Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai's Focus on Healthy Aging (FHA)
Volume 26 • Number 6 • June 2023
Take Transient Ischemic Attacks Seriously
You likely know that stroke symptoms should be treated as a medical emergency. But what if the symptoms ease fairly quickly? In this case, you may have suffered a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or mini-stroke. At least 240,000 Americans are thought to suffer a TIA each year, but this is …
Issue Highlights
- Cervical Cancer Screening in Older Women
- How Much Medical Care Is Too Much Medical Care?
- Newbriefs: Junk food addiction; Dental care; Prostate cancer; Exercise and social interaction
- What’s the Right Medical Care for You?
- Sunscreen and Shade Can Help Keep Your Skin Safe this Summer
- Ask the Experts: Recurrent Canker Sores; Colonoscopy at 79; Keto Gummies for Weight Loss
