June 9, 2015
New York Times reports on research by Erika Levi, M.D., that finds women who want to receive an IUD after a cesarean section should no longer be urged to wait. Currently, women who have cesareans are told to return to their doctors for IUDs 6 weeks after giving birth, after half of them have resumed sexual relations. Dr. Levi is professor of obstetrics & gynecology and women’s health at Einstein and attending physician at Montefiore Health System.
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May 29, 2015
The Huffington Post published a letter by Sean Lucan, M.D., M.P.H., urging parents and schools to work to get healthy foods and healthy-food education into schools. Dr. Lucan argues that unhealthy options – such as candy and juice – should be removed, with healthy foods – such as trail mix and whole fruit mashed and frozen into popsicles –encouraged and made available instead. Dr. Lucan is assistant professor of family and social medicine at Einstein and attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center.
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May 26, 2015
Black Tie Magazine covers Einstein's Women's Division's 61st Annual "Spirit of Achievement" Luncheon, which honored Renee Fleming and Candice Bergen. The fundraising event, which was co-chaired by Terri Goldberg, Andrea Stark and Women’s Division president Carol Roaman, also honored Einstein-Montefiore physicians Daphne Hsu, M.D., and Robert Pass, M.D. Dr. Hsu is professor of pediatrics at Einstein and co-director, Pediatric Heart Center at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM); Dr. Pass is associate professor of pediatrics and director, pediatric electrophysiology and pediatric interventional cardiology at Children's Hospital at Montefiore.
May 8, 2015
NPR’s Shots blog features research by Zev Williams, M.D., Ph.D., that revealed widespread misperceptions about miscarriage. In a survey of more than 1,000 Americans, he and his team found that most people think miscarriage is rare, and many believe that a woman who loses a pregnancy brought it upon herself. Neither of those things is true. Dr. Williams is director of the Program for Early and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss at Einstein and Montefiore Health System.
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May 7, 2015
The Chicago Tribune interviews Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., on research investigating the impact of “heading” in soccer on the brain. Dr. Lipton, whose findings are described in the article, suggests that it is still unclear what the real-world implications of heading on the brain function of players. Dr. Lipton is professor of radiology and associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Einstein and medical director of MRI services at Montefiore Medical Center.
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May 1, 2015
The Scientist interviews Nir Barzilai, M.D., and Evris Gavathiotis, Ph.D., about their success in pursuing private funding in the face of federal funding cuts. Drs. Barzilai and Gavathiotis share how they identified and pursued alternative funding sources and how it has helped advance their research. Dr. Barzilai is the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Einstein and attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center. Dr. Gavathiotis is assistant professor of biochemistry and of medicine.
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April 6, 2015
The Washington Post interviews Richard Lipton, M.D., on the warning signs of dementia. Dr. Lipton notes that when it comes to memory lapses, retrieval problems are of less concern than storage problems. For example, forgetting the name of someone you just met is normal, but forgetting the person entirely may be a warning sign of something more serious. Dr. Lipton is director of the Einstein Aging Study and vice chair of the Saul R. Korey Department of Neurology at Einstein and director of the division of cognitive aging and dementia at Montefiore Medical Center.
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March 27, 2015
The New York Times features John Greally, M.B.B.Ch., Ph.D., and the artist who works with Einstein’s genetic researchers to help visualize “big data.” Dr. Greally explains that large biological data sets are relegated to the digital realm and it is difficult for researchers to develop an instinct for what’s important. Dr. Greally is professor of genetics, of medicine and of pediatrics and director of the center for epigenomics at Einstein and attending physician at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore.
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March 10, 2015
Science News interviews Betsy Herold, M.D., about her new research with William Jacobs, Jr., Ph.D., on an experimental herpes vaccine. Dr. Herold explains that their novel approach was to silence the loud, or dominant, surface protein on the virus in order to use the other proteins to trigger an effective immune response. Dr. Herold holds the Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Pediatrics at Einstein and is the chief of the division of pediatric infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore and Einstein. Dr. Jacobs is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and the Leo and Julia Forchheimer Chair in Microbiology & Immunology at Einstein.
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February 17, 2015
The Washington Post interviews Geoffrey Kabat, Ph.D. about the benefits and limitations of lifestyle and nutrition in preventing cancer. The article cites a recent study by Dr. Kabat in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, that found following the American Cancer Society’s guidelines could reduce the risk for certain cancers and overall mortality. Dr. Kabat is a senior epidemiologist at Einstein.
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February 12, 2015
Bloomberg News interviews Nir Barzilai, M.D., about Novartis’ efforts to develop FDA-approved drug rapamycin as an anti-aging, preventative therapy. It was long believed that rapamycin suppressed the immune response, rendering it unsuitable for long-term use in older adults. However, Dr. Barzilai notes that a recent “watershed” moment occurred when new research found it merely modulated the immune response in humans, clearing the way for more research. Dr. Barzilai is the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair of Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Einstein and attending physician at Montefiore Medical Center.
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January 20, 2015
USA Today interviews Dr. David Rosenstreich about research that finds poverty and poor living conditions are the causes of high rates of asthma – whether in cities or suburbs. As the concentration of poverty has increased in suburbs and rural areas, so have the rates of asthma in those areas. Dr. Rosenstreich points out that the asthma rates are vastly different in Harlem compared to the Upper West Side of Manhattan, although the two neighborhoods are next to each other. This reinforces that it is low socioeconomic status and associated poor living conditions that leads to asthma. Dr. Rosenstreich is professor and director of the division of allergy and immunology in the department of medicine at Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center and the Joseph and Sadie Danciger Distinguished Scholar in Microbiology/Immunology at Einstein.
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January 15, 2015
Al Jazeera America interviews bioethicist Lauren Flicker, J.D., M.B.E., about the ethical implications of forced chemotherapy on a 17-year-old Connecticut teen. Flicker notes the myriad legal and ethical implications of the case, and how even adults may not make informed decisions about refusing medical care. She is assistant professor of epidemiology & population health at Einstein, assistant director of graduate studies, Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics and assistant director of Einstein-Cardozo Master of Science in Bioethics.
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