News from NYU Langone Health
4 NY Hospitals Top List Of Nation’s Best: ‘An Amazing Patient Experience’. (New York Post)
The New York Post (7/16) reports NYU Langone Health Hospitals is “among the top 20 medical centers in the nation, US News & World Report announced.” It is among New York facilities that “earned a spot on the honor roll last year for their patient survival rates and quality of nursing care, among other measures.” Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, “noted that the accolades extend across all NYU Langone Health hospitals, including Tisch Hospital, Kimmel Pavilion, and NYU Langone Health Orthopedic Hospital in Manhattan; NYU Langone Health Hospital—Long Island; and NYU Langone Health Hospital—Brooklyn.” He said, “Not only is our overall ranking one of the highest in the United States, but nine of our specialties are among the top five in the nation. We are unique in that exceptional patient outcomes come from all of our hospitals, with each of these contributing to our ranking.”
Crain’s New York Business (7/16) Twenty-nine hospitals in New York have been named to U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 Best Regional Hospitals list, with NYU Langone Health Hospitals making the honor roll for the top 20 facilities achieving the best outcomes across all medical specialties. Additionally, NYU Langone Health ranked number one for neurology and neurosurgery.
Cardiovascular Business (7/16) reports NYU Langone Health Hospitals “landed in the No. 2 spot on the list” of the 25 best heart hospitals in the US, according to new rankings published by US News and World Report.
US News & World Report (7/16) reports that in addition to its ranking for Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, NYU Langone Health was ranked number one for Neurology & Neurosurgery, Pulmonology & Lung Surgery, and number three for Orthopedics.
Also reporting are Newsday (NY) (7/16), Chief Healthcare Executive (7/16), Daily Star News Today (7/16), The Orlando Tribune (7/16), WNBC-TV (7/16), FOX News Radio (7/16), and WCBS-FM New York (7/16).
A Trojan Horse For Thirsty Tumours. (Nature)
Nature (7/11) Researchers from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, including Craig Ramirez and Andrew Hauser, have developed a novel drug-delivery platform targeting RAS-mutant cancers by exploiting macropinocytosis, with promising preclinical results for their lead candidate TZT-102, according to Gareth J. Morgan, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, and Faith E. Davies, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center; Ramirez, now CEO of Tezcat, states, “That all culminated into what we are today,” highlighting the company’s journey from academic research to a promising startup.
Overdose Deaths In Ohio Reached An 8-Year Low. Could A Drug Cartel’s ‘Ban’ Be The Reason? (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Paywalled* The Cincinnati Enquirer (7/11) Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, “agreed that the cartel would be driven by profit incentives. He’s skeptical the cartel has done anything to significantly impact overdose deaths in Ohio.”
How Parents Can Talk To Their Children About The Trump Assassination Attempt. (New York Post)
The New York Post (7/15) NYU Langone Health’s clinical child psychologist, Yamalis Diaz, PhD, clinical associate professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry discusses strategies for parents to address children’s questions about traumatic events like the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, emphasizing the importance of validating emotions, providing basic information, and reassuring safety, advising parents to say, “You know we’re safe here, right? Scary things don’t happen every day. But sometimes scary things happen. But the good news is you’re safe. Everything’s OK.”
Early Onset, High Stakes: Understanding The Shift In Breast Cancer Trends. (Radiological Society of North America)
Radiological Society of North America (7/15) Recent data reveals that breast cancer is increasingly affecting younger patients, with 20% of U.S. breast cancer deaths in 2017 occurring in individuals under 45, and it remains the leading cause of cancer death among young women; Yiming Gao, MD, associate professor, Department of Radiology, stated, “Early onset breast cancers tend to be biologically more aggressive and are more frequently triple receptor negative or HER2 positive subtypes, which are associated with poorer survival rates,” adding that MRI is the most sensitive imaging modality for high-risk younger patients.
Three AI Technologies Poised To Transform IBD Care. (Pulmonary Health Hub)
Pulmonary Health Hub (7/15) Artificial intelligence (AI) is poised to revolutionize the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with experts like Seth A. Gross, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, explaining that “AI is when algorithms use data to simulate human intelligence,” and highlighting its capabilities in medical image and video processing, natural language processing, and generative AI, which are expected to become foundational in clinical practice; AI-based assessments have shown promising results in replicating expert endoscopic interpretations and reducing review times, though some improvements are still needed.
How Doctors Keep Their Own Kids Healthy While Traveling. (BuzzFeed)
BuzzFeed (7/15) Rebecca Pellett Madan, MD, associate professor, Department of Pediatrics, shared her strategies for keeping children healthy while traveling, stating, “It is helpful to have a sense of what type of urgent medical care is available at your destination, just in case you may need it.”
Are We More At Risk Of Infectious Disease Now Than Ever? (Governing)
Governing (7/15) Bubonic plague, avian flu, and measles are among the infectious diseases currently spreading in various states, with Connecticut experiencing a COVID-19 spike and a doubling of mpox cases, while Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, discussed the increased risk of infectious diseases due to advancements in global travel and the historical impact of antibiotics and vaccines in mitigating such threats, emphasizing, “I think we are a little bit more at risk than we were at least within, let’s call it the past century.”
Ethics Of Sex, Romance Among Older Adults In Nursing Homes. (Medscape)
Medscape (7/15)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics writes about the ethics of sex and romantic relationships among older adults in nursing homes.
News from NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn
NYU Langone Physician Discusses Stopping Spread Of Measles. (WLNY-TV New York)
WLNY-TV (7/15) Discussing efforts to stop the spread of measles in Brooklyn, Stephanie Sterling, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, section chief, Infectious Diseases, NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn, said, “It’s highly contagious. It’s actually the most contagious infectious disease that had we know of.”
