News from NYU Langone Health
The Top 317 Cardiology Facilities for Medicare Members, per Aetna. (Becker's ASC Review)
Becker’s ASC Review (1/24) publishes a listicle of the “317 top medical facilities as Institutes of Quality for cardiac care for Medicare patients” by Aetna, CVS Health’s payer arm, which includes NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital and NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.
Top Hospitals for Gastrointestinal Care in 25 States: Healthgrades. (Becker's ASC Review)
Becker’s ASC Review (1/24) reports, “Healthgrades identified the top hospitals for gastrointestinal care in 25 states,” awarding them the Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award, which “recognizes hospitals with superior clinical outcomes in colorectal surgeries, gallbladder removal, upper gastrointestinal surgery, as well as the treatment of bowel obstruction, gastrointestinal bleeds and pancreatitis.” Included in the list is NYU Langone Health’s Tisch Hospital.
42 Growth Strategies for 2024. (Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review)
Becker’s Orthopedic & Spine Review (1/23) publishes what “42 industry leaders” say “what growth looks like for their ASC in the next one to two years,” including Peter G. Passias, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health, who said, “We have made an executed decision to start with small capacity but involve high volume surgeons to maximize our initial profitably and build a sustainable model.”
The Cancer That Doctors Don’t Want to Call Cancer. (The Wall Street Journal)
The Wall Street Journal (1/24) “There is mounting evidence that careful monitoring is an effective way to manage low-grade prostate cancers, says Michael J. Zelefsky, MD, vice chair for academic and faculty affairs, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center.
Best Hospitals of 2024. (Money)
Money (1/18) publishes Money’s 2024 list of the 115 best hospitals in America, with Adventhealth Orlando at the top position, followed by NYU Langone Health with a top specialty of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and a top service of Severe Sepsis.
NYU Langone Operating Profit Grows 11% to $686M. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (1/24) reports, “New York City-based NYU Langone Health reported $686.2 million in operating income for the year ended Aug. 31, an 11% increase from the $619.2 million it reported in the previous year, according to financial documents published Jan. 23.” NYU Langone Health, after including the performance of its investment portfolio and other nonoperating items, “ended the 12-month period with an overall gain of $1.2 billion, compared to $227 million in the prior year.”
Discussing Hyperemesis Gravidarum. (WNBC-TV New York)
WNBC-TV (1/24) Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology of NYU Langone Health discusses hyperemesis gravidarum as well as the new discovery of a hormone that may be linked to the condition.
Novel Tool Used to Reveal Bacterial Genome Regulation. (Biocompare)
Biocompare (1/24) “A team of researchers from NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has uncovered a novel approach to expedite” our understanding of how gene expression is shaped by DNA replication, with study lead investigator Andrew Pountain, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Yanai Lab, saying, “Our study results show that the constant replication of genes during the cell cycle as the bacterial cells reproduce and grow can be exploited to learn about many aspects of how genes are regulated.” Study senior investigator Itai Yanai, PhD, professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, director, Institute for Computational Medicine added, “We like the analogy of the electrocardiogram in medicine.”
Also reporting are SciTech Daily (1/24), ANI News (IND) (1/24), and LabRoots (1/24).
Higher Income Tied to Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Therapies. (Drug Information Online)
Drug Information Online (1/24) Research by Kara R. Melmed, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Neurology, and Neurosurgery, Division of Neuro-Critical Care from NYU Langone Health in New York City, and colleagues revealed that “living in a high-income ZIP code increases the likelihood of withdrawal of life-sustaining therapies (WLSTs) for people with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), according to a study published online Jan. 18 in Neurology.” In a statement, senior author Jennifer A. Frontera, MD, professor, Department of Neurology, also from NYU Langone Health, said, “Clinicians in future may need to tailor end-of-life care discussions, taking into account cultural and social factors when treating patients who have suffered an intracerebral hemorrhage and, in particular, with respect to withdrawing life support.”
Also reporting is Physician’s Weekly (1/25).
Brain Mechanism Teaches Mice to Avoid Bullies: Findings May Offer Insight into Human Social Disorders. (Medical Xpress)
Medical Xpress (1/24) “Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine,” a new study reveals that “retreating behavior” in mice “is influenced by a distinct area on the underside of the hypothalamus, a part of the brain that controls hunger, sleep, and levels of many hormones,” with study lead author Takuya Osakada, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, saying, “Our findings provide new insight into how oxytocin within the hypothalamus drives learning from traumatic social experiences.” Study senior author Dayu Lin, PhD, professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology, Neuroscience Institute at NYU Langone, as well as a member of its Neuroscience Institute, said, “Now that we have a better understanding of critical forces behind social avoidance, researchers can start exploring ways to harness oxytocin to treat disorders that affect social skills, such as autism, social anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.”
