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Montefiore’s “Family Resiliency Program” – for Families Who Lost Loved Ones to COVID-19

Funding from Robin Hood and the Coach Foundation will support the program Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine have created the Family Resiliency Program to provide counseling and, in some cases, financial support to New York City and lower Hudson Valley families who have lost a loved one to COVID-19. With funding […]

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Cancer Patients Face High Mortality from COVID-19

Largest Study of Cancer Patients with COVID-19 Provides Guidance on How to Protect This Vulnerable Population People with cancer who develop COVID-19 are much more likely to die from the disease than those without cancer, according to physician-researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The study, published today in the online […]

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Slower Clearance of Coronavirus Infection May Explain Why Men Fare Worse Than Women

Researchers at Montefiore Health System and Albert Einstein College of Medicine may have solved a mystery surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic: Why men infected by the virus generally show more severe symptoms and are more likely than women to die from COVID-19. In collaboration with the Kasturba Hospital for Infectious Diseases in Mumbai, India, the […]