News from NYU Langone Health
100 Hospitals And Health Systems With Great Orthopedic Programs. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (11/27) NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, ranked among the top three orthopedic programs nationally by U.S. News & World Report, performs over 34,000 surgeries annually; the Center for Children, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital emphasizes nonsurgical care and advanced surgical techniques, while NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital has facilitated over 1,500 outpatient total joint replacements, illustrating its commitment to orthopedic innovation through joint replacement, rehabilitation therapy, and workplace injury care, supported by Magnet-recognized nursing and collaboration with NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center for musculoskeletal oncology.
City’s Vast Hospital Network Boosts Medical Outpatient Construction. (Crain's New York Business)
Crain’s New York Business (11/29) New York City leads the U.S. in constructing medical outpatient facilities, with 946,443 square feet under development as of the year’s second quarter, driven by academic medical centers like NYU Langone Health, as reported by CBRE.
NYU Langone Surgeons Complete First Fully Robotic Double Lung Transplant. (ABC News Live)
ABC News (11/27) A team of surgeons at NYU Langone Health, led by Stephanie H. Chang, MD, associate professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has accomplished the world’s first fully robotic double lung transplant, successfully transplanting both lungs into a 57-year-old patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by utilizing robotic arms to remove and replace the diseased lungs.
Also reporting was WABC-TV (11/27).
How Music Is Medicine For These Alzheimer’s Patients And Their Loved Ones. (CNN)
CNN (11/29) The Unforgettables Chorus, founded in 2011 by Mary S. Mittelman, DrPH, research professor, Departments of Psychiatry, and Rehabilitation Medicine, provides a therapeutic outlet for individuals with dementia, providing them with empowerment, an emotional connection, and neurological benefits.
What’s Causing Your Hip Pain? Here’s Everything You Need To Know. (USA Today)
USA Today (11/29) Hip pain, affecting 10% of the population and increasing with age, can arise from various conditions and Spencer Stein, MD, assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, said, “As people progress in age, a more common cause of pain would be hip arthritis.”
Can You Reverse Grey Hair? New Study Hints It May Be Possible. (Women's Health (UK))
Women’s Health (UK) (11/27) A study “found the mechanism behind why hair turns gray,” with Qi Sun, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, saying, “It presents a potential pathway for reversing or preventing the graying of human hair by helping jammed cells to move again between developing hair follicle compartments.”
Country Living (11/27) Mayumi Ito Suzuki, PhD, professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, Department of Cell Biology, said in a news release, “It is the loss of chameleon-like function in melanocyte stems cells that may be responsible for graying and loss of hair color. These findings suggest that melanocyte stem cell motility and reversible differentiation are key to keeping hair healthy and colored.”
Doctors Reveal The Damage That One Day Of Thanksgiving Food Can Do. (HuffPost)
HuffPost (11/28) Sean P. Heffron, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, stated that while one large Thanksgiving meal is unlikely to affect long-term heart health, it could be harmful for individuals with conditions like congestive heart failure, brittle diabetes, or hypertriglyceridemia, especially if they consume foods high in saturated fat, sodium, or sugar, or drink excessive alcohol.
Expert Details Questionnaire For Female Partners Of Patients With Prostate Cancer. (Urology Times)
Urology Times (11/27) In a video, Stacy Loeb, MD, professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center, “discusses the new the Sexual Concerns In Partners of Patients with Prostate cancer (SCIPPP-F) questionnaire.”
How Office Depot’s President Builds Trust With Shoppers In A Digital World. (Fortune)
Fortune (11/29) Chemicals created by the plastic industry “cause cancer, infertility, heart disease, and other illnesses, notes” Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, the Jim G. Hendrick, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, and professor, Department of Population Health, and “recycling – pitched by the industry as a panacea – could make exposure even worse.”
How Long Does It Take To Get Fit Again After Falling ‘Out Of Shape’? (Fortune)
Fortune (11/30) “Physiologically speaking, being physically fit entails a holistic look at several factors: cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular strength, mobility, (within that, flexibility and range of motion), and neuromuscular control (i.e. balance and agility), explains Heather Milton, MS, clinical exercise physiologist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sports Performance Center.”
The 6 Things That Happen To You In The Cold. (The Sun (UK))
The Sun (UK) (11/28) “You tend to see less of that in the winter,” explains Albert Ahn, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, told Huffpost, “Cold weather tends to constrict the blood vessels to preserve body heat and maintain core body temperature.”
Organs From HIV-Positive Donors? Ethicist Weighs In. (Medscape)
Medscape (11/26)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, discusses the potential of using organs from HIV-positive donors to address the shortage of transplantable organs, emphasizing the importance of informed consent and managing associated risks with antiretroviral therapy.
How To Tell A Panic Attack From An Anxiety Attack, According To Experts. (PopSugar)
PopSugar (11/27) Distinguishing between panic and anxiety attacks involves understanding their symptoms and diagnostic criteria and Amanda M. Spray, PhD, clinical associate professor, Department of Psychiatry, explains that a panic attack could feel like a “sudden rush of physical sensations that people describe as coming out of nowhere.”
Top Reasons Why People End Up In The ER On Thanksgiving – And How To Stay Safe. (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News (11/26) Thanksgiving festivities can lead to increased emergency room visits and Dr. Kelly Dougherty, MD, clinical assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, said, “As people gather, they spread their germs,” adding when people “head home, they take those germs with them and can develop symptoms of infection, like COVID or influenza, a few days later.”
What We Can All Learn From Florence Pugh’s Decision To Freeze Her Eggs. (MSNBC)
MSNBC (11/29) Following a discussion about actress Florence Pugh deciding to freeze her eggs, Elizabeth Comen, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, said, the “most important step women can take is to find a buddy,” noting that “when you’re worried and anxious, you need that support to help filter the information in context.
HIV-Positive Transplants Now Permitted For Livers And Kidneys. (Fox News)
Fox News (11/27) “Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, senior medical analyst for Fox News, practices at NYU Langone Health, which performed 576 organ transplants in 2023,” and said, “I don’t have a problem with HIV organs being used, because we have people dying on waiting lists here.”
In a separate embedded video, Fox News (11/29) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Inonvation “breaks down a study involving Gen Z’s amount of time spent online on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’”
