The Wall Street Journal - June 10, 2020
Harris Goldstein, M.D., and Brian Pelowski discuss Einstein's success in transforming a lab to provide viral transport medium after the New York City Economic Development Corporation requested the college's assistance for its initiative to produce 50,000 COVID-19 testing kits each week. Dr. Goldstein is associate dean for scientific resources and Mr. Pelowski is assistant dean for scientific operations.
Additional coverage of the initiative includes CBS NewYork, US News & World Report, NBC 4 New York, ABC7NewYork, PIX11, AMNewYork, The Staten Island Advance, Patch, Gothamist, WCBS880, The Daily News, and The New York Post.
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Medscape - June 9, 2020
Gordon Tomaselli, M.D., discusses the potential use of a non-invasive magnetic stimulation technique to treat ventricular tachycardia, the accelerated or irregular heart rhythm condition that causes about 300,000 deaths annually in the United States. 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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The New York Times - June 9, 2020
Philip Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., recounts painful personal experiences of racism, addresses how the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately hurt minorities, and shares his hopes for societal change in a New York Times op-ed. Dr. Ozuah is president and CEO of Montefiore Medicine.
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AMNY - June 8, 2020
Michael Price and the Price Family Foundation, longtime supporters of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, will match up to $1 million in donations to Einstein for research on the coronavirus.
Newsweek - June 3, 2020
Emmeline Ayers, M.P.H., comments on her study finding an association between some personality traits and the risk of developing motoric cognitive risk, a pre-dementia syndrome that affects gait and cognition. Ms. Ayers is principal associate in The Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology.
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CBS New York - May 29, 2020
Einstein is providing a crucial element in COVID-19 testing kits—viral transport medium—as part of a New York City initiative to produce 50,000 kits each week. Einstein is currently the only academic institution involved in the project.
Additional coverage of the initiative includes US News & World Report, NBC 4 New York, ABC7NewYork, PIX11, AMNewYork, The Staten Island Advance, Patch, Gothamist, WCBS880, The Daily News, and The New York Post.
Kaiser Health News - May 28, 2020
Gary Kennedy, M.D., discusses ways to lessen the feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and sadness of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic “lockdown.” Dr. Kennedy is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein and director, division of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore.
Additional coverage of Dr. Kennedy on COVID-19 includes The New York Times
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The New York Times - May 21, 2020
Nir Barzilai, M.D., says vulnerability to COVID-19 increases at around age 55, but that older adults can slow or even reverse their declining immune defenses with an improved diet and exercise regimen. Dr. Barzilai is the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Einstein.
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CBS News - May 18, 2020
Montefiore physicians and healthcare professionals are featured in a documentary covering seven days in April, when they cared for a growing number of patients with COVID-19.
The Daily News - May 13, 2020
Mark Fenig, M.D., recounts one of his patient's battles with COVID-19, describes the conditions of the emergency room during New York's surge in April, and reminds readers there still is no lifesaving treatment to this deadly threat. Dr. Fenig is assistant professor of emergency medicine and an emergency medicine physician at Montefiore.
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The New York Times - May 13, 2020
Michelle Gong, M.D., M.S., discusses the use of proning—turning people onto their stomachs—with COVID-19 patients in order to improve their breathing and avoid respiratory distress. Dr. Gong is professor and chief of the divisions of pulmonary medicine and of critical care, and director of critical care research at Montefiore and Einstein.
Additional coverage of Dr. Gong on COVID-19 includes: NPR and JAMA.
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CNN - April 30, 2020
Barry Zingman, M.D., discusses the clinical trial he is leading at Einstein and Montefiore to evaluate the experimental drug remdesivir to treat COVID-19. Dr Zingman is professor of medicine at Einstein and clinical director, infectious diseases, in the Moses division of Montefiore Health System.
Additional coverage of Dr. Zingman on COVID-19 includes: FoxNews, SpectrumNY1 , Scientific American, ABC7NY, LoHud, The Riverdale Press, and Norwood News
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The New York Times - April 24, 2020
Gary Kennedy, M.D., discusses the resilience and strength of some older adults who are less pessimistic and anxious than many other people during the COVID-19 pandemic “lockdown.” Dr. Kennedy is professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein and director, division of geriatric psychiatry at Montefiore.
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