News from NYU Langone Health
Sleep Apnea Raises Risk of Long Covid by Up to 75% for Some, Study Says
CNN – May 11
-Lorna E. Thorpe, PhD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health
New Mammogram Guidelines
NY 1 – May 10
-Marleen I. Meyers, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center
A ‘Peanut Patch’ Desensitized Toddlers with Peanut Allergies in a Promising Late-Stage Trial
This story was picked up by news websites across the country.
NBC News – May 10
-Kanwaljit Brar, MD, assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy Program, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital
Regular Skin Checks Are the Key to Melanoma Detection
This press release was picked up by news websites across the country.
AP News – May 10
-Julie K. Karen, MD, clinical assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
Q&A: Regular Self-Exams, ABCDEs of Melanoma May Help Detect Skin Cancer Early
Healio Dermatology – May 10
-Jennifer A. Stein, MD, PhD, professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, Perlmutter Cancer Center
Mohs Surgery Improves Survival in Early-Stage Merkel Cell Carcinoma
MDedge Dermatology – May 10
-Shayan Cheraghlou, MD, postgraduate resident, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology
Community Connections Help Residents Overcome Challenges and Age Well
Next Avenue – May 11
-Marc N. Gourevitch, MD, MPH, the Muriel G. and George W. Singer Professor of Population Health, chair, Department of Population Health, professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry
Doctors Say Tick-Borne Illness Causing Red Meat Allergy Increasing in Tri-State Area
CBS New York – May 9
-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
Doctors, Scientists, Did the Quacks Get Your Tongue? Time to Take It Back
Times Higher Education – May 11
-Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics
Art Caplan Discusses New Guidelines for Breast Cancer Screening and the First OTC Birth Control Pill
Boston Public Radio – May 10
-Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Head-to-Head Study Finds Which Diabetes Meds Are Best for the Heart
This story was picked up by news websites across the country.
HealthDay – May 9
-Bryan S. Blase, MD, adjunct instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
Active Surveillance Could Be the Way to Go When Treating Prostate Cancer
KCBS Radio – May 10
-Danil V. Makarov, MD, associate professor, Departments of Urology, and Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
Bariatric Surgery May Cut Risk of Obesity-Related Cancers by More Than Half
Medical News Today – May 10
-Akuezunkpa O. Ude Welcome, MD, assistant professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, Chief of Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn
