EDITORS’ NOTE: Last month, Paul Farmer, M.D., an anthropologist and co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health (PIH), died while in Rwanda. Among the Harvard professor’s many achievements was the creation of hospitals in Haiti and Rwanda. He visited Albert Einstein College of Medicine in 2009 and was the keynote speaker at our Read more
Global Health
Editors’ Note: This post first appeared in Bloomberg Opinions. In every epidemic, some die, others become ill and recover, and the luckiest live through infection without symptoms. In today’s pandemic, we are seeing this play out before our eyes. Although the initial epidemiological data show that Covid-19 is more severe in older people, men and Read more
Diversity of the patients we serve is no secret at Montefiore in the Bronx, where I practice. You see it in their faces, clothing, languages, and accents. The people present an extraordinary array of ancestries, making the borough a microcosm of the world. As a healthcare provider, you may wonder about your treatments; maybe one Read more
The recently released EAT-Lancet report makes recommendations that its authors, a group of international researchers and academics, say are necessary to improve the health of both the planet and its inhabitants. The report says this can be done by minimizing agriculture-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly from the production of animal foods. They argue that Read more
Editors’ Note: On Dec. 3 and Dec. 4, Einstein’s Global Health Center (GHC) hosted a conference titled, “Application of the One Health Approach to Global Health Centers” in conjunction with EcoHealth Alliance (EHA), a global environmental health nonprofit based in New York City. We invited GHC Associate Director Jill Raufman, M.P.H., M.S., and Catherine Machalaba Read more
Editors’ Note: Summer is a peak time for travel abroad, which can lead to an increased exposure to health risks from infectious diseases, such as Zika and malaria. Travel doctor and infectious-disease expert Dr. Louis Weiss answers questions about how travelers should prepare for trips and how physicians can help them. What follows are his Read more
