News from NYU Langone Health
Pursuing A Heart-Healthy Planet. (10 News)
10 News (6/20) Jonathan Newman, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, “stated this recognition of the atmosphere’s affect on human well being has been rising,” saying, “We’re attempting to raised perceive whether or not we are able to take a look at air pollution and, particularly, indoor air high quality as a modifiable danger issue for heart problems.”
Alzheimer’s Drug On Track For FDA Approval. (NY1 Spectrum News)
NY1 Spectrum News (6/10) Martin Sadowski, MD, PhD, professor, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry, and Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, tells NY1’s Erin Billups that “complete clearance of beta-amyloids from the brain can be achieved with donanemab must faster than with lecanemab” as FDA panel advances drug for approval review.
Also reporting was WCBS-AM New York (6/10).
Chronic Hypertension In Pregnancy Increased Two-Fold Between 2008 And 2021. (Patient Care Online)
Patient Care Online (6/20) “In the face of divergent guidelines,” the study’s “results suggest that obstetricians and cardiologists did not substantially change practices around antihypertensive medication utilization in pregnancy,” which perhaps reflected “a long-held belief that treatment of chronic hypertension, especially mild forms, could potentially reduce fetal perfusion and lead to untoward effects on fetal growth and well-being,” wrote Justin S. Brandt, MD, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, division director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, in New York, and Cande Ananth, PhD, MPH, of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Brunswick, New Jersey, in an editorial accompanying the study.
Motherly (6/20) “Justin S. Brandt, MD, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, division director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, told ABC News that a recent change in guidance might account for the lack of appropriate care in the decades prior,” saying, “We realized that treatment reduced complications in pregnancy like preeclampsia without affecting fetal growth.”
5 Recent CEO Exits. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (6/20) “Becker’s reported the following hospital and health system CEO departures from June 7 to June 20, including retirements and other C-suite changes,” noting that “Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, plans to retire next year as CEO of New York City-based NYU Langone Health and dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine.”
Can Existing AI Models Accurately Detect Skin Cancer? (Dermatology Advisor)
Dermatology Advisor (6/20) “Investigators from Grossman School of Medicine and Rutgers University School of Medicine explore the efficacy of published AI algorithms trained on macroscopic and dermoscopic clinical images for the diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC), and melanoma.”
5 Easy Ways To Improve Your Gut Health. (AARP)
AARP (6/20) “‘When I was first studying medicine at NYU in the 1990s, we were taught that the microbiome is responsible for just one main task: digestion,’ says Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and author of Gut Renovation.”
Q&A: Extreme Temperature Within ‘Heat Dome’ Poses Harm To Vulnerable Populations. (Healio)
Healio (6/20) “Expected heat indexes in the region to exceed 100°F” may increase the “risk for heart-related adverse events, especially in vulnerable populations, according to Jonathan Newman, MD, MPH, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology,” who discussed “the impending heat dome, the excess CV risk posed by extreme temperatures and how clinicians can counsel their patients at risk for adverse events caused by the hot weather.”
Microplastics Found In Human Penises. (HealthDay)
HealthDay (6/20) To lower one’s exposure to microplastics, people can “‘reduce our plastic footprint by using stainless steel and glass containers when possible,’ Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, the Jim G. Hendrick, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, and professor, Department of Population Health, told CNN earlier this year.”
Retention In Critical Condition, City’s Public Hospital Medics Say. (Chief-Leader)
The Chief-Leader (6/20) The Service Employees International Union’s Doctors Council “is negotiating multiple contracts on behalf of NYC H+H doctors,” as “some of the doctors have other employers” in addition to NYC H+H, “including the Physician Affiliate Group of New York, NYU Langone and Mount Sinai, with which the union is also bargaining.”
Innovative Program Offers Free Egg Freezing For Egg Donations. (CBS News)
CBS News (6/20) Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, said, “Think hard about whether you really want someone else to have a biological child that’s related to you as the price of freezing your own eggs.”
In It Together: Doctor And Patient On GLP-1s. (Medscape)
Paywalled* Medscape (6/20)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, said that self-prescription “is always a bad idea,” noting that doctors may neglect underlying conditions or discount unhealthy habits in their lifestyle.
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Long Island Community Hospital Celebrates Milestone Of 1,000 Robotic Surgeries. (Long Island (NY) Advance)
Paywalled* The Long Island (NY) Advance (6/20) “In a milestone for local health care, Long Island Community Hospital celebrated its 1,000th robotic surgery on Monday” ahead of an “upcoming merger with NYU Langone Health.”
