News from NYU Langone Health
Police Seizures Of Pills With Fentanyl Have Skyrocketed. (HealthDay)
HealthDay (5/13) “‘Availability of illicit fentanyl is continuing to skyrocket in the U.S., and the influx of fentanyl-containing pills is particularly alarming,’ lead researcher Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, said in a news release.”
TIME (5/14) Joseph J. Palamar, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, said in a news release, “Public health efforts are needed to help prevent these pills from falling into the hands of young people, and to help prevent overdose among people taking pills that unsuspectingly contain fentanyl.”
Also reporting are Axios, US News & World Report (5/13), UPI (5/13), and MarketWatch (5/13).
NYU Langone Health Holds Book Drop-Off For Pediatric Patients. (News 12 Brooklyn (USA))
News 12 Brooklyn (USA) (5/13) The Park Ridge Family Health Center at NYU Langone Health held a book drop off on May 13 “in an effort to help their child patients in their development and family connections;” a second drop-off location was at the Center for Comprehensive Health Practice.
Study: Brain-Injured Patients Who Died After Life Support Ended May Have Recovered. (UPI)
UPI (5/13) “Ariane Lewis, MD, professor, Departments of Neurology and Neurosurgery said, “It has long been recognized that our understanding of recovery after acute brain injury has been jaded by nihilism and the self-fulfilling prophecy – the expectation of a bad outcome leading to premature withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment, which results in death.”
NYU Langone Health Expert Discusses Seasonal Allergies. (NY1-TV New York)
NY1-TV (5/13) Ujwala Kaza, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology discussed what causes seasonal allergies and offered some tips about how to alleviate the worst symptoms.
Nieca Goldberg, MD: Important Women’s Heart Health Updates From ACC.24. (HCP Live)
HCP Live (5/13) “As part of our continued focus on equitable health, we hosted an interview with” NYU Langone Health cardiologist Nieca Goldberg, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, “to discuss recent studies for cardiologists to be aware of pertaining to women’s health, particularly cardiovascular health.”
Highest Ozempic States & Staying Safe While Taking Ozempic. (MedEsthetics)
MedEsthetics (5/13) Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, “shared some tips on choosing the right GLP-1 drug for clients’ health concerns.”
Q&A: Learning About The Cancer Care Challenges LGBTQ People Face. (Cancer Health)
Cancer Health (5/13) “Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people who are being treated for cancer may experience certain challenges,” and in a Q&A, health psychologist Gwendolyn P. Quinn, PhD, the Livia S. Wan, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and professor, Department of Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center, as well as a member of the center’s LGBTQ+ Cancer Care and Research Program, “describes some of those challenges and ways to address them.”
LGBTQ Voices: Listening To Sexual And Gender Minority People Affected By Cancer. (Cancer Health)
Cancer Health (5/13) “We all have different parts of our identities, such as living in a rural area, being a non-English speaker, or having a disability,” said health psychologist Gwendolyn P. Quinn, PhD, the Livia S. Wan, M.D. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and professor, Department of Population Health, Perlmutter Cancer Center, as well as a member of the center’s LGBTQ+ Cancer Care and Research Program.
What Causes Weight Gain During Your Period? 2 Ob-Gyns Weigh In. (PopSugar)
PopSugar (5/13) “During your period, your body experiences fluctuations in estrogen and progesterone levels, which” may “‘lead to water retention, which may contribute to bloating and a temporary increase in weight,’ says Meleen Chuang, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Family Health Centers.”
New Research Claims Oral Test Can Detect Gastric Cancer Early. (Fox Business)
Fox Business (5/13) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine “explains how research from Rutgers University may help in identifying stomach cancer cases earlier and discusses the death of the patient who received the first ever pig kidney transplant.”
In a separate embedded segment Fox News (5/13) “medical contributor” Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine discusses “the survey that spending time outside improves mood and the health benefits of olive oil.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Breast Cancer: How Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome Affect Risk, Mortality. (Medical News Today)
Medical News Today (5/13) “The study confirms that both obesity and metabolic syndrome increase our ‘breast cancer health burden’ but supports, at least in part, differential associations for each risk factor with regards to breast cancer outcomes, according to Douglas K. Marks, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island.”
