Index Of Symptoms Can Identify Long COVID In Children, Adolescents. (Clinical Advisor)
Clinical Advisor (8/23) Rachel S. Gross, MD, associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health, “and colleagues conducted a multicenter, longitudinal observational cohort study involving participants recruited from more than 60 US health care and community settings between March 2022 and December 2023.”
WNBC-NY (NBC)-2 (8/25) Discussing NYU Langone Health research into long COVID in children, Rachel S. Gross, MD, associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health, described the plight of such adolescents.
Also reporting are MedPage Today (8/25) and Salon (8/26).
10 Hospitals In New York State Recognized As Best In America, 3 In Hudson Valley. (WRRV-FM Poughkeepsie (NY))
WRRV-FM Poughkeepsie, NY (8/23) reports NYU Langone Health made a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services list of the best hospitals in New York.
Yankees’ Luis Gil May Not Be Sidelined For Long. (New York Post)
The New York Post (8/23) Dennis A. Cardone, DO, associate professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery, and Pediatrics, chief, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine, took part in an interview “after Yankees pitcher Luis Gil was placed on the 15-day injured list with a lower back strain.”
Inside The Operating Room. (Highlands Current)
Highlands Current (8/23) The documentary film “On the Shoulders of Giants: The History of NYU Langone Orthopedics,” “earned a nomination this year for best feature film at the Tribeca X festival, which considers marketing and promotional material, but lost to a film created for Ronald McDonald House Charities.”
Matthew Perry Started Taking Ketamine Legally. That’s Never Been Easier. (Washington Post)
The Washington Post (8/23) Discussing the lack of government oversight surrounding the use of ketamine, Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health, said, “A lot of us have been saying it’s the Wild West because it’s largely unregulated and we don’t truly know what’s going on.”
High-Risk HPV Infections In Men May Be Associated With Slightly Higher Levels Of Dead Sperm Cells, New Study Suggests. (CNN)
CNN (8/23) Research into HPV infections in men “contributes to the body of research on HPV in men, but the findings are no reason for couples wanting to get pregnant to worry, said Bobby B. Najari, MD, associate professor, Departments of Urology, and Population Health, associate chief, Urology Service, Tisch Hospital in New York, who was not involved in the new study.”
Psychedelic Drugs May Give A Glimpse Into Near-Death Experiences. (New York Times)
The New York Times (8/22) Discussing research potentially linking psychedelic drugs with near-death experiences, Anthony P. Bossis, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, said, “It is significant and intriguing that the researchers’ findings replicate many of the findings from prior comparative studies, including enduring effects regarding the personal, psychological and spiritual meaningfulness of these experiences.”
Platelet Hyperreactivity Score May Improve CVD Risk Detection. (TCTMD)
TCTMD (8/23) “The score, known as PRESS, was developed by a team led by Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, associate professor, Departments of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, and Surgery, Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, “and improves on existing measures for detecting hyperreactivity, namely platelet aggregometry,” with Dr. Berger saying, “I think this is a game changer. For the first time, we have identified a circulating genetic signature of platelet hyperreactivity.”
What To Expect At Fast Company’s 10th Annual Innovation Festival: Workouts And Wellness. (Fast Company)
Fast Company (8/23) Among the sessions at Fast Company’s 10th annual Innovation Festival, is “Inside the Future of Healthcare,” which will feature speakers including John-Ross Rizzo, MD, Ilse Melamid Associate Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rusk Rehabilitation, and associate professor, Department of Neurology.
The OncFive: Top Oncology Articles For The Week Of 8/18. (OncLive)
OncLive (8/24) “This past week, the oncology community lost Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, a pioneer in the field of cancer immunotherapy and a leader in the realm of melanoma research.” Dr. Weber “served as deputy director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center; the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Oncology in the Department of Medicine at New York University (NYU) Grossman School of Medicine; director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program; and co-leader of the Clinical Melanoma Program Board at NYU Langone Health.”
The Key Relationship Between Academic And Clinical Medicine. (Health IT Answers)
Health IT Answers (8/25) Joseph Bosco III, MD, professor, vice chair, clinical affairs, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, chief, Musculoskeletal Strategic Areas, of the AAOS discusses “how academic medicine is addressing conflicting missions.”
Thriving In Urology: Dr. Amy Pearlman Interviews Dr. Stacy Loeb. (Urology Times)
Urology Times (8/23) Stacy Loeb, MD, professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses “combating burnout by cultivating balance within one’s work life.”
NYU Langone Physician Discusses Latest COVID-19 Vaccines. (WNYW-TV New York)
WNYW-TV (8/23) Discussing the latest COVID-19 vaccinations, Rabia A. De Latour, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, said, “If you have a good immune system, you’re healthy, and you’re not immunocompromised, and you were just infected this summer, you should probably wait three months to maximize the benefit of the vaccine, because once you’re infected, one of the silver linings of it is that you actually have immunity.”
What To Know About The Mpox Global Outbreak. (TODAY)
TODAY (8/24) NBC medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology discusses “the new COVID booster, the first epinephrine nasal spray for people with serious allergies and what you should know about the global mpox outbreak.”
TODAY (8/24) aired a broadcast segment featuring Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology.
Fauci Recovering From West Nile Virus Infection. (New York Times)
The New York Times (8/25) Discussing former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci’s recent diagnosis with West Nile virus, Jonathan D. LaPook, MD, the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, professor, Department of Population Health “shared on social media that Dr. Fauci had told him that he had fever, chills and severe fatigue and that he was hospitalized this month. Dr. Fauci said he was most likely infected by a mosquito bite that he got in his backyard, Dr. LaPook said.”
Also reporting are the AP (8/24), NPR (8/24), Fortune (8/24), and People (8/24).
Anthony Fauci’s West Nile Virus Diagnosis: What To Know About The Mosquito-Borne Disease. (Fox News)
Fox News (8/24) Discussing former NIAID Director Anthony Fauci’s West Nile virus diagnosis, Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation said, “It causes a rash and other symptoms, including swollen lymph nodes, which other viruses in its class do not exhibit.”
Is Mpox The Next COVID? Infectious Disease Experts Address Pandemic Potential. (Fox News)
Fox News (8/25) Discussing Mpox, Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation said “that Mpox is ‘not the new COVID. It spreads via direct contact or sex, and kissing, and very close respiratory droplets, but not over longer distances by respiratory spread.”
Physicians Lament Over Reliance on Relative Value Units: Survey. (Cardiology News)
Cardiology News (8/23) “More than half of respondents said they occasionally or frequently felt compelled by their employer to use higher-level coding, which interferes with a physician’s ethical responsibility to the patient, said” Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, who commented, “Rather than rewarding excellence or good outcomes, you’re kind of rewarding procedures and volume. It’s more than pressure; it’s expected.”
