News from NYU Langone Health
The Power Of Child And Family-Centered Care. (Hamptons)
The Hamptons (8/1) Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health has fostered a culture of partnership, mutual respect, and information sharing through programs within the hospital’s Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care, with Elizabeth J. Haines, DO, clinical associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, and the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, service chief, Quality for the Sala Institute for Child and Family Centered Care at the Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, working to ensure care is safe, effective, timely, equitable, and family-centered; Dr. Haines shared insights on family-centered care and its impact, including a family’s story following a five-month stay at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, illustrating the benefits of a child and family-centered approach on patient outcomes.
NYU Proposed $28 Million Expansion Of Cramped Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. (Crain's New York Business)
Paywalled* Crain’s New York Business (8/2) NYU Langone Health has proposed a $28 million expansion of the pediatric intensive care unit at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital in Kips Bay, converting 12 out-of-service medical and rehab beds into PICU beds, which would increase the unit’s capacity by 35% and make it the largest PICU in Manhattan, surpassing Columbia Presbyterian, according to a filing with the state Health Department. A NYU Langone Health spokesperson explained the expansion is in response to high occupancy rates, which have limited elective admissions and increased the volume of pediatric heart and liver transplant patients.
Blood Tests May Have An Edge Spotting Alzheimer’s. (Cancer Support India)
Cancer Support India (8/1) Growing evidence suggests blood tests can accurately diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and facilitate earlier treatment, though their accuracy varies widely and many clinicians remain skeptical; Arjun V. Masurkar, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Departments of Neurology, and Neuroscience and Physiology, described blood tests as “very exciting,” but added, “They’re not truly ready for prime time just yet,” and mentioned that New York has restrictions on these tests.
Study Shows Elevated Cancer Risk For Gen X, Millennials. (Fox News)
Fox News (8/2) Rabia A. De Latour, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, responding to a study showing an elevated risk in 17 out of 34 cancers for younger individuals, noted that there are many factors to take into account as to why, saying, “When we talk about risks for cancer, risks include genetics, which you cannot change” as well as lifestyle risk factors like the “type of food you eat, type of exercise you do, whether or not you smoke, how much alcohol you drink,” which “are the things that people should really be focusing on.”
Pink Cocaine Makes Its Way Into US Club Scene. (WNYW-TV New York)
WNYW-TV (8/1) A new designer drug known as pink cocaine is making its way into nightclubs across the United States, with its bright color and low price attracting users, with Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, who recently published a study on the drug, saying, “It’s prevalence appears to be increasing, but it’s a pretty new drug, so we don’t know how popular this drug concoction is going to be in the near future.”
The 11 Very Best Travel Pillows. (The Strategist)
The Strategist (8/1) Carla R. Fischer, MD, associate professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Spine Surgery, explains that U-shaped pillows are designed to prevent lateral bending in the neck, specifically to avoid the movement of pinching the cell phone between the shoulder and ear, which she describes as “the most important thing to prevent.”
Insurers’ Rules And AI For Preauthorization: ‘Ethically Nuts,’ Says Ethicist. (Cardiology News)
Cardiology News (8/1) Arthur L. Caplan, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics, Department of Population Health, Director Division of Medical Ethics, writes, “I don’t think I’ve seen anything screwier, from a moral point of view, than the system we have that allows for preauthorization third-party payers, or insurers, in order to give care to patients.”
With COVID Cases Surging Again, It’s Time For A New Public Health Policy That Emphasizes Prevention And ‘Long COVID’ Treatments. (Camas-Washougal (WA) Post-Record)
The Camas-Washougal (WA) Post-Record (8/1) In September 2023, researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine discovered a direct link between COVID-19 infection and subsequent stroke or heart attack, with the study’s lead author stating, “Our findings provide, for the first time, a direct mechanistic link between COVID-19 infection and the heart complications it provokes,” explaining that the virus creates a highly inflammatory environment facilitating plaque growth, rupture, and blockage of blood flow to vital organs.
