In the Media

Doctors and nurses are using VR to learn skills to treat coronavirus patients​​
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business ​
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As hospitals worldwide face severe shortages of health professionals, people are being called off the sidelines to help COVID-19 patients — even those with little to no experience in treating infectious diseases.
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If COVID-19 Wasn't Bad Enough, It's Also a Sexist Disease
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Ever-growing numbers of infections and deaths aren't the only measures of the pandemic, especially for women.
​​By Carol DerSarkissian, MD
November 19, 2021​​
Women everywhere are striving for equality from the board room to sports fields. But our very own bodies, our defining identity, react worse to stress and put us at risk for certain medical conditions when compared with men's bodies.
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The Importance of Breast Cancer Screening and Why We're Introducing the Ezra Mammogram
By Carol DerSarkissian
October 1, 2023
Ezra’s mission to detect cancer early for everyone is one of the main reasons I joined as the Ezra Medical Director. Professionally, as an Emergency Physician, I have seen the significant difference of early versus late diagnosis for my patients.
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In Light Of The Pandemic, Here Are The 5 Things We Need To Do To Improve The US Healthcare System
​Interview Series with Authority Magazine & The Thrive Global
​"The Covid-19 pandemic put a high voltage spotlight on the health inequities in communities of color and lower-income that were disproportionately affected. Affordable, comprehensive health insurance is a fundamental right and not just a luxury for the wealthy. This has to be in conjunction with improving basic unmet needs such as food security and health literacy."
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Driving the Education Revolution:
Novel Technologies and Big Data Enhance Medical Practice and Education​
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By Deborah Schupack​Novel technologies are driving profound advances in surgeries, research, and imaging. The School of Medicine is infusing technology into the curriculum both to ensure that students have fluency with the tools of their future and to capitalize on what these technologies enable students to learn and do.
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Importance of Hydration, Asthma and Exercise, New Year's Relationships, Car Accident Preparedness, Bob Ross, Weekend Review
The Lisa Show​
We hear so often that we need to drink at least 8 glasses of water a day to stay hydrated. But what is drinking all that water going to do for our bodies? The results aren’t always immediate. Many of the health benefits of drinking water come over time like sharper thinking, less risk for disease and even clearer skin. So how do we get these benefits? Joining us to talk about how to stay hydrated all year round and the health perks of doing so is Dr. Carol DerSarkissian, an emergency physician from New York.
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