News from NYU Langone Health

Wildfire Smoke - Smoky Air Disrupts Life in the Northeast
New York Times – June 7
-Daniel H. Sterman, MD, the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Swaths of the City Go Quiet as Wildfire Smoke Lingers
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Crain’s New York Business – June 8
-Rajesh Vedanthan, MD, MPH, associate professor, Departments of Population Health, and Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

As Poor Air Quality from Wildfire Smoke Engulfs Parts of U.S., Is It Safe to Go Outside?
TODAY.com – June 7
-Purvi S. Parikh, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology

Air Quality Alerts Active in 16 States
The Weather Channel – June 7
-Jonathan Newman, MD, MPH, the Eugene Braunwald assistant professor of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

How to Stay Safe as Hazardous Wildfire Smoke Engulfs New York
The City – June 7
-George D. Thurston, PhD, professor, Departments of Environmental Medicine, and Population Health
-Terry Gordon, PhD, professor, Department of Environmental Medicine

'AI Doctor' Better at Predicting Patient Outcomes, Including Death
This story was picked up by news websites across the country.
Daily Mail – June 7
-Eric K. Oermann, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, and Radiology

Aaron Judge’s Toe Injury: Sports Surgeon Discusses Yankees Star’s Possible Recovery Timeline
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The Athletic – June 8
-Spencer Stein, MD, assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Yankees’ Aaron Judge Best-Case Return? Doctor Weighs in With Recommendation
NJ.com – June 8
-Spencer Stein, MD, assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Sabari on the Growing Impact of Drug Shortages in the Oncology Space
Targeted Oncology – June 7
-Joshua K. Sabari, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Mice Study Shows Middle-Brain Region Prompts Females to Kill or Care for Their Young
This story was picked up by news websites across the country.
Medical Express – June 7
-Long Mei, PhD, the Leon Levy Foundation postdoctoral fellow, Neuroscience Institute
-Dayu Lin, PhD, professor, Departments of Psychiatry, Neuroscience and Physiology, Neuroscience Institute

New 'AI Doctor' Predicts Hospital Readmission and Other Health Outcomes
Medical Xpress – June 7
-Lavender Jiang, BSc, doctoral student, Center for Data Science
-Eric K. Oermann, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, and Radiology

Ketamine May Be a Viable Alternative to ECT for Severe Depression
MDedge Psychiatry – June 7
-Daniel Iosifescu, MD, professor, Department of Psychiatry

NYU Langone Rolling Out AI Tool Designed to Predict Readmissions
Becker’s Hospital Review – June 7
-Eric K. Oermann, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Neurosurgery, and Radiology

Nine Allergy Hacks and Tips to Help Kids Enjoy the Summer Months
SheKnows – June 7
-Sujan Patel, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Medicine

How Does Prostate Cancer Treatment Affect Sex for Partners?
Giddy – June 7
-Stacy Loeb, MD, professor, Departments of Urology and Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center
-Natasha Gupta, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Urology

News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

Wildfires in Canada Are Impacting US Air Quality. Here's How to Protect Yourself.
USA Today – June 7
-Jorge M. Mercado, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; and associate section chief, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

New York City’s Air Pollution Is Among the World’s Worst—and Similar Crises Are Becoming More Common. Here’s How to Be Prepared for the Next One
Fortune Well – June 7
-Jorge M. Mercado, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; and associate section chief, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

Do Face Masks Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Want You to Know
Prevention – June 7
-Jorge M. Mercado, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; and associate section chief, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

Do Face Masks Protect You Against Wildfire Smoke? What Doctors Want You to Know
Seventeen – June 7
-Jorge M. Mercado, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; and associate section chief, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

How to Use the Air Quality Index
This story was picked up by news websites across the country.
Scientific American – June 7
-Jorge M. Mercado, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine; and associate section chief, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn