News from NYU Langone Health
Revealed: Hamptons Magazine’s Power List 2024. (Hamptons)
The Hamptons (6/27) Included in the magazine’s Power List 2024 of “the disruptors, creators and agents of change who call the Hamptons home” is Andrew Rubin, Senior Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Ambulatory Care.
The Future of Cancer Treatment Is Here. (Wall Street Journal)
The Wall Street Journal (6/24)* “Facilities like NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center (PCC) in New York, where dedicated physicians and researchers work together to fight cancer, have made significant strides toward providing patients with access to high-quality, comprehensive care,” with Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Chair, and professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, saying, “We are an integrated academic health system with a vast network, and that really has amazing advantages to cancer patients.”
The Health Risks Of Fireworks. (TIME)
TIME (6/27) “The brilliant colors splashed across the night sky” by fireworks “are created by an array of potentially toxic metals, says Terry Gordon, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine,” who added, “There’s lots of different metals they use for the colors that you shouldn’t be breathing.”
How To Recover From A Torn Achilles’? These Olympians Have Done It. (Washington Post)
The Washington Post (6/27) “‘In the old days, when someone tore an Achilles’, we used to tell them one full year before you get back to your full level of activity and you may never have the strength and endurance you had before the injury,’ said John G. Kennedy, MD, professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, chief, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, “who has studied Achilles’ tears.”
Dr Pothuri On Real-World Treatment Patterns Per MMR/MSI Status In Endometrial Cancer. (OncLive)
OncLive (6/27) “Bhavana Pothuri, MD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, and Department of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses real-world treatment patterns and outcomes in patients with advanced endometrial cancer according to mismatch repair (MMR) and microsatellite instability (MSI) status.”
To Curb Kids’ Use Of Screens, Parents May Have To Cut Back On Their Own. (CNN International)
CNN International (6/27) “Susan Tomopoulos, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, who was not part of the new study, said the increased pandemic screen times were an impetus for the academy to update its media recommendations.”
How To Reassess Your Life In Retirement. (Psychology Today)
Psychology Today (6/27) Ilana S. Grunwald, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Carmine Desena, LMHC, CRC, a behavioral health director of Ambulatory Psychiatric Rehabilitation at the Zucker Hillside Division of Northwell Health, and Robert M. Gordon, PsyD, clinical associate professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, write that the COVID-19 pandemic led many to reassess their careers and values, resulting in a surge in career transitions, and that retirees in particular faced unique challenges such as early retirement and learning new technology skills, highlighting the importance of reassessing goals and values to maintain fulfillment.
Is Your Psoriatic Arthritis Getting Worse? (Black Doctor)
Black Doctor (6/27) “‘In terms of your joints, you always want to pay attention to pain and swelling,’ Rebecca Haberman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, in New York City explains.”
What’s A ‘Fart Walk’? How This Trendy Exercise Can Help Digestion. (New York Post)
The New York Post (6/27) “Lisa Ganjhu, DO, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, explains to SELF” that body movement moves the GI tract, saying, “This helps trigger gut motility, or movement of your intestines, which is essential for properly breaking down food.”
