News from NYU Langone Health
I Had ‘Scary’ Preeclampsia – Here’s What Other Moms Should Know. (New York Post)
The New York Post (5/10) NYU Langone Health’s Postpartum Cardiovascular Health Program, a partnership of cardiology and maternal – fetal medicine, “which began in earnest in 2022, focuses on identifying women at high risk for cardiovascular disease early in their pregnancy, closely monitoring them during the pregnancy and several months postpartum, and developing a plan to keep their heart strong for years to come.” NYU Langone Health maternal and fetal medicine specialist Christina A. Penfield, MD, assistant professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, who “launched the postpartum cardiovascular health program with NYU Langone Health cardiologist Anaïs Hausvater, MD, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, and Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, and Department of Surgery, Division of Vascular Surgery,” said, “Our hope is that this program will grow and follow patients longitudinally for decades.”
I’m A Doc – And This Embarrassing Health Issue Is Actually Very Common. (New York Post)
The New York Post (5/13) “Frequent urination is surprisingly common – and not talked about enough,” which is “why we spoke with” Seth D. Cohen, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor, Department of Urology, “to ask about the different ways that frequent urination can present itself, and what patients and their loved ones should know, and do, if they’re concerned about it.”
Mass. Man Who Received First Kidney Transplant From Genetically Engineered Pig Has Died, Family Says. (Boston Globe)
The Boston Globe (5/11) “Teams at NYU Langone Health and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine have transplanted pig kidneys into brain-dead people whose relatives agreed to the experiment; in one case the kidney lasted two months.” Then in “April, surgeons at NYU Langone Health performed the first combined mechanical heart pump and gene-edited pig kidney transplant surgery on a 54-year-old woman who suffered from heart and kidney failure.”
USA Today (5/12) Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, NYU Langone Transplant Institute, said, “While she remains under intensive care, we see progress after her long history of difficult health challenges.”
Also reporting are STAT (5/12)*, Interesting Engineering (UK) (5/12), Science Times (5/13), and California 18 (5/12).
Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Are Becoming A Lot More Common In Law Enforcement Seizures. (NPR)
NPR (5/13) “A new study shows a dramatic spike in the number of counterfeit fentanyl pills being seized by law enforcement, an indication of the growing illicit drug supply driving the country’s historic opioid crisis,” with lead author Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, writing, “Availability of illicit fentanyl is continuing to skyrocket in the U.S., and the influx of fentanyl-containing pills is particularly alarming.”
Your Doctor (And ChatGPT) Will See You Now. A Peek Into AI-Assisted Medical Visits. (USA Today)
USA Today (5/11) A team at NYU Langone Health are studying the use of AI, wanting “to ensure the technology improves overall care before they adopt it more widely,” with “Devin Mann, MD, professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, saying, “We really like to understand how these tools really work before we let them loose.” At NYU Langone Health, “where the AI experiment is happening on a smaller scale, early results show the technology was able to translate visit notes, which doctors typically write at a 12th-grade level or above, to a 6th-grade level – which is more understandable to patients, said Jonah Feldman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Innovation, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.
NYU Langone Health Expert Discusses Seasonal Allergies. (NY1-TV New York)
NY1-TV (5/12) Ujwala Kaza, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, discussed what causes seasonal allergies and offered some tips about how to alleviate the worst symptoms.
Concerns Continue For Bird Flu Cases In Humans. (WANE-TV Fort Wayne (IN))
WANE-TV Fort Wayne, IN (5/10) “CBS News Chief Medical Correspondent Jonathan D. LaPook, MD, the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, professor, Department of Population Health, “offered some perspective about what’s happening” with the bird flu and possible transmission to humans, saying, “The worry would be if it changes in mutation, genetic composition so that it can spread easily from human to human.”
Insurance Doesn’t Prevent Many Cancer Patients From Facing Medical Debt. (HealthDay)
HealthDay (5/10) Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, said that although sometimes people do not have good insurance where they have high deductibles that have to be paid out-of-pocket before coverage begins, cancer care is able to stretch “even gold-plated insurance plans.”
Also reporting is UPI (5/10).
231 Black Healthcare Leaders To Know. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (5/10) publishes a list of Black healthcare leaders who “are shaping the patient experience, educating and training the next generation of healthcare providers, and furthering equity and inclusion”; the list includes Fritz François, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and General Internal Medicine, executive vice president and vice dean, chief of Hospital Operations, whose “leadership contributed to NYU Langone Health receiving top rankings for quality and safety, including being named the No. 1 hospital for quality and safety by Vizient.”
Is Ketamine The Answer To Treatment-Resistant Depression? (WVXU-FM Cincinnati)
WVXU-FM Cincinnati (5/13) “On Cincinnati Edition, we’ll look at the differences between conventional anti-depressants and ketamine, how they are being used locally to treat mental health, and the questions surrounding their safety,” with guests including “Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health.”
