WTC First Responders Have Higher Frequency of Gene Mutations Linked with Cancers
UPI - March 07, 2022
Amit Verma, M.B.B.S., discusses his study that found first responders who were at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have two to three times the number of blood cell mutations that are linked to leukemia, heart attacks, diabetes, and asthma compared to first responders who were not at the site. Dr. Verma is associate director for translational science at the NCI-designated Albert Einstein Cancer Center, professor of medicine and of developmental and molecular biology at Einstein, and director of hemato-oncology at Montefiore.
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COVID-19 Vaccines ARE Effective in Cancer Patients
Daily Mail - June 10, 2021
Balazs Halmos, M.D., and Amit Verma, M.B.B.S., comment on their study that finds patients with cancer developed antibodies to COVID-19 after vaccination. Dr. Halmos is director of the Multidisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Program at Montefiore and professor of medicine at Einstein; Dr. Verma is associate director of translational science at the Albert Einstein Cancer Center and director of the division of hemato-oncology at Montefiore.