On January 26, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 pm., a panel of experts will discuss the difference between various types of masks; new guidelines for isolation and quarantining; continuing racial disparities in vaccine rates; parenting during the ever-changing school systems in the pandemic; and the future of the commercial real estate market in the current and post-pandemic worlds. Questions may be submitted to Covid19updates@touro.edu. Continuing Medical Education credits are available. Read more and register for the symposium.

Supriya Jain, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics and of radiology and clinical education liaison at NYMC, recently led a national multicenter study of myocarditis, an inflammation of heart muscle, following COVID-19 vaccination in teenagers. In the study, published in Pediatrics, cardiac imaging data were collected from hospitals from across the United States to help characterize myocarditis in adolescents after COVID-19 vaccination and understand its impact. Read the full article on Dr. Jain’s work.

Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, shared his thoughts on the recently signed anti-abortion bill in Ohio which prohibits clinics from retaining physicians who teach at a state medical school in an opinion piece, “Ohio’s new anti-abortion law is also an attack on academic freedom,” published in Times Higher Education on January 24, 2022.

Adiya S. Katseff, a student in the Integrated Ph.D. Program (IPP) in the Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences (GSBMS), wanted more out of her career for her own personal fulfillment and the ability to achieve more. She enrolled in NYMC to do just that and is currently on her way to earn her Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology. Read the full Q&A on Ms. Katseff.

From the Culinary Medicine Interest Group: Vitamin A, important for eyesight and skin health, is found in all kinds of dark vegetables like squashes, spinach, kale and carrots.

The Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) program in the School of Health Sciences and Practice is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. The M.P.H. was the first advanced degree approved by the Regents of the State of New York at the school which was known as the Graduate School of Health Sciences at the time.

Contact the Family Health Center at (914) 828-0435 to make an appointment, although walk-ins are welcome.

Located outside of the Alumni House at 20 Sunshine Cottage Road, the pantry is stocked with non-perishable food items and other items donated by the NYMC community.

Virtual yoga class led by certified yoga instructor Mary Butler-Fink.

Mondays  • 5:30 p.m.  •  Zoom

Meeting ID: 489 054 8060; Password: YOGA

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