The Open Door Family Medical Center's school based program will be renamed the Nita M. Lowey Center for Health in Schools.
NYMC Faculty news: Lindsay C. Farrell, M.B.A., Instructor of family and community medicine
The Business Journal
Dr. Amler adds that each state may change priorities based on the addition of younger children to the list, but many previously prioritized groups would probably have been already vaccinated.
NYMC Leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
Good Housekeeping
Refusal to provide care to those in need of that care is an egregious breach of the Oath.
NYMC Leadership news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
The Globe Post
"I have nothing to worry about because I already got vaccinated or I already had COVID." We need to stop this misinformation now!
Faculty news: George W. Contreras, M.E.P., M.P.H., M.S., CEM, FAcEM, assistant director of the Center for Disaster Medicine and assistant professor in the Institute of Public Health
El Diario
“All three vaccines currently in use in the U.S. are highly protective against COVID-19. For those who are fully vaccinated, 2 weeks after the last required dose, the risk of out-of-home activities like traveling is substantially lower,”
NYMC Leadership news: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
Healthline
The study found that elevated stress was significantly associated with being female, country of origin, residing off-campus, eating when bored, lack of self-discipline, disturbed sleep, and low levels of life satisfaction.
Faculty news: Albert B. Lowenfels, M.D., FACS, professor emeritus of surgery
The Peninsula
A mental health diagnosis, in combination with known COVID-19 physical conditions (i.e., diabetes, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension) acts as a strong multiplier on predicting COVID-19 incidence.
Faculty news: Deborah Viola, M.B.A., Ph.D., senior lecturer, health policy and management
WBOC
The New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYACP) is a membership organization dedicated to advancing the specialty of Internal Medicine in New York State through education, advocacy and quality improvement.
Faculty news: William H. Frishman, M.D., emeritus chair of medicine, professor of medicine and professor of pharmacology, Rebecca Castro, School of Medicine Class of 2021
New York Chapter American College of Physicians
Dr. Bob Lahita spoke with CBSN's Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to break down the latest guidance, and what the CDC says to do if you can't get your second shot of the vaccine on time.
Faculty News: Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine
CBS News
Jane Cooke Wright (1919 – 2013) was an American medical researcher who did pioneer work in chemotherapy. Her contributions to oncology revolutionised cancer treatment across the world.
Alumni News: Jane Cooke Wright, M.D. ’45, served as associate dean at NYMC from 1967 to 1975
https://www.thehindu.com/children/know-the-scientist-jane-cooke-wright/article33623483.ece
Robert Amler, dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs at New York Medical College, compared the vaccine distribution to a traffic jam.
NYMC Leadership News: Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice and vice president for government affairs
City and State New York
When you make a bargain with a devil you ultimately face the consequences. The members of the Jewish community who aided and abetted the right-wing nationalism of Donald Trump and his hooligan mobs have endangered the safety of the Jewish community.
Leadership News: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
The Jerusalem Post
Dr. Bob Lahita joined CBSN to discuss whether the warning is cause for concern and to explain what we know so far about new coronavirus variants emerging in the U.S.
Faculty News: Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine
CBS News
By giving patently wrong advice to the president and the American people about the pandemic and by practicing medicine outside his area of clinical expertise, one might entertain an accusation of malpractice against Atlas.
NYMC Leadership news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
The Journal News
Dr. Mark Kittleson, chair of public health, New York Medical College, offers tips on how to fight Covid fatigue.
Faculty news: Mark J. Kittleson, Ph.D., professor and chair of Department of Public Health
The Journal News
Savannah Sellers revealed that she recently tested positive for Covid-19, but then days later, tested negative. While she continues to quarantine, Sellers spoke with Dr. Bob Lahita, Professor of Medicine at New York Medical College, about what to do if you receive contradictory test results.
NYMC Faculty news: Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine (at 5:10 mark)
NBC News
New York Medical College professor Dr. Bob Lahita advises how to safely celebrate the holidays on 'Bill Hemmer Reports'
NYMC Faculty news: Robert G. Lahita, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine
Fox News
While these issues will be a new experience for many people, the prioritization of scarce medical resources is certainly not a new problem in medical ethics. Indeed, the opposite is the case. It is, unfortunately, a common problem
NYMC Leadership news: Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
The Globe Post
The practice is so effective because the vagus nerve — the way the brain tells organs when to beat, breathe, digest, and the like — is now known to send even more messages in the other direction: from the body to the brain.
Faculty news: Patricia L. Gerbarg, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Everyday Health
I talked to task force member Dial Hewlett, Jr., M.D., adjunct associate professor of microbiology and immunology at New York Medical College in Vallhala, NY, about the historical and contemporary factors that make some Black people wary of COVID-19 vaccines
Faculty news: Dial Hewlett, M.D., adjunct associate professor of microbiology and immunology
Health Central