News from NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Taps Chief Of Oculoplastics. (Becker's ASC Review)
Becker’s ASC Review (9/6) NYU Langone Health has appointed Roxana Fu, MD, chief, Oculoplastics Services, Department of Ophthalmology, clinical associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology, and director of Resident Research Education in the Department of Ophthalmology. Dr. Fu, who previously held a similar role at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, brings expertise in oculoplastic and orbital eye surgery, along with a $2.8 million research grant from the National Eye Institute to investigate automation of radiographic surgical indicators for pediatric orbital abscesses.
Mushroom-Laced Candy Recall Highlights FDA’s Limited Safety Role. (New York Times)
The New York Times (9/7) A survey on adult substance use reported increases in cannabis and hallucinogen use in 2023, with 9 percent of adults aged 19 to 30 using hallucinogens and 42 percent using cannabis, and Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, expressed concern over the rise in law enforcement seizures of psilocybin and the growing variety of psychoactive drugs in New York City’s unlicensed weed shops, stating, “The growing variety of psychoactive drugs in New York City’s unlicensed weed shops has alarmed him, he said, and beg for more regulation.”
Clinicians Star In Off-Broadway Musical About Antimicrobial Resistance. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (9/6) “Lifeline,” an off-Broadway musical about antimicrobial resistance (AMR), features scientists and healthcare professionals, including Judy Minkoff, PhD, project manager, Virology Institute, who said the show lends “huge credibility to this message that AMR is a public health crisis,” intertwining Alexander Fleming’s discovery of penicillin with a modern doctor’s efforts to save a patient from an AMR infection, while audience surveys gauge understanding of AMR concepts.
NYU Langone Health Resource Fair Raises Over $125,000 To Distribute Over 2,800 Backpacks Of School Supplies. (NY1-TV New York)
NY1-TV (9/6) In Brooklyn, a resource fair by the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Health raised over $125,000 to distribute and fund more than 2,800 backpacks filled with school supplies, while also offering health screenings; Larry K. McReynolds, clinical associate professor, Department of Population Health, Family Health Centers, executive director said, “It makes me feel wonderful because I get to see that moms have that stress relieved.”
Also reporting was NY1-TV (9/6).
Index Of Symptoms Can Identify Long COVID In Children, Adolescents. (Dermatology Advisor)
Dermatology Advisor (9/6) A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, led by Rachel S. Gross, MD, associate professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health, identifies postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC) using symptom indices that vary between school-aged children and adolescents, based on data from a multicenter, longitudinal observational cohort study involving 898 school-aged children and 4,469 adolescents recruited from over 60 U.S. healthcare and community settings between March 2022 and December 2023.
How To Take The Best Freaking Poop Of Your Life. (SELF Magazine)
SELF Magazine (9/6) Roshini Rajapaksa, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, says that adopting a squatting position with knees higher than hips and torso leaning forward can facilitate bowel movements by straightening the rectum, making it easier for waste to pass, as opposed to the kinked position when sitting with feet flat on the floor.
Remembering A Pioneer In Melanoma And Immunotherapy: Jeffrey S Weber, MD, PhD, FASCO. (ASCO Post)
The ASCO Post (9/9) 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, an internationally recognized pioneer in melanoma and cancer immunotherapy, died on August 19, 2024, according to an announcement from the Melanoma Research Foundation; he most recently served as Deputy Director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health, and was also recognized as the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Professor of Oncology in the Department of Medicine at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Director of the Experimental Therapeutics Program, and Co-Leader of the Clinical Melanoma Program Board at NYU Langone Health.
‘Residents Are The Horses That Make This Place Run’: What We Heard This Week. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (9/8) A roundup of notable quotes heard by MedPage reporters included that Shun Yu, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, expressed skepticism about using bolus 5-fluorouracil with chemotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers, stating, “It really doesn’t make sense,” while Judy Minkoff, PhD, of NYU Langone Health, praised an off-Broadway show on antimicrobial resistance, saying, “ science communication aspect of this musical is really unmatched.”
NYU Langone Health Physician Discusses Report About Heavy Metals Found In Tampons. (WVIR-TV Charlottesville (VA))
WVIR-TV (9/8) A study discovered that some tampons might contain toxic metals like arsenic, lead, and cadmium, raising concerns about their safety for regular use; Sasha Hernandez, MD, clinical assistant professor, Departments of Population Health, and Obstetrics and Gynecology pointed out, “The vagina tissue is different from other tissue and it’s more absorptive but this study did not look at absorption rates.”
This Couple Founded A Luxury Magic Mushroom Retreat That’s Popular With CEOs: ‘It Creates Better Leaders’. (CNBC)
CNBC (9/7) Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that psilocybin can improve flexible thinking and emotional responses, particularly to negative emotions, with Joshua Siegel, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, explaining that it can help individuals with depression or other illnesses reset their thinking and behavior patterns; Dr. Siegel also stressed the importance of professional guidance in a controlled setting for psychedelic therapy to minimize risks, especially for those without a history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Also reporting was WNBC-TV New York (9/7).
Parents Are Stressed And Kids Are Depressed. Here’s What The Surgeon General Prescribes. (USA Today)
USA Today (9/8) In an opinion piece, Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, writes that children are increasingly suffering from anxiety and depression due to social media, socioeconomic disadvantages, divorce, and violence, which also significantly raises parents’ stress levels; U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy told him on NYU Langone Health’s “Doctor Radio Reports” on Sirius XM, “The youth mental health crisis we’re living in, where so many children are struggling with anxiety and depression, and are attempting self-harm − that also understandably weighs on parents and contributes to their own stress.”
It’s A ‘Pretty Serious’ Flu Season: Dr Marc Siegel. (Fox Business)
Fox Business (9/7) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation “joins ‘Varney & Co.’ to discuss the flu and COVID-19 season as well as a study linking light pollution to Alzheimer’s.”
In a separate embedded video, Fox News (9/8) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation “joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss the FDA approving a new Alzheimer’s treatment drug and the FDA banning bromide vegetable oils.”