Black Women & Cancer: The New Thirty Year Study Launched To Change The Game For A Devastating Situation – And How Women Can Help Themselves Now. (SurvivorNet)
SurvivorNet (5/10) “I’m hopeful that we will generate more granular information on what is really driving these higher mortality rates among Black women,” 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 “tells SurvivorNet.”
The Symptom Of Anxiety And Panic Attacks We Don’t Talk About Enough. (HuffPost)
HuffPost (5/11) “‘The overwhelm takes a lot of energy and it revs us up in a way, so, naturally, we’re going to feel very tired and very fatigued after it,’ Jessica B. Stern, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, told HuffPost.”
ARVO 2024: Reliability Of Contact Specular Microscopy In The Corneal Endothelium. (Modern Retina)
Modern Retina (5/10) “At this year’s ARVO meeting, the Eye Care Network spoke with Elias Kahan, MD, clinical research fellow, Department of Ophthalmology,” who “spoke about his poster on contact specular microscopy and its implications for future corneal endothelial research.”
Experts Say These 6 Common Work Habits May Actually Be Signs Of ADHD In Adults. (BuzzFeed)
BuzzFeed (5/11) “‘Of the popular work archetypes, the ‘procrastinator’ would be one way that adult ADHD presents,’ said Deepti Anbarasan, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology.”
Also reporting is LADBible (UK) (5/12).
Practical Optimism Can Be Learned. A Psychiatrist Explains How And Why Your Well-Being Depends On It. (Fast Company)
Fast Company (5/10) Sudeepta Varma, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry,” and “the first medical director treating first responders and civilians for PTSD, depression, and anxiety at the World Trade Center Mental Health Program (WTC MHP) at NYU Langone Health/Bellevue,” provides “five key insights from her new book, Practical Optimism: The Art, Science, and Practice of Exceptional Well-Being.”
Why Creatine Is The Missing Ingredient In Your Wellness Routine. (Women's Health)
Women’s Health (5/10) “Pretty much any woman can benefit from creatine --especially if your goals include boosting your performance, going for strength gains, or improving recovery – because it’s very low-risk, according to Nicole Lund, MPH, RDN, clinical nutritionist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sports Performance Center “and Gabrielle Lyon, DO, WH advisor and a functional medicine practitioner.”
Retinol Serum Vs Cream: Derms Explain The Benefits. (TODAY)
TODAY (5/10) Mary L. Stevenson, MD, associate professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, said, “Using [retinol serums and creams] to the point of redness, flakiness or irritation does not give you more benefit.”
What Is The Impact Of Loosening Up Marijuana Laws? (Fox News)
Fox News (5/11) “‘The Ingraham Angle’ panelists Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, “and Alex Marlow discuss the consequences of the proposal.”
In a separate embedded video segment, Fox News (5/12) “medical contributor” Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, “joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to weigh on after independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. revealed a worm ate part of his brain, though he has reportedly made a full recovery.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
NYU Langone Long Island Honors More Than 2 Dozen Mother-Daughter Duos For National Nurses Week. (WABC-TV New York)
WABC-TV New York (5/10) “Ahead of Mother’s Day and in honor of National Nurses Week,” NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island in Mineola “honored the more than two dozen teams of mothers and daughters who followed in their footsteps.”
WNBC-TV New York (5/10) NYU Langone Health nurse Carolyn Certa, RN, whose three daughters followed in her footsteps to become nurses, said, “I love taking care of people and making them feel comfortable.”
12-TV (5/10) Kaitlyn Certa, RN, spoke at the event, calling her mother a “superhero.”
Also reporting was WPIX-TV New York (5/10).
‘A Beautiful Gift.’ Massapequa Park Daughter Donates Kidney To Ailing Mother. (News 12-TV Long Island (NY))
12-TV Long Island, NY (5/10) Elizabeth Rosas received a living kidney donated by her daughter Katherine Gomez; “after a successful transplant operation and four days in the hospital at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, the women are now recovering at home together.”
Mammogram Guideline Sparks Debate Among Breast Cancer Experts. (Newsday (NY))
Newsday (NY) (5/11) “The guidelines are a framework for patients to use when discussing mammograms with their doctors, said Dr. Melissa D. Fana, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, chief of service, Breast Surgery, Long Island Community Hospital, and NYU Langone Health’s director of women’s health for Suffolk County,” who said, “For a woman who is truly at average risk, the determination of whether it’s every year or every two is really made in conjunction with their health care provider.”
Women Physicians Should Get Involved, Seek Out Opportunities To Advance In Leadership. (Healio)
Healio (5/10) “Luz S. Fonacier, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Disease & Immunology, at NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island , was the fourth woman and first Asian American ACAAI president,” who had “joined NYU Langone Hospital, then called Winthrop University Hospital, in 1992, and she has been working with patients and teaching there ever since,” saying, “After 11 years of training, it was natural that I chose to go into an academic practice.”
Also reporting is Philanthropy News Digest (5/11).
