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their extraordinary work on behalf of our patients</p></div> </div>  </div> </div>  </div>  </div>  </div>  </div> <div class="et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_section_regular" > <div class="et_pb_row et_pb_row_0"> <div class="et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column_0 et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et-last-child"> <div class="et_pb_module et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog_grid_wrapper"> <div class="et_pb_blog_grid clearfix "> <div class="et_pb_ajax_pagination_container"> <div class="et_pb_salvattore_content" data-columns> <article id="post-260818" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-260818 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-research category-school"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/new-curriculum-for-the-master-of-science-in-biomedical-science-program-provides-more-options-for-students/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/907A9650.800x500-400x250.jpg" alt="New Curriculum for the Master of Science in Biomedical Science Program Provides More Options for Students" class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/907A9650.800x500.jpg 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/907A9650.800x500-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/new-curriculum-for-the-master-of-science-in-biomedical-science-program-provides-more-options-for-students/">New Curriculum for the Master of Science in Biomedical Science Program Provides More Options for Students</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/research/" rel="tag">Research</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/school/" rel="tag">School</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, part of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has announced a new curriculum structure for its Master of Science in Biomedical Science (MSBS) program. The MSBS program, started in 2005, features the multidisciplinary...</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/new-curriculum-for-the-master-of-science-in-biomedical-science-program-provides-more-options-for-students/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260812" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-260812 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-your-health"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/heres-what-new-yorkers-need-to-know-about-the-bird-flu/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/iStock-1217315217.800x500-400x250.jpg" alt="Here’s What New Yorkers Need to Know About the Bird Flu" class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/iStock-1217315217.800x500.jpg 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/iStock-1217315217.800x500-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/heres-what-new-yorkers-need-to-know-about-the-bird-flu/">Here’s What New Yorkers Need to Know About the Bird Flu</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/your-health/" rel="tag">Your Health</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>You’ve probably heard about it on the news: The bird flu is causing concern. While the current public health risk is low, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with local health experts and watching the situation carefully. “The key...</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/heres-what-new-yorkers-need-to-know-about-the-bird-flu/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260734" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-260734 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-your-health"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/is-it-the-flu-or-maybe-something-else-symptoms-of-common-respiratory-illnesses-can-also-be-signs-of-potential-heart-complications/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/iStock-1839532877.800x500-400x250.jpg" alt="Is it the Flu or Maybe Something Else? Symptoms of Common Respiratory Illnesses Can Also Be Signs of Potential Heart Complications." class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/iStock-1839532877.800x500.jpg 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/02/iStock-1839532877.800x500-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/is-it-the-flu-or-maybe-something-else-symptoms-of-common-respiratory-illnesses-can-also-be-signs-of-potential-heart-complications/">Is it the Flu or Maybe Something Else? Symptoms of Common Respiratory Illnesses Can Also Be Signs of Potential Heart Complications.</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/your-health/" rel="tag">Your Health</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Did you know that some of the symptoms of the common respiratory illnesses that typically spread during the winter months mimic the symptoms of cardiovascular disease? For example, if you are feeling short of breath or having chest pain, you may think it’s the flu....</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/is-it-the-flu-or-maybe-something-else-symptoms-of-common-respiratory-illnesses-can-also-be-signs-of-potential-heart-complications/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260699" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_3 post-260699 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-research"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/research-suggests-link-between-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-and-increasing-uncertainty-in-routine-vaccines-for-young-children/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/headshot_ez_24.800x500-400x250.jpg" alt="Research Suggests Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Increasing Uncertainty in Routine Vaccines for Young Children" class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/headshot_ez_24.800x500.jpg 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/headshot_ez_24.800x500-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/research-suggests-link-between-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-and-increasing-uncertainty-in-routine-vaccines-for-young-children/">Research Suggests Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Increasing Uncertainty in Routine Vaccines for Young Children</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/research/" rel="tag">Research</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>Young children of parents who declined the COVID-19 vaccine were about 25 percent less likely to receive vaccination against measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR), according to the results of a new study. Historic political and socioeconomic disparities remain important...</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/research-suggests-link-between-covid-19-vaccine-hesitancy-and-increasing-uncertainty-in-routine-vaccines-for-young-children/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260693" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_4 post-260693 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-patient-stories"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/my-story-a-mother-expresses-gratitude-as-her-son-thrives-following-heart-surgery-as-a-newborn/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Sal-Recent.800x500-400x250.jpg" alt="My Story: A Mother Expresses Gratitude as Her Son Thrives Following a Heart Procedure as a Newborn" class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Sal-Recent.800x500.jpg 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Sal-Recent.800x500-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/my-story-a-mother-expresses-gratitude-as-her-son-thrives-following-heart-surgery-as-a-newborn/">My Story: A Mother Expresses Gratitude as Her Son Thrives Following a Heart Procedure as a Newborn</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/patient-stories/" rel="tag">Patient Stories</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>When their son Salvatore was born in 2023 at a hospital in northern New Jersey, Kaitlyn Romano, his mother, and her husband both felt an overwhelming surge of joy and love, emotions they had been anticipating for months. Holding his tiny body, they marveled at how...</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/my-story-a-mother-expresses-gratitude-as-her-son-thrives-following-heart-surgery-as-a-newborn/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260655" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_5 post-260655 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-research"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/clinical-research-unit-is-a-hidden-gem-supporting-mount-sinai-investigators-and-patients/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/cru_800-400x250.png" alt="Clinical Research Unit Is a “Hidden Gem” Supporting Mount Sinai Investigators and Patients" class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/cru_800.png 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/cru_800-400x250.png 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/clinical-research-unit-is-a-hidden-gem-supporting-mount-sinai-investigators-and-patients/">Clinical Research Unit Is a “Hidden Gem” Supporting Mount Sinai Investigators and Patients</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/research/" rel="tag">Research</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>The Clinical Research Unit (CRU) is a valued resource hub for researchers at Mount Sinai—providing everything from exam rooms, to research space and specimen storage, to compassionate nursing support, and help with administrative and procedural tasks. Manisha Balwani,...</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/clinical-research-unit-is-a-hidden-gem-supporting-mount-sinai-investigators-and-patients/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260629" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_6 post-260629 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-nursing category-research"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/nursing-and-ai-augmented-intelligence/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-22-at-1.45.27 PM-400x250.jpg" alt="Nursing and AI: Augmented Intelligence" class="" srcset="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-22-at-1.45.27 PM-scaled.jpg 479w, https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/Screenshot-2025-01-22-at-1.45.27 PM-400x250.jpg 480w " sizes="(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw " width="400" height="250" /></a></div>  <h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/nursing-and-ai-augmented-intelligence/">Nursing and AI: Augmented Intelligence</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/nursing/" rel="tag">Nursing</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/research/" rel="tag">Research</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>The research journal Nature recently ranked Mount Sinai Health System No. 1 on its 2024 AI Index of leading health care institutions. Today, Mount Sinai has a large portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) products, including many that intersect with nursing to...</p> </div><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/nursing-and-ai-augmented-intelligence/" class="more-link">read more</a></div> </article>  <article id="post-260587" class="et_pb_post clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_7 post-260587 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured category-your-health"> <div class="et_pb_image_container"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/the-c-olsten-wellness-program-at-the-corinne-goldsmith-dickinson-center-for-multiple-sclerosis-helps-patients-take-control-of-their-health/" class="entry-featured-image-url"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="https://health.mountsinai.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2025/01/379b_x194_4068_9.sand_-400x250.jpg" alt="The C. 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Olsten Wellness Program at The Corinne Goldsmith Dickinson Center for Multiple Sclerosis Helps Patients Take Control of Their Health</a></h2> <p class="post-meta"><a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/featured/" rel="tag">Featured</a>, <a href="https://health.mountsinai.org/blog/category/your-health/" rel="tag">Your Health</a></p><div class="post-content"><div class="post-content-inner"><p>A multiple sclerosis (MS) diagnosis is life-changing. The challenge of managing doctor appointments, MRI exams, and treatments, while also focusing on how you feel, can be extraordinarily stressful. 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