News from NYU Langone Health
Answering Questions About CDC’s Recommendation To Get Another COVID-19 Shot. (Newsday (NY))
Newsday (NY) (3/4) “Mark J. Mulligan, MD, the Thomas S. Murphy, Sr. Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, and professor, Department of Microbiology, NYU Langone Vaccine Center, said it’s been roughly six months since the CDC last recommended seniors get an updated shot – a point when the body’s vaccine-induced defenses tend to fade.”
FDA OKs Amivantamab As First-Line Lung Cancer Treatment. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (3/4) “The FDA approved amivantamab (Rybrevant) plus combination chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in patients whose tumors harbor EGFR exon 20 insertion mutations,” with study investigator Joshua K. Sabari, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, saying in a press release from drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, “The results observed in the PAPILLON study showed significant improvement in progression-free survival, supporting the use of this regimen potential standard-of-care in the first-line treatment of these patients.”
Also reporting is Pharmaceutical Executive and European Pharmaceutical Manufacturer.
Biden And Dementia Risk: Signs Older Adults Need Cognitive Testing. (TODAY)
TODAY (3/4) “Another sign a person’s memory loss is more than normal aging is when they don’t realize they’re forgetting things, said Thomas M. Wisniewski, MD, the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman Professor of New York University Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Department of Neurology, professor, Departments of Pathology, and Psychiatry.”
Also reporting is WNBC-TV New York (3/4).
How Isometric Exercise Can Improve Blood Pressure. (Everyday Health)
Everyday Health (2/28) “‘The muscle during an isometric contraction develops tension or force but does not result in shortening or lengthening of that muscle and there is no movement of the joint connected to the muscle,’ says Jonathan H. Whiteson, MD, associate professor, Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine, and Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, vice chair, Rusk Rehabilitation Clinical Operations.
How The U.S. Is Sabotaging Its Best Tools To Prevent Deaths In The Opioid Epidemic. (STAT)
STAT (3/5)* “There is a core belief, that’s different from other countries, that people with opioid addiction don’t deserve care in the way that somebody who has cancer or diabetes does,” said Ayana Jordan, MD, PhD, the Barbara Wilson Associate Professor of Psychiatry, associate professor, Department of Population Health.
Teamwork: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Early Lung Cancer. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (3/4)* A team comprised of multiple individuals from NYU Langone Health “explores the evolution of NSCLC care and how their coordinated efforts as a multidisciplinary team individualize the treatment plan for each of their NSCLC patients.” Among them are: Daniel H. Sterman, MD, the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Perlmutter Cancer Center; Abraham Chachoua, MD, the Antonio Magliocco, Jr. Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology professor, Department of Urology, Perlmutter Cancer Center; Elaine Shum, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center; Amie J. Kent, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Perlmutter Cancer Center; Benjamin Cooper, MD, assistant professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center; and Anissa Walker, MSN, Department of Interventional Pulmonology, Perlmutter Cancer Center.
A Single Genetic Tweak Caused Human Ancestors To Lose Their Tails 25 Million Years Ago – But It Came At A Cost. (Insider)
Insider (3/4) “A team of scientists at the NYU Langone and Grossman School of Medicine say they have finally cracked” the mystery of why homo sapiens do not have tails; Itai Yanai, PhD, professor, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology and a senior author of the study, previously told Science magazine, “We must have had a clear benefit for losing the tail, whether it was improved locomotion or something else.”
Also reporting is SciTech Daily (3/4).
American Academy Of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Feb.12 To 16. (Physician's Weekly)
Physician’s Weekly (3/4) “Jay Zaifman, MD, resident, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, and colleagues found that the incidence and number of sports-related orthopedic injuries in the United States are likely to continue to increase among patients aged 65 years and older.”
93-Year-Old’s Historic $1 Billion Donation Makes Bronx Medical School Tuition-Free. (Upworthy)
Upworthy (3/4) reports Dr. Ruth Gottesman “made a huge contribution of $1 billion to the students at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine to cover their tuition fees at the school” last month, making it “the second tuition-free medical school in New York,” as in “2018, the NYU Grossman School of Medicine announced that it would cover the tuition fees of all its students.”
Lifestyle Asia (3/4) reports, “Kenneth Langone, the billionaire co-founder of Home Depot, whose $100 million donation ensured students at New York University’s medical school,” NYU Grossman School of Medicine, “got free tuition in 2018, reports Berkeley Lovelace Jr. of CNBC.”
1 In 8 People Worldwide Are Now Obese. How Is Obesity Measured? (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News (3/4) Melanie R. Jay, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, and Department of Population Health, said, “But we know that when someone is in the quote unquote overweight range, they have higher risk of developing obesity in the future.”
Certain Types Of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Will No Longer Be Used In US Food Packaging, FDA Says. (Houston Style Magazine)
Houston Style Magazine (3/4) “‘I am enthusiastically supportive of getting PFAS out of food packaging,’ said Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, the Jim G. Hendrick, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, vice chair for research, Department of Pediatrics, professor, Department of Population Health, who has studied the health impacts of PFAS.”
Dr. Marc Siegel: Processed Food Could Be Biggest Problem Amid Rising Obesity Rates. (Fox News)
Fox News (3/4) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine discusses “the increase of cancer diagnosis in the U.S. and what can be done to lower your cancer risk.”
In a separate article, Fox News (3/3) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine discusses “the increase of cancer diagnosis in the U.S. and what can be done to lower your cancer risk.”
In a separate article, Fox News (3/4) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine joins ‘Fox News Live’ to discuss “the growing popularity of a new class of weight loss drugs actually meant to treat diabetes and the potential side effects.”
Midwife’s Fake Vaccines Deserve More Punishment: Ethicist. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (3/4)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, discusses the case of “a homeopathic midwife in New York was fined $300,000 for giving out phony injections for kids who were looking to get immunized in order to go to school.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
First Birth Control Pill Sold Over The Counter Hits Store Shelves Soon. (HealthDay)
HealthDay (3/4) “Overall, an over-the-counter birth control pill is a ‘great step forward,’ Colleen Denny, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, told CNN.”
Ayesha Curry Reacts To Her 4th Pregnancy Being Called ‘Geriatric’. (ABC News)
ABC News (3/4) “The age of 35 was chosen decades ago by researchers trying to decide which pregnant women should get an amniocentesis, a prenatal test in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from the sac surrounding the fetus for testing, Shilpi Mehta-Lee, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, told ABC News previously.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
NYU Langone Leases 105K SF At Innolabs In LIC. (Commercial Observer (NY))
The Commercial Observer (NY) (3/4) reports, “NYU Langone Health has signed a 105,000-square-foot lease for life sciences space in Long Island City, Queens,” where it will “be moving four of its research programs to Innolabs, a joint venture between King Street Properties and GFP Real Estate,” later in 2024.
