News from NYU Langone Health
Nonmotor Seizures Often Undiagnosed In The Emergency Department. (HealthDay)
HealthDay (5/2) “Nonmotor seizures are often missed in the emergency department and are only realized after conversion to motor seizures, according to a study” where “Nora Jandhyala, medical student, and colleagues investigated recognition of motor versus nonmotor seizures in the emergency department among 83 individuals (ages 12 to 18 years) who where neurotypical and within four months of treatment initiation for focal epilepsy.”
Becker’s Hospital Review (5/2) Study senior author and neurologist Jacqueline A. French, MD, professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center said, “Encouraging healthcare workers to routinely ask patients about signs of nonmotor seizures may offer a simple way to spot epilepsy before it worsens.”
Why Isn’t There Agreement On When Women Need To Start Getting Mammograms? (STAT)
Paywall* STAT (5/2)* Barron H. Lerner, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & Clinical Innovation Faculty, and Department of Population Health, discusses why there has “been such zigzagging when it comes to screening younger women for signs of hidden breast cancer.”
Column: Fears About ‘Ozempic Babies’ Show How Woeful US Women’s Healthcare Really Is. (Los Angeles Times)
The Los Angeles Times (5/3) “After more than a decade of women being encouraged to extend their fertile years by freezing their eggs (at great physical and financial expense), a 2023 study from the NYU Langone Health Fertility Center revealed that, on average, a frozen egg has only a 38% chance of producing a living baby,” and although, according “to the same NYU Langone Health study, frozen embryos have a slightly higher success rate than frozen eggs,” a “recent ruling by the Alabama Supreme Court that a frozen embryo is legally a child, and therefore cannot be destroyed, has made that a more perilous option.”
Although E-Cigarettes Could Drive Smoking Cessation, Questions On Long-Term Impact Remain. (Healio)
Healio (5/2) “‘I do believe that e-cigarettes can be used for adult smokers as a form of tobacco reduction,’ Rachel Simon, MD, clinical assistant professor, Departments of Psychiatry, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, said at the ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.”
Study: Long COVID Symptoms In Children Vary By Age. (The Microbiologist)
The Microbiologist (5/3) “‘These findings underscore the importance of characterizing Long COVID in children while researchers are still discovering the long-term effects of COVID-19 infection in this age group,’ said Rachel S. Gross, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health, and presenting author.”
Mommy Blogger Slams Beloved Childrens’ Book ‘Love You Forever,’ For Creepy Scene With Adult Son: ‘Incredibly Unsettling’. (New York Post)
The New York Post (5/2) “Yamalis Diaz, PhD, clinical associate professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, told The Post that a mother can enjoy affectionate relationships with her adult children so long as certain limitations are set.”
You May Not Be Putting Enough Sunscreen On Your Face. Here’s How To Tell. (Women's Health)
Women’s Health (5/2) “‘A sunscreen that has at least an SPF of 30 should be applied to the face, ears, neck, and hands every morning – rain or shine, winter or summer – and reapplied after two hours, even if you’re just sitting near a window inside or walking around casually outdoors,’ says Shari B. Marchbein, MD, clinical assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology.”
Will Poor American Neighbourhoods Be Better Served If Doctors Can Attend Tuition-Free Medical Schools? (BioEdge)
BioEdge (5/2) Writing in STAT, bioethicist Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Matthew Guido “cited figures from NYU Grossman School of Medicine, which also has a tuition-free MD program,” finding that students’ career choices are “not meaningfully different from any other top-tier medical school without a tuition-free policy: The vast majority of students steer toward the usual-suspect specialties and health systems.”
Does Quality Matter With Intermittent Fasting? (Skinny News)
Skinny News (5/1) In her presentation, Michelle McMacken, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, said that a main thing to note “is that there is really no evidence that intermittent fasting is any better for weight loss than just traditional calorie restriction.”
With Memorial Hermann Under Scrutiny, Experts Say Malfeasance In Organ Transplant Programs Is Rare. (Houston Chronicle)
Paywalled* The Houston Chronicle (5/2) Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, said, “I’ve seen people do it in the other direction, trying to manipulate the list to gain an advantage for their patients to get access,” adding that “it’s almost utterly inexplicable to me because your mission is to try and advocate for your patients to try and get them transplants.”
Kate Middleton, Prince William Share Princess Charlotte Portrait In Celebration Of Her 9th Birthday. (Fox News)
Fox News (5/2) Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, “discusses the need for cancer screenings as young as 30 years old after Kate Middleton announced her diagnosis and the rise of measles cases in the U.S.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Osteoporosis Screening Rates Low For Asian American Medicare Beneficiaries. (RheumatologyAdvisor)
RheumatologyAdvisor (5/2) “Soterios Gyftopoulos, MD, professor, Departments of Radiology, and Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and colleagues assessed osteoporosis screening utilization rates among Asian American populations.”
Also reporting is McKnight’s Senior Living (5/1).
