News from NYU Langone Health

Distinguished Tri-State Pediatric Urology Group Joins NYU Langone Health
LongIsland.com – November 10
-Andrew Rubin, senior vice president, clinical affairs and ambulatory care
-Jordan S. Gitlin, MD, adjunct associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Urology, chief, Division of Pediatric Urology, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine

NYU Langone Acquires Urology Group
Becker’s Hospital Review – November 10
-Andrew Rubin, senior vice president, clinical affairs and ambulatory care

$10 Million New Gift from Trudy and Robert W. Gottesman to Advance Pediatric Medicine
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Lifestyles Magazine – November 10
-NYU Langone Health

NYU Radiologists Tackle the Challenge of Making MRI Machines Less Expensive
STAT News – November 13
-Kai Tobias Block, PhD, associate professor, Department of Radiology
-Leeor Alon, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Radiology

Healthy Tissue May Predict Lung Cancer Return Better Than Tumors
Live Science – November 8
-Aristotelis Tsirigos, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine, and Pathology

Healthy Tissue Near Lung Tumors May Better Predict Lung Cancer Recurrence
Inside Precision Medicine – November 8
-Aristotelis Tsirigos, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and Department of Pathology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

What’s the Latest News in Advanced-Stage NSCLC?
Patient Power – November 9
-Sally Lau, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

What’s the Latest in Research on Early-Stage NSCLC?
Patient Power – November 9
-Sally Lau, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

What Are the Common Complications of Lung Cancer?
Patient Power – November 8
-Amie J. Kent, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Inoperable Lung Cancer: Types, Treatment and Life Expectancy
Patient Power – November 8
-Amie J. Kent, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Singer Jewel, 49, Wants to ‘Soothe the Soul’– Her Major New Campaign to Combat Loneliness
SurvivorNet – November 10
-Asher D. Aladjem, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Psychiatry, and Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Can Also Reduce Risk of Serious Heart Events, Study Shows
TIME – November 11
-Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

Novo Nordisk’s Weight Loss Drug Wegovy Slashes Risk of Serious Heart Events
CNBC – November 11
-Howard Weintraub, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, clinical director, The Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease

New Weight Loss Drug Study
WETM-TV – November 13
-Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

What to Do if You See Blood in the Toilet
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The Washington Post – November 12
-Sophie M. Balzora, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Clinical Trial Targets Fetal Heart Disorder Detection in Pregnant Women
Medical Xpress – November 10
-Jill P. Buyon, MD, the Sir Deryck and Lady Va Maughan Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Pregnancies with Low Anti-SSA/Ro Autoantibody Levels: Forgo Fetal Heart Rhythm Monitoring?
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Medscape – November 12
-Jill P. Buyon, MD, the Sir Deryck and Lady Va Maughan Professor of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Biologists Unveil the First Living Yeast Cells With Over 50% Synthetic DNA
Zephyrnet – November 10
-Jef D. Boeke, PhD, the Sol and Judith Bergstein Director, Institute of System Genetics, professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Can You Take Antidepressants with Your Other Medications?
ScienceLine – November 10
-Samoon Ahmad, MD, clinical professor, Department of Psychiatry

Long COVID and Mental Illness: New Guidance
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Medscape – November 10
-Steven Flanagan, MD, Howard A. Rusk Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, and chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Rusk Rehabilitation

Maintenance Ibrutinib Improves Efficacy in MCL
Cancer Network – November 10
-Marc J. Braunstein, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Surgeons in New York Announce World’s First Eye Transplant
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Medscape – November 10
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery

Man Receives the First Eye Transplant Plus a New Face. It’s a Step Toward One Day Restoring Sight
Medical Xpress – November 12
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery
-Vaidehi S. Dedania, MD, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology
-Steven L. Galetta, MD, the Philip K. Moskowitz, MD Professor and Chair of Neurology, Department of Neurology, professor, Department of Ophthalmology

Surgeons Have Successfully Completed the First Whole-Eye and Partial Face Transplant
IGN – November 10
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery

Man Burned from the Inside Out in 7,200-Volt Electrocution Gets World’s First Eye Transplant
The Sun – November 9
-Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS, the Helen L. Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery, chair, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery

First Vaccine for Chikungunya Virus, an ‘Emerging Global Health Threat,’ Gets FDA Approval
FOX News – November 11
-Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

Ohio Woman Who Lost All Four Limbs to Flu Complications Speaks Out to Raise Awareness
FOX News – November 13
-Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine

News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

Just One Brooklyn Hospital Grabs ‘A’ Safety Grade, New Ranking Finds
Patch Brooklyn – November 10
-Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, NYU Langone Health
-NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn