News from NYU Langone Health
Great Hospitals In America. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (8/9) released its 2024 list of “Great hospitals in America,” which includes NYU Langone Health. It has been recognized as part of the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Hospital Honor Roll” list, is “a premier academic medical center comprising six inpatient facilities,” and “excels in numerous specialties, 13 of which are top-ranked in the nation, including neurology, cardiology, pulmonology, orthopedics, geriatrics and rehabilitation.” NYU Langone Health’s “research efforts are abundant and include leading a consortium dedicated to investigating the long-term effects of Covid-19. Within the walls of NYU Langone Health, the world’s first successful face and double hand transplant occurred in 2020, in addition to many other pioneering procedures.”
116 Hospitals With The Best Readmission Rates. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (8/9) Based on CMS data, Becker’s shared the “hospitals with the best readmission rates in every state,” including NYU Langone Health.
4 Hospitals’ Most Notable PX Initiatives This Year. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (8/9) shares insights from health system leaders about improving patient experiences and notable advancements in the past year, including NYU Langone Health Executive Vice President for Communications, Marketing, and Government and Community Affairs at NYU Langone Health, Elizabeth Golden, who said, “As the nation’s No. 1 health system for quality and safety, as named by Vizient, Inc., NYU Langone Health has undertaken a number of recent hospitality initiatives that have significantly improved patient satisfaction and outcomes.”
2024 Charts Multiple 1sts In Transplantation. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (8/9) Among the “numerous medical advances in transplantation” this year is NYU Langone Health transplanting “the first-ever combined heart pump and genetically engineered pig kidney.”
48-Year-Old Founded ‘Moms On Mushrooms’ To Share The Practice Of Microdosing For Mental Health. (CNBC)
CNBC (8/10) Joshua D. Lee, MD, professor, Departments of Population Health and Internal Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, said about the study, “We were getting a baseline of what their brain networks and their brain activity look like.”
Gary Deutsch Named Chief Of Division Of Surgical Oncology At NYU Langone Hospital--Long Island. (Cancer Letter)
Cancer Letter (8/9) Gary B. Deutsch, MD, member of the faculty, Department of Surgery, chief, Division of Surgical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island “was named chief of NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine’s Division of Surgical Oncology,” and “was also named director of the hospital’s Robotic Surgical Oncology Program and professor in the school’s Department of Surgery.” Deutsch said in a statement, “NYU Langone Hospital -- Long Island is a special place. It has a long history and great local reputation. I’m honored to join this team, known for its unbelievable quality of care and talent. The backing and funding for research and clinical innovation have elevated healthcare on Long Island to another level.”
‘Killjoys’: Scientists Recommend Drones For July 4 Fireworks, Masks. (New York Post)
The New York Post (8/10) Co-author Antonio Saporito, BA, doctoral student, said, “Wearing an N95 or KN95 mask is a good way to avoid inhaling smoke when standing near a display, especially for children and for those with preexisting heart and lung problems.”
Communication Key To Closing Gender Gap In Eye Care. (Healio)
Healio (8/6) Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD, the Elisabeth J. Cohen, M.D. Professor of Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, chair, Department of Ophthalmology, said, “When I took my first chair position, there were five women chairs. We had a rapid growth over the next couple of years, and we have stabilized around 20. There are about 125 academic programs, and so one in six department chairs are women. That’s not a lot.”
Hair Loss Is Extremely Common. Are Vitamins The Solution? (USA Today)
USA Today (8/10) “Over 80% of men and almost 50% of women experience significant hair loss at some point in their life, according to NYU Langone Health,” and “when it comes to men, androgenetic alopecia (male or female pattern baldness) is to blame for about 95% of hair loss cases, according to” NYU Langone Health.
Antoniette Costa Reveals She Underwent Brain Surgery: ‘There Was A Risk That I Wouldn’t Be Able To Sing Again’. (People)
People (8/9) In July of 2023, Antoniette Costa “underwent surgery at Chandra Sen, MD, Bergman Family Professor of Skull Base Surgery, vice chair, Department of Neurosurgery.”
Best College Towns For Retirement. (WTOP-FM Washington)
WTOP-FM Washington (8/8) “New York City’s ranking as a retirement spot is bolstered by several top medical institutions,” including NYU Langone Health facilities, which are “among the top 20 hospitals in the country, according to the U.S. News Best Hospitals rankings.”
