NY1 VIDEO: Erin Billups hosts the January 14, 2017 episode of City Health Beat and sits down with Dr. Tania Tai, an ophthalmaologist with Mount Sinai to talk about risk factors and treatments for glaucoma. Other highlights of this episode include:
- Governor Cuomo pledges $650 million to life science research in a partnership with Johnson and Johnson and the NY Genome Center, located here in the city
- New Eye and Vision Research Institute at Mount Sinai to use Genomics, regenerative biology and stem cell research to treat and cure blindness
- Local medical marijuana facility begins home delivery services
- New anti-drug initiative focuses on student athletes and coaches