News from NYU Langone Health

NYU Langone Health Names Alec C. Kimmelman As Next CEO And Dean. (OncoDaily)

OncoDaily (4/2) NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine have named Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Chair, and professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, as their next CEO and Dean, with Foundation Medicine CEO Brian Alexander saying on LinkedIn, “NYU Langone Health and NYU Grossman School of Medicine are already premier institutions, but there is a tremendous opportunity to take what has been built there and lead the world into a future where science and technology will impact patients in dramatically new ways and require new ways of teaching, learning, and practicing medicine.”

Also reporting is the Brooklyn (NY) Daily Eagle (4/2).

Greater Cardiometabolic Comorbidity Increases Hospitalization In Heart Failure. (Endocrinology Advisor)

Endocrinology Advisor (4/2) A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that patients with heart failure and higher severity of uncontrolled cardiometabolic comorbidities, such as hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, face an increased risk for all-cause hospitalization, based on a retrospective cohort study conducted at NYU Langone Health.

Low-Dose Doxycycline As Effective As, Safer Than High Dose For Scarring Alopecia. (Healio)

Healio (4/2) A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found low-dose doxycycline to be as effective as high-dose doxycycline for treating scarring alopecia, with fewer adverse events, according to Kristen Lo Sicco, MD, associate professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, chief, service and director, Skin and Cancer Unit, who said, “When considering antimicrobial stewardship and what that could mean for patients, keeping them on a high dose of antibiotic for years could have potential negative outcomes.”

Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals 2025: Teaching Hospitals. (Fortune)

Fortune (4/2) NYU Langone Health is featured for the fourth time in Fortune and Premier’s list of the top 100 hospitals in 2025, in the category of large teaching hospitals.

Also reporting are Becker’s Hospital Review (4/2) and Fortune (4/2).

Midlife Atrial Fibrillation Linked To Dementia Risk. (Medscape)

Paywalled* Medscape (4/3)* A large population-based study from Spain, presented at the 2025 annual congress of the European Heart Rhythm Association, found that atrial fibrillation diagnosed before age 70 is linked to a 21% increased risk of dementia and a 36% higher risk for early-onset dementia, with stronger associations in younger patients; John A. Dodson, MD, MPH, associate professor, Departments of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, and Population Health, said, “Since dementia takes a long time to develop, this period allows enough cases to accrue so that they can look at independent risk factors for the outcome.”

I Got The NAD+ IV Infusion Drip Beloved By Celebs And Finance Bros. (Allure)

Allure (4/2) Heather A. Milton, MS, RCEP, CSCS, clinical exercise physiologist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sports Performance Center, questions the current evidence supporting NAD’s role in longevity, suggesting that traditional methods like exercise, diet, and sleep are still paramount for health.

Death Probe Of Ex-Yankee’s Son Triggers Carbon Monoxide Warnings From Experts. (Fox News)

Fox News (4/2) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, said carbon monoxide symptoms can appear rapidly and include headache, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, and vomiting, and he expressed shock at the delayed disclosure of carbon monoxide as a likely cause of Miller Gardner’s death, which is being investigated following the discovery of high levels of the gas in the family’s hotel room in Costa Rica.

News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Healthcare Dealmakers – Cigna Closes $3.3B Medicare Sell-Off; Ascension’s Illinois Hospital Divestures And More. (Fierce Healthcare)

Fierce Healthcare (4/2) NYU Langone Hospital has officially merged with Long Island Community Hospital, rebranding it as NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk, marking its seventh inpatient facility, following their affiliation since March 2022.

Also reporting is Healthcare Brew (4/2).