News from NYU Langone Health
Meet Five More Of The Notable Health Care Leaders. (Crain's New York Business)
Paywalled* Crain’s New York Business (11/26) Tina R. Sadarangani, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Population Health, is recognized as one of Crain’s Notable Leaders in Health Care for her research focusing on improving care for dementia patients and their families.
Top Hospitals For Cardiac Care: Healthgrades. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (11/25) Healthgrades has recognized NYU Langone Health’s hospitals among 97 hospitals nationwide for superior clinical outcomes in cardiac care, including heart bypass surgery, coronary interventional procedures, heart attack treatment, heart failure treatment, and heart valve surgery, based on CMS data from 2021 to 2023.
Researchers At NYU Langone Deem Kidney Transplants Between HIV-Positive People Safe. (Washington Square (NY) News)
Washington Square (NY) News (11/25) NYU Langone Health researchers have found kidney transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients to be as safe as those from HIV-negative donors, with Dorry L. Segev, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, professor, Department of Population Health, vice chair for research, Department of Surgery and the Surgical Sciences, saying, “It opens the door for centers across the country who are interested in this from a clinical standpoint – not necessarily from a mechanistic biological standpoint – to start taking care of patients without the requirements that were in place for the research protocols”
High Blood Pressure Is A ‘Silent Killer.’ Here’s What’s Considered Hypertension And When To Call A Doctor. (Fortune)
Fortune (11/25) Gregory Katz, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, explains the systolic and diastolic numbers of high blood pressure, saying, “The overall pressure, which is going to be an average of both the systolic and the diastolic, that’s going to be adjusted based on the fact that your heart is more often relaxing than contracting, [which is] called the mean arterial pressure (MAP).”
How Some Cancer Cells Survive Chemotherapy. (Scientist)
The Scientist (11/26) Researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, in a study published in Nature Metabolism, found that cancer cells can rewire their metabolism to survive in glucose-depleted tumor microenvironments, reducing the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs like raltitrexed, as detailed by cancer biologist Richard L. Possemato, PhD, associate professor, Department of Pathology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, who said, “Our results explain what has until now been unclear about how the altered metabolism of the tumor microenvironment impacts chemotherapy: low glucose slows down the consumption and exhaustion of uridine nucleotides needed to fuel cancer cell growth and hinders resulting apoptosis, or death, in cancer cells.”
AI Can Make Some People’s Hearts Race While Telling Others How To Cure That. (iHeartRadio)
iHeartRadio (11/25) Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, discussed the growing role of artificial intelligence in healthcare, suggesting AI could improve access to healthcare in rural and underserved areas, though challenges remain regarding empathy, privacy, and liability.
Congress Has One Month To Save A Key Medicare Benefit. (Mother Jones)
Mother Jones (11/25) Jacqueline A. French, MD, professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, said, “There’s nothing that we learn from a physical exam that we could not learn from just talking to a person,” as Congress considers extending Medicare’s telehealth coverage, which is set to expire at the end of the year.
Cold Plunge Or Hot Bath? What’s Best For Ailing Muscles? (HealthDay)
HealthDay (11/26) A small-scale study suggests that athletes may benefit more from hot soaks than ice baths for muscle recovery and performance enhancement, with findings indicating that hot water immersion aids muscle power recovery by increasing blood flow to damaged fibers, while cold baths are better for reducing inflammation and fatigue; Spencer Stein, MD, assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, said, “I wouldn’t throw out cold baths,” acknowledging their role in decreasing soreness, but also said, “my experience with pro teams is they like warm baths before games,” especially when multiple performances are required in a day.
AREDS Supplements May Slow Geographic Atrophy Progression Toward The Fovea. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (11/25) A post hoc analysis of the AREDS and AREDS2 studies was presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, with Yasha S. Modi, MD, associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology, noting that both AREDS and AREDS2 vitamins “relative to sham showed a reduction in the progression towards the fovea, but, interestingly not in terms of the overall geographic atrophy size.”
Pig To Human Kidney Transplant Didn’t Kill South Shore Recipient. What Did. (Fall River (MA) Herald News)
Fall River (MA) Herald News (11/25) reports that Richard Slayman, the first person to receive a pig-to-human kidney transplant, died in May due to heart complications, not related to the transplant, while a woman who underwent a heart pump implant and pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health in April had to have the kidney removed after it began to fail, ultimately leading to her death in July.
Food Recalls Ahead Of Thanksgiving: 3 You Must Know About. (New York Post)
The New York Post (11/25) The FDA and USDA have announced recalls of several food products due to potential contamination; Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation said the risk of illness from the E. coli outbreak is low, recommending cooking meat above 160 degrees and maintaining hygiene to prevent infection.
Siegel’s Food Safety Tips For Thanksgiving Dinner. (Fox News)
Fox News (11/25) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, offered tips on having a safe and healthy Thanksgiving, and encouraged eating pumpkins and cranberries, which he says are “loaded with antioxidants.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
How To Do Sit-Ups Safely And Alternatives To Try, According To Experts. (PopSugar)
PopSugar (11/25) Meleen Chuang, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, chief, Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, and medical director of Women’s Health, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone Health, said that for pre- or post-natal women, exercises like pelvic tilts, modified planks, and leg raises can safely strengthen the core.
