News from NYU Langone Health
Julia Koch Gives $75 Million for New West Palm Beach Medical Center. (Chronicle of Philanthropy)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy (2/26) reports “NYU Langone Health is set to build the Julia Koch Family Ambulatory Care Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., after” Julia Koch “gave $75 million.”
$1 Billion Donation Will Provide Free Tuition at a Bronx Medical School. (New York Times)
The New York Times (2/26) reports Ruth Gottesman, a “93-year-old widow of a Wall Street financier, has donated $1 billion to a Bronx medical school, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, with instructions that the gift be used to cover tuition for all students going forward.” The Times adds that NYU Langone Health “was renamed for Ken Langone, chair of the NYU Langone Board of Trustees, a co-founder of Home Depot,” who “donated hundreds of millions of dollars.”
The AP (2/26) reports that in 2018, NYU Grossman School of Medicine “announced that it would cover the tuition of all its students.”
Also reporting are CNN (2/26), Newsday (NY) (2/26), Robb Report (2/26), the Jewish Voice (NY)(2/26), and NY1-TV (2/26).
When Do You Need to Start Getting a Mammogram? New Research Says Starting at 40 Can Save Lives. (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News (2/26) “‘This is an ongoing debate, and different organizations have different recommendations about starting mammograms at 40 vs. 45 vs. 50 years old,’ Natalie J. Klar, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, tells Yahoo Life.”
The Injury Report: Kodai Senga’s Path Back to Action for the Mets. (New York Post)
The New York Post (2/26) “Natasha N. Desai, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Women’s Sports Medicine Center at NYU Langone Orthopedics, joins New York Post Sports anchor Brandon London for the weekly ‘Injury Report’ segment to help break down Kodai Senga’s shoulder ailment, when the Mets’ ace should be expected to return to the mound and if this injury could be one that lingers.”
Extended Flu Season Impacts Kids. (WPIX-TV New York)
WPIX-TV (2/26) Arun Chopra, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, chief, pediatrics service, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health“says with the flu hanging around this season, it’s not too late to get your child that vaccine if they’re older than six months.”
Cancer Patients’ Reproductive Options in Doubt after Alabama IVF Ruling. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (2/26) “‘We’re leaving a lot of young men and women to deal with the long-lasting effects of the cancer treatments, and some of those effects could be infertility and premature menopause,’ Deanna Gerber, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, Perlmutter Cancer Center who is a triple-negative breast cancer survivor, told the” Washington Post.
Top-Down Treatment Superior to Step-Up Approach for Crohn’s Disease. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (2/26) “‘Early, effective, ‘top down’ intervention in Crohn’s disease with advanced therapies, specifically, biologic agents as optimized monotherapies or in combination with immunomodulators, has demonstrated in multiple studies to lead to better long-term outcomes, including reduced rates of complications such as strictures, fistulas, and surgeries, as well as improved quality of life,’ said Jordan E. Axelrad, MD, MPH, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at NYU Langone Health in New York City, who was not involved in the study.”
The Targeted Pulse: Drug Approvals and Cytoreductive Therapy’s Vital Role. (Targeted Oncology)
Targeted Oncology (2/26) The FDA’s approval of “the combination of osimertinib (Tagrisso) and chemotherapy for patients with locally advanced or metastatic EGFR-mutated” non-small cell lung cancer “is based on the phase 3 FLAURA2 trial, which yielded ‘exciting results,’ said Joshua K. Sabari, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center.”
Understanding Distinct Differences in Sleep Disorders to Ensure Accurate Diagnosis: Alcibiades J. Rodriguez, MD. (Neurology Live)
Neurology Live (2/26) Alcibiades J. Rodriguez, MD, associate professor, Department of Neurology, Division of Epilepsy, and Sleep Medicine at NYU Langone , recently sat down with NeurologyLive to talk about the steps and conversations that lead up to diagnosis, and what clinicians should be mindful of with presenting patients.”
GLP-1s’ Next Target: Male Infertility? (MDEdge)
MDEdge (2/26) “Hossein Sadeghi-Nejad, MD, professor, Departments of Urology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Langone Health, New York, and a coauthor of” a “recent narrative review on” male reproductive health and GLP-1 RAs, “said that one reason he and his colleagues conducted their analysis was the known association between weight loss and an increase in testosterone.”
Gout Increases the Risk for a Wide Range of CVDs. (Medscape)
Medscape (2/27)* “The study ‘shows the whole landscape’ of CVD and gout, Michael H. Pillinger, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology in New York City, said in an interview with Medscape Medical News.”
Phase 3 Trial Results Show Xolair Significantly Reduces Allergic Reactions to Food. (WMAQ-TV Chicago)
WMAQ-TV (2/26) NBC medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology of NYU Langone Health discussed phase 3 trial results that show Xolair can help prevent allergic reactions to food.
Is the Stomach Bug Going Around? CDC Reports Norovirus Spike in Northeast. (WTXF-TV Philadelphia)
WTXF-TV Philadelphia (2/23) “‘Generally people have stomach or gastrointestinal symptoms within 12 to 48 hours of being exposed,’ 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 at NYU Langone , told FOX 5 NY in an interview.”
The Best Humidifiers to Help You Breathe Easier This Winter. (Forbes)
Forbes (2/26) Forbes spoke with multiple doctors “for insights on the benefits of humidifiers and how and when to use one,” including 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 at NYU Langone Health.
Eating More Plants Could Help to Boost Mood, Focus, and Even Prevent Depression – Here’s the Proof. (VegNews)
VegNews (2/26) “One study, led by the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, noted that a diet rich in plants could mean that women are 17-percent less likely to experience cognitive decline in later life.”
I’m the Psychiatrist Who Helped the 9/11 First Responders Overcome Their Trauma – Here’s What They Taught Me about Staying Resilience. (Daily Mail (UK))
The Daily Mail (UK) (2/26) Board-certified psychiatrist Sudeepta Varma, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry says she “was selected as the first medical director of the World Trade Center Mental Health Program (WTC MHP), part of what is now NYU Langone” Health, “one of seven centers across the US established in the wake of the tragedy to provide ongoing screening, treatment, and support to WTC responders.”
Cases of Norovirus or Stomach Flu Climb Steadily Across US: ‘This Is the Season for It’. (Fox News)
Fox News (2/26) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine” of NYU Langone Health “addressed the uptick in” norovirus “cases during a Monday appearance on ‘Fox & Friends.’”
Fox News (2/26) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine” of NYU Langone Health “discusses how migrant crossings could be contributing to the outbreak of measles across the U.S. on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’”
Fox News (2/26) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, who was not involved in Lucid’s test development, commented on its potential, saying, “It is very useful as an intermediate step for those with chronic reflux, who could have a change in the esophagus that is a precursor of esophageal cancer.”
Alabama’s Embryo Ruling Ignores Science and Imperils Women. (Newsday (NY))
Newsday (NY) (2/26) Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, says, “The Supreme Court of Alabama’s ruling that human embryos are children is erroneous and absurd.”