Can Weight Loss Drugs Curb More Than Appetite? What To Know About Research On Other Possible Effects. (CBS News)
CBS News (8/9) “While these drugs work to reduce the craving of food, the idea of it decreasing cravings for other things is ‘pretty complicated,’ said Michael A. Weintraub, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.”
Sadfishing: The Cringiest Internet Trend Yet, Explained. (Women.com)
Women.com (8/9) Rachel L. Goldman, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, discussed the social media trend known as sadfishing, where individuals exaggerate their emotional state to garner sympathy, discussing reasons behind this behavior and ways to support those exhibiting it online.
CDC: Childhood Vaccines Have Saved 1 Million US Lives Since 1994. (UPI)
UPI (8/9) A new government report reveals that routine childhood vaccines have prevented hundreds of millions of illnesses, tens of millions of hospitalizations, and more than 1 million deaths among Americans born in the past 30 years; Sara Siddiqui, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, said that the research results are a “testament to the success” of vaccinations in preventing diseases.
Generative AI Model Can Help Explain Echocardiogram Reports. (Physician's Weekly)
Physician’s Weekly (8/9) Jacob Martin, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, and colleagues evaluated ChatGPT’s ability to generate patient-oriented echocardiogram reports for 100 patients, finding that “most AI-generated explanations were accurate, relevant, and readily communicable to patients, highlighting the potential of AI as a helpful tool, while human oversight remains essential for refinement,” according to a research letter published online in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
Four Generative AI Use Cases For Businesses. (CIO Magazine)
CIO Magazine (8/9) Researchers at NYU Langone Health are developing a generative AI using a large language model (LLM) trained on a decade of patient records to streamline the review of patient notes, predict patient readmission risk within 30 days, and improve various health outcomes.
Olympians Are Taking Control Of Their Fertility. (PopSugar)
PopSugar (8/9) A study by NYU Langone Health had found that 70 percent of women who yielded a rate of 20 oocytes or higher carried a child full term, and James A. Grifo, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, the author of the study, mentioning that multiple retrieval procedures increased success rates.
GLP-1 Agonists May Help Curb Tobacco Cravings. (CBS News)
CBS News (8/10) New research suggests that popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may reduce more than just appetite, with Jonathan D. LaPook, MD, the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, professor, Department of Population Health explaining that patients with type two diabetes and tobacco use disorder experienced a reduced desire to smoke when using semaglutide, the drug found in Ozempic and Wegovy. Michael A. Weintraub, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism prescribes GLP-1 agonists for type two diabetes and obesity, and emphasized the importance of using FDA-approved medications for smoking cessation and alcohol use disorder first.
Study Indicates Elevated Risk Of Some Cancers From Smoking Cannabis. (NBC News Now-2)
NBC News Now-2 (8/9) A study published in JAMA indicates that heavy cannabis use, defined as smoking the equivalent of about one joint per day, is associated with a three-and-a-half to five times higher risk of developing head and neck cancers, based on a review of over four million medical records over 20 years; however, the study’s reliance on patient recall and its retrospective design limit its ability to prove causation, according to NBC News medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, who suggests that while the study did not compare smoking to edible cannabis, smoking may pose higher risks due to the unfiltered nature of joints and prolonged exposure to the throat and upper airway.
Dr Marc Siegel: We Need More Community Outreach To Combat Postpartum. (Fox News)
Fox News (8/7) Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine “joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the maternal mental health hotline launched last Mother’s Day.”
In a separate story, Fox News (8/11) “‘The overall death rate is decreasing,’ Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, senior medical analyst for Fox News told Fox News Digital.”
Noah Lyles’ Decision To Race With Covid-19 Was A Risky One, Experts Say. (CNN)
CNN (8/9) One bioethicist “said it’s not conscionable to leave the decision up to the athletes, many of whom have trained for years for a chance to compete on the world stage,” with Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, saying, “They will all say yes. The whole point of having health and medical expertise at any event including the Olympics is to insure the health, short and long term, of the athletes, staff, coaches and officials. Anyone with covid should be isolating. Anyone at high risk from covid should not be sanctioned to compete.”
STAT (8/9)* carries an opinion piece by Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics.
