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The drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced on Wednesday that a clinical trial of an experimental Alzheimer's drug showed it can slow progress of the feared disease and allow patients to have more time when they can still live independently, performing tasks like cooking meals, going to the store and driving a car.

The Radiation Oncology department in the basement of Mount Sinai Hospital in New York does not seem like a regular home for rock 'n' roll.But every business day for almost seven weeks this year, U2 blared over the speakers at my request.I became a fan in the late 1980s and have attended nine of the band's concerts, though I probably fall short of superfandom.

Hannah SeoSniffling in Brooklyn Birds are chirping and flowers are blooming, which means one thing: Spring allergy season is here.So we asked Dr. Shradha Agarwal, an allergist immunologist at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, how she prevents her own allergy symptoms from getting in the way of her life.

Stomach pain, constipation, diarrhea, vomiting, bloating these are symptoms frequently reported by people with long Covid.Now, a large new study reports that Covid patients were significantly more likely to experience gastrointestinal problems a year after infection than people who were not infected.

A bout of COVID-19 is known to increase a person's long-term risks of having a major cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke.But being fully vaccinated or even partially vaccinated appears to bring that risk down, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

A year ago, I started a journey to protect myself and my loved ones from the risks associated with the BRCA-related ovarian cancer that took my sister Jeanne's life.Jeanne wasn't BRCA positive, but genetic testing revealed she had a BRCA-1 variant that was of "uncertain significance."The doctors didn't recommend genetic testing for me or my siblings, and we stayed focused on Jeanne's treatment.

For the first time, patients with damaged tricuspid valves in their hearts might have a safe treatment that actually helps.More than 1 million mostly older Americans have seriously leaking tricuspids, a valve on the right side of the heart that lets deoxygenated blood flow between the right atrium and the right ventricle.

Five major pregnancy complications are strong lifelong risk factors for ischemic heart disease, a new study finds, with the greatest risk coming in the decade after delivery.Ischemic heart disease refers to heart problems, including heart attack, caused by narrowed or dysfunctional blood vessels that reduce blood and oxygen flow to the heart.

A supporter stands through the sunroof of a passing vehicle in front of Mt.Sinai Hospital in the Manhattan borough of New York Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, as nurses stage a strike following the breakdown of negotiations with the hospital hours earlier.(AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Thousands of New York City nurses ended their strike at two major hospital systems and will return to work Thursday after reaching tentative agreements with management on improved staffing and compensation.

The deal includes safe staffing ratios so there will be enough nurses to provide safe patient care, the union says.Nurses demonstrate during their third day on strike, at Mount Sinai Hospital on January 11, 2023, in New York City.Leonardo Munoz / VIEWpress via Getty Images New York City nurses and two major hospitals reached a tentative agreement on Thursday that the healthcare workers' union celebrated as a "historic victory" after three days of striking for a fair contract.

More than 7,000 nurses at Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Medical Center returned to the picket lines on Tuesday as New York City's largest nurse strike in decades continued into a second day.At Montefiore in the Bronx, nurses and management were scheduled to return to the bargaining table for continued talks on Tuesday morning.

Nurses from Mount Sinai Hospital strike outside the hospital on Monday in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City.Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images A strike involving more than 7,000 nurses at two of New York City's biggest hospitals has ended.After three days on the picket line, the New York State Nurses Association union said it reached tentative deals with Mount Sinai Health System and Montefiore Health System.

Thousands of nurses began striking Monday at two of New York City's biggest hospitals.They have already disrupted patient care, but nurses say they won't return until they get a fair contract.JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Thousands of nurses began striking today at two of New York City's biggest hospitals, Montefiore Medical Center and Mount Sinai Hospital.

A handful of New York City hospitals are scaling back services and preparing to bring in temporary staff as they brace for a potential nurses' strike that could start Monday morning.Members of the New York State Nurses Association at seven hospitals and health systems across the five boroughs submitted 10-day strike notices on Dec. 30 after voting to authorize a strike last month.

Four private sector hospital systems in Brooklyn continue to negotiate with the nurses' union as a potential Monday strike looms at hospitals across the city.Contracts expired on Dec. 31 for roughly 17,000 members of the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA) at a dozen New York City hospitals.And after the last three traumatic years of COVID-19, overcrowded hospitals and staff shortages, nurses without a new contract say they are ready to walk.

Three city hospitals have reached tentative contract agreement with nurses, avoiding a planned strike against understaffing, according to a New York State Nurses Association representative.On Dec. 31, roughly 16,000 nurses spread across eight city hospitals including NewYork-Presbyterian, Montefiore Medical Center, Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Morningside and West, Maimonides Medical Center, BronxCare Health Systems, Richmond University Medical Center and Flushing Hospital Medical Center delivered ten-day strike notices to their hospitals to protest against staff shortages causing risk to nurses and patients.