Are there sex and gender differences in how COVID-19 affects women and men?   Looking over reports from all over the world, it appears that the numbers of confirmed cases of COVID-19 are similar in men and women. In nearly every country, however, there are more confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in men. Once men are

At the Pollin Center we developed a mentoring program for community centers, working to transform these centers and the communities around them into health-promoting settings. The “settings-based” approach involves a holistic and multi-disciplinary method that integrates action across risk factors. The goal is to maximize disease prevention via a “whole system” approach that integrates environmental,

Congratulations to Dr. Elisheva Leiter and the community team on the publication of their recent article in the leading health promotion journal, the American Journal of Health Promotion! Our article described the first (to the best of our knowledge) multi-component, community-based cardiovascular health promotion intervention in a targeted OUJ community. Our publication describes the development

The outbreak of Corona Virus has led to many unsettling changes and a feeling of uncertainty. In addition to the anxiety that everyone is dealing with, many of us are currently in isolation which compounds the stress we are already experiencing. Although it can feel overwhelming at times, here are some tips for taking care

The Pollin Center invited hundreds of workplaces throughout the country to join our efforts to raise awareness of women’s heart disease. Fifty seven companies and organizations accepted the challenge, taking on the mission to communicate our campaign messages to their employees and customers, using the communication infrastructure within the company.a A wide range of participating

Celebrities and public opinion leaders can inspire large numbers of people, and this has become a successful approaches to conducting agenda-promoting campaigns.  The more relevant the “celebrity” is at a particular time, the greater the impact.      aaa The individuals with the greatest influence are those who are currently in the limelight.  In public-relations

 Despite recent improvements in resuscitation care, out-of-hospital cardiac arrests remain a major public health issue.  These tragic occurrences are not infrequent, and there are more than 150,000 cases in the United States each year. Unfortunately, fewer than one in 10 patients survives the event.a Cardiac arrest is traditionally regarded as a sudden event that is

  Cardiovascular genetics is a rapidly evolving subspecialty within cardiovascular medicine. Advances in genome sequencing and molecular biology have enabled us to determine the genetic basis of multiple cardiac conditions, including heart failure (cardiomyopathies), arrhythmias (channelopathies), lipid disorders, and vascular diseases. Further innovations in testing have made genetic diagnosis accessible and interpretable, in a way

The Hadassah Medical Center Mount Scopus campus provides medical care for hundreds of thousands of residents of northern Jerusalem and the surrounding communities. Unfortunately, until recently we lacked a cardiac catheterization laboratory.  Many acute patients required transfer to Hadassah Ein Karem, which delayed treatment for critical and at times unstable patients.a With the generous assistance