Also reporting are Interesting Engineering (UK) (1/24), SciTech Daily (1/24), Neuroscience News(1/24), and BioSpace (1/24).
Seven Stages of Alzheimer’s. (Alzheimer's Weekly)
Alzheimer’s Weekly (1/25) ”For more meaningful terms between professionals, caregivers and patients, a more detailed process” of Alzheimer’s “has been characterized in seven stages” which are “based on a system developed by Barry Reisberg, MD, the Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, research professor, Department of Psychiatry.”
Support in Childhood Linked to Better Heart Health in Adulthood. (Earth)
Earth (1/23) “Supportive and stable caregiving during childhood significantly improves cardiovascular health in adulthood, according to a new study led by NYU Grossman School of Medicine and The Ohio State University Wexler Medical Center,” with lead author Robin Ortiz, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health commenting, “We know that mitigating risk factors for cardiovascular disease must begin in childhood.”
Also reporting are News Medical (1/25) and the Islander News (FL) (1/23).
Treatment For Addiction Gets Harder to Find Upstate. (Oneonta (NY) Daily Star)
The Oneonta (NY) Daily Star (1/24) Noa Krawczyk, PhD, assistant professor, Center for Opioid Epidemiology and Policy, Department of Population Health, who believes “federal policies on methadone distribution are the largest impediments to access in rural areas like upstate New York,” said, “We know very well why there’s gaps in these areas.”
Also reporting is the Adirondack (NY) Daily Enterprise (1/25).
The Best Eye Creams for Fine Lines, According to Experts and Editors. (Cosmopolitan)
Cosmopolitan (1/24) Shari B. Marchbein, MD, clinical assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Langone in New York City explained that “the skin around your eyes is super thin and delicate and has fewer and less concentrated oil glands than the rest of your face to keep it plump, smooth, and bright.”
Experts Reveal Everything That Happens in the Body When You Hold in Gas. (The British Club)
The British Club (1/24) If there is a “blockage in the GI tract that prevents food or poop from passing though the intestines,” Lisa Ganjhu, DO, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at NYU Langone Medical Center in New York City said, “In that case, the colon blows up like a balloon because of the blockage.”
New Test Can Detect Alzheimer’s Disease Up to 15 Years Before Symptoms Appear. (Fox News)
Fox News (1/24) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine of NYU Langone Health “joins ‘America Reports’ to explain the accuracy and usefulness of the new” Alzheimer’s “test and urges the FDA to review it.”
‘Arctic Zombie Viruses’ Could Be Released by Climate Change from Thawing Permafrost, Some Scientists Claim. (Fox News)
Fox News (1/24) “Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and a Fox News medical contributor, noted that while it’s possible that there are viruses in the melting permafrost that could cause sickness, there would likely need to be ‘several steps’ that occur before they would spark a pandemic.”
Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs Are Sparking a Risky New War on Obesity. (Scientific American)
Scientific American (1/24) Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics,” writes, “A nation, indeed a world, that had no idea what to do about obesity, including how to describe the problem without perpetuating stigma and bias on the afflicted, is launching into an era in which the majority of humanity may use injectables not just for obesity control but simply for maintaining normal weight while eating as they please.”
Consent Is Needed Even for Training: Ethicist. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (1/24)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, argues that consent for patients to be involved in training is required for examinations, even in teaching situations and at teaching hospitals.
How Forward Is Trying to Move Primary Care Out of the Doctor’s Office. (Healthcare Brew)
Healthcare Brew (1/24) “Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, agreed that in the future, a lot of care will take place outside of the doctor’s office” but also “expressed reservations over whether CarePods will be the place to go.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
LI People on the Move! Promotions, New Jobs. (Newsday (NY))
Newsday (NY) (1/24) reports, “Dimitrios Bliagos, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, of Bayside, Queens, has been hired as director of interventional cardiology and clinical professor at NYU Langone Hospital – Long Island and NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine in Mineola.” Previously, “Bliagos was chief of the division of cardiology at White Plains Hospital in White Plains.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month: The Importance of Screening and Early Detection. (Brooklyn (NY) Reader)
The Brooklyn (NY) Reader (1/24) Meleen Chuang, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Health Centers, “offers early detection, treatment and prevention tips” for cervical cancer.
