Times - June 4, 2021
An Einstein alumna and current Montefiore resident shares her experiences graduating during the height of the pandemic in spring 2020 and starting her career caring for critically ill patients with COVID-19.
The Boston Globe - June 4, 2021
Tia Powell, M.D., explains that a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease is often accompanied by shame and fear, which can increase the burden on caretakers. Dr. Powell is the Dr. Shoshana Trachtenberg Frackman Faculty Scholar in Biomedical Ethics and director of the Montefiore Einstein Center for Bioethics.
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Fast Company - June 4, 2021
Maureen Brogan, M.D., discusses rhabdomyolysis, a painful and dangerous syndrome involving muscle overexertion that often results from starting or restarting a rigorous exercise regime. Dr. Brogan is associate professor of medicine at Einstein and a nephrologist at Montefiore.
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Allure - June 1, 2021
Dawn Buse, Ph.D., says people with migraine can still experience fatigue and difficulty concentrating in the postdrome phase of migraine, when most of the other severe headache symptoms have resolved. Dr. Buse is clinical professor in the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology.
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