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Mount Sinai’s International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (InCHOIR) is the data-coordinating center for the trial. New York, nY (PRWEB) May 10, 2013 Today the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) announced that “A Randomized Trial of Unruptured Brain Arteriovenous Malformations” (ARUBA) has stopped enrolling patients because of higher than expected event rates in the interventional therapy arm. The International Center for Health...

‘Cureatr’ App Developed by Mount Sinai Hospital Resident Dr. Joseph Mayer New York (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 The Mount Sinai Medical Center has adopted an enterprise-grade mobile care-coordination mobile app called Cureatr, which was designed by a resident at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Joseph Mayer, MD. Mount Sinai has signed a multi-year contract to roll out the app to Mount Sinai clinicians. “Mount Sinai is the first major academic medical center to adopt Cureatr,” said Dr. Bruce J....

MIAMI BEACH, Fla., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the fourth year in a row, Mount Sinai Medical Center's mission-driven operations have brought positive earnings and reinforced the medical center's strong image as a healthcare leader and community resource. Mount Sinai's 2012 net revenues were $497.1 million in 2012, up from $484.9 million in the prior year, representing a 2.5 percent increase. This is due to an increase in cardiac-related procedures, outpatient surgical...

Study in Human Brains, Confirmed in Mice, Provides New Insight into Mechanism of Major Depressive Disorder New York, NY (PRWEB) February 17, 2013 Decreased expression of a protein called Rac1 may be a primary cause of depression, according to a new study in human and mouse brains published in the journal Nature Medicine. Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai also found that overexpression of Rac1 reversed depression-related behaviors in mice, indicating that this...

Hospitals and U.S. News & World Report editors conduct dialogue on how methodology could evolve to create more useful rankings NEW YORK, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a summit on hospital ranking systems, leaders from the nation's top hospitals and U.S. News & World Report agreed that its annual "Best Hospitals" list is among the most comprehensive and useful available. The distinguished group also explored a broad range of ways in which the methodologies...

Mount Sinai Co-Hosts Summit on Hospital Rankings with U.S. News and World Report: NY State Health Commissioner Shah to be Keynote Speaker Following Summit (PRWEB) September 19, 2012 WHO:    Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, Commissioner, New York State Department of Health WHAT: Nirav R. Shah, MD, MPH, commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon hosted by The Mount Sinai Medical Center. The address follows the first-ever...

CHICAGO, Sept. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Music is believed to help heal the sick and inspire the soul. In fact, the healing power of music is swiftly gaining acceptance in modern health care with music therapy commonly used to complement many rehabilitation therapies. Inspired by the emotional power of music, Mount Sinai Hospital Chicago, a member of Sinai Health System, is launching a new philanthropic initiative - Sounds of Sinai - which is dedicated to improving care for...

There’s a new doctor in town. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart, is the inspiration for a Muppet doctor on Barrio Sésamo: Monstrous Supersanos, the Spanish version of Sesame Street which debuted on Spain’s Antena 3 just last month. The character named “Dr. Valentin Ruster” is helping to educate children to lead healthier lifestyles through exercise and healthy diet. (PRWEB) August 27, 2012 There’s a new doctor in town. Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD,...

The Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital saw significant gains in the latest U.S. News & World Report pediatric rankings, which placed it among the country’s best children’s hospitals in six of the ten pediatric specialties measured in the 2012-13 edition of the annual “Best Children’s Hospitals” report. New York, NY (PRWEB) June 05, 2012 The Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital saw significant gains in the latest U.S. News & World Report pediatric rankings,...

Patients find "cloud" technology a faster, more efficient way to store and distribute their medical images than current options, according to the preliminary findings of an image sharing project led by The Mount Sinai Medical Center in conjunction with four other academic medical institutions. The Phase I results of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Image Share project are being presented today at the American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting in Vancouver, Canada. Mount...