News from NYU Langone Health
Perlmutter Cancer Center At NYU Langone Hospitals Ranked Among Top 50 ‘Best Hospitals For Cancer’. (NYC Gazette)
NYC Gazette (4/17) According “to U.S. News and World Report’s ranking of the Top 50 ‘Best Hospitals for Cancer,’” the “Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health,” which is currently led by Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Chair, and professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, “is ranked 22nd in the U.S. for cancer treatment.”
10 Best Fertility Clinics: Newsweek. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (4/18) “Newsweek and Statista on April 18 released their second annual list of America’s Best Fertility Clinics;” the publication publishes a listicle of “the 10 top fertility clinics in the country,” with NYU Langone Fertility Center of NYU Langone Health in the fifth position nationally.
5 Gut Facts Experts Want You To Know. (New York Times)
The New York Times (4/19) Patients “don’t need to be shy about discussing” flatulence, constipation, and diarrhea “with a gastroenterologist,” according to Sophie M. Balzora, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, who said gastroenterologists “want to normalize talking about it.”
NYU Grossman School Of Medicine Physician Discusses Health Headlines. (WNYW-NY (FOX)-3)
WNYW-NY (FOX)-3 (4/18) Rabia A. De Latour, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, discussed reports of a vaccine that, in mice trials, may be able to protect against all variants of COVID-19 and flu, and a study showing how the body and mind work together during exercise.
S. Aureus Screening Program Helps Identify Hospital Transmissions. (Healio)
Healio (4/18) “‘S. aureus colonization of skin and mucous membranes precedes invasive infection, but the burden and impact of this cannot be assessed without surveillance for asymptomatic colonization,’ Sarah E. Hochman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases & Immunology, told Healio,” about a study that was “presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Spring Conference,” where “the hospital collected nasal swabs from adults at admission to medicine, transplant, oncology and ICUs at NYU Langone Health.”
AI Feedback Boosts Physician Notes Quality, NYU Langone Study Finds. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (4/18) “Researchers from New York City-based NYU Langone Health found that artificial intelligence feedback on physicians’ notes improved their quality.”
Racism Affects Access To Live Donor Kidney Transplant. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (4/18)* “‘Segregation at the residential and transplant center neighborhoods may be a key mechanism driving racial inequalities; to address racial disparities in LDKT access, it is crucial to identify interventions that can be targeted at the community and healthcare levels,’ the authors” of a “study, led by Yiting Li, MPH, senior data analyst, Center for Surgical & Transplant Applied Research, was published in JAMA Internal Medicine.”
Tirzepatide Improves Sleep Apnea In Patients With Obesity, Drugmaker Says. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (4/18) “Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, called the results regarding obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) promising,” saying, “So with , we have a decrease in fat cell size, and part of that can be in the structures around the neck.”
Immunotherapy And Targeted Therapy Regimens For Melanoma. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (4/18)* Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center,” discusses “three abstracts from the recent ESMO meeting” that “are of some interest to both practicing doctors and those interested in the academic melanoma world.”
The ‘Healthy’ Drink That Nutritionists Say We All Need To Limit. (HuffPost (UK))
HuffPost (UK) (4/19) Dr. Melanie R. Jay, associate professor of medicine and population health at NYU Langone Health, said, “Certain juices you purchase in the stores can have added sugar, food colouring, and not as many nutrients.”
Why Dr. Siegel Treats Stress And Sleeplessness As One Issue.
Fox News “Fox News contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, “breaks down the ‘cycle of worry’ as a poll finds Americans are sleeping less and stressing more.”
