News from NYU Langone Health
His Son Was Born With A Rare Condition, So This Father Donated A Kidney. He “Always Knew It Was Going To Be Him.” (CBS News)
CBS News (6/15) Laura Malaga-Dieguez, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, interim chief, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, “said she and the family had ‘always known that transplant was on the horizon.’” Jonathan C. Berger, MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, NYU Langone Transplant Institute, “who performed Munari’s surgery, said that family members are often the best option for a match,” and since both “Munari and Jaren have the same blood type,” that “meant there was no ‘natural, preformed immunity against his dad’s body.’”
Also reporting is WWBT-TV (6/16).
Cancer Nearly Took His Leg, But This Father Of 6 Is Walking Again: ‘I Shouldn’t Be Here’. (Fox News)
Fox News (6/14) A patient with a “life-threatening infection” had “sought a second opinion from” Nicola Fabbri, MD, professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, chief, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, who “was determined to save” the patient’s leg, saying, “This was a particularly challenging situation. I never thought he could come back at this level. It’s really remarkable where he is today.”
Dr. Elizabeth Comen Discusses Kate Middleton’s Cancer Treatment. (CNN)
CNN (6/14) Elizabeth Comen, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, spoke with CNN about Kate Middleton’s cancer treatment, including discussing what preventative chemotherapy is today."
Ken Langone, CEO Robert Grossman To Retire From NYU Langone Roles In 2025. (Orlando Tribune)
Orlando Tribune (6/13) “Ken Langone, chair, Board of Trustees, and Robert I. Grossman, dean and CEO, will both retire next year, the renowned hospital system announced Thursday.” Fiona Druckenmiller, co-chair, Board of Trustees, will replace Langone “as sole chair of the board of trustees after spending the last seven years as co-chair.” Robert I. Grossman, dean and CEO, said, “It is immensely gratifying to know that we have transformed NYU Langone Health into an institution that is simply nonpareil.”
Among those providing broadcast coverage was WABC-NY (ABC)-2 (6/14).
High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy Has Doubled, But Only 60% Are Treated, Study Finds. (ABC News)
ABC News (6/17) “Rates of high blood pressure during pregnancy doubled between 2008-2021, but only 60% were treated for it, according to a new study,” but “Justin S. Brandt, MD, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, division director, Maternal Fetal Medicine, said 60% may be an underestimate because not all doctors are aware of updated medical consensus about treating hypertension during pregnancy.”
Nurse Phone Calls Enhance Home BP Telemonitoring For Minority Groups. (mHealth Intelligence)
mHealth Intelligence (6/14). Study lead author Olugbenga G. Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health, the Dr. Adolph and Margaret Berger Professor of Medicine and Population Health, Department of Medicine, said in a press release, “We found that low-income Black and Hispanic patients with stroke and significant comorbidity benefit greatly from telemedicine in general, which we know ramped up during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
Clinical Pain Advisor (6/14) Olugbenga G. Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health, the Dr. Adolph and Margaret Berger Professor of Medicine and Population Health, Department of Medicine, “and colleagues evaluated whether HBPTM (12 home measurements/week for 12 months, with results transmitted to a clinician) plus NCM (20 counseling calls over 12 months) results in greater systolic BP reduction than HBPTM alone.”
Is Bariatric Surgery Still Best? What New Research Says About The Procedure As Weight Loss Drugs Surge In Popularity. (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News (6/14) “‘Bariatric surgery has been around longer than the newer injectable medications, so we have more long-term data about benefits and risks,’” Melanie R. Jay, MD, associate professor, Departments of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, and Population Health, “tells Yahoo Life.”
Are Weight Loss Drugs Curbing Alcohol, Gambling Addictions? 3 Physician Execs Weigh In. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (6/14) “At AHIP’s June 2024 conference in Las Vegas, three physician executives weighed in on whether GLP-1s have the potential to curb other kinds of addictions,” including Melanie R. Jay, MD, associate professor, Departments of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, and Population Health, who said, “We don’t know every way GLP-1s work in the brain, but they do work within the homeostatic pathway, which is where we focus on when it comes to regulation of appetite and metabolism.”
State Ordered More Than 200 Long Island Schools To Bar Students Over Bogus Vaccination Records. (Newsday (NY))
Newsday (NY) (6/14) “The state Health Department in January ordered 201 schools across Long Island to bar students from the classroom because of phony vaccination documents, state records show,” with Arthur L. Caplan, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics, Department of Population Health, Director Division of Medical Ethics, saying, “This is very troubling because of the broad scope of the fraud.”
7 Important Health Stories This Week You Simply Can’t Miss. (Fox News)
Fox News (6/15) “It makes sense to target the KP.2 strain because it is becoming the predominant strain – it is surging in California and will spread across the country,” Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, told Fox News Digital.
In a separate article, Fox News (6/13) “Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation and a Fox News medical contributor, said it is ‘highly unusual’ to see an influenza A strain (H1N1, which is a distant cousin of the Spanish flu, he noted) spreading throughout southern U.S. states at this time of year.”
5 Heart Healthy Vegetables Doctors Eat To Prevent Heart Disease. (TODAY)
TODAY (6/14) “Diets high in fruits and vegetables are beneficial for blood pressure, cholesterol and weight maintenance,” says Sean P. Heffron, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, adding, “Everybody tries to pull out all the various important chemicals from fruits and vegetables and create supplements, but they never do as well as the original.”
Inside The Struggle To Improve Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Academic Medicine. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (6/14) “In an invited commentary,” Kathie-Ann Joseph, MD, MPH, professor, Departments of Population Health, and Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, vice chair, Diversity and Health Equity in Surgery and the Transplant Institute, and Renee Williams, MD, MHPE, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, associate chair, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, “noted that it’s common for DEI roles to be filled by those who are underrepresented in medicine,” constituting a sort of “minority tax” where “minority faculty are assigned the added responsibility of helping their colleagues achieve and understand diversity and equity, on top of regular academic workloads.”
Dr Fleur-Lominy On Ongoing Research Within CML At The 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting. (OncLive)
OncLive (6/14) “Shella Saint Fleur-Lominy, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, and Yan Leyfman, MD, internal medicine and clinical researcher, Mount Sinai, co-founder, executive director, MedNews Week, executive committee member, Music Beats Cancer, discuss ongoing research within the chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) patient population on OncLive News Network: On Location at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting.”
Physicians Reveal The Self Care Activities That Help Them Avoid Burnout. (Dermatology Advisor)
Dermatology Advisor (6/14) Nieca Goldberg, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, said, “My number one self care activity is exercise,” adding, “In addition to preventing cardiovascular disease, exercise improves overall mood and wellbeing.”
New, Difficult-To-Treat Fungal Skin Infections Are Emerging, Clinicians Warn. (Dermatology Times)
Dermatology Times (6/14) “Dermatologist and research administrator, Avrom S. Caplan, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, urge health care providers to be aware of these 2 new forms of ringworm or jock itch, known as Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII (TMVII) and Trichophyton indotineae, or T. indotineae.”
Emotional Support Chapstick No Longer Working? Here’s What It Could Mean. (Women's Health)
Women’s Health (6/14) “Salty foods, particularly those that have a lot of salt on the outside, can definitely affect the skin on your lips,” says Doris Day, MD, clinical associate professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, adding, “Salt holds water, so it can absorb the water away from the lips and just dry them out.”
Expert Says To Eat At These Times If You Want To Lose Weight. (Liverpool Echo)
Liverpool Echo (6/15) A study published in 2023 “appears to show eating only in the first eight hours of getting out of bed may counter weight gain, improve blood sugar fluctuations, and reduce the time that blood sugar is above normal levels, preventing diabetes,” with study lead author Joanne Bruno, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism, saying, “Eating the majority of one’s calories earlier in the day reduces the time that the blood sugar is elevated, thereby improving metabolic health.” Senior study author Dr. Jose Aleman, of NYU Grossman School of Medicine, said, “We decreased the time these individuals were having high blood sugar levels with just one week of eTRF feeding.”
The Truth About Ozempic And Muscle Loss. (Gizmodo)
Gizmodo (6/14) “Large clinical trials of tirzepatide have found that the percentage of lean body mass lost is in line with the percentage lost through diet or surgery,” with Michael A. Weintraub, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, saying “And there’s no reason to think there’s some unique mechanism of these GLP-1 agonists that is causing a kind of specific muscle mass loss.”
