News from NYU Langone Health

‘Needle Phobia’ Could Accelerate Next Pandemic — Here’s How to Overcome It: NYU Expert
New York Post – October 9
-Thea Gallagher, PsyD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry

One in Three Adults at Risk of New Heart Condition CKM, or Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic, Syndrome
TODAY – October 9
-Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Now Seen as Barbaric, Lobotomies Won Him a Nobel Prize in 1949
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The Washington Post – October 9
-Barron H. Lerner, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & Clinical Innovation Faculty, and Department of Population Health

Doctors Share When Breast Pain Is Normal (and When It’s Not)
HuffPost – October 10
-Marleen I. Meyers, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Experts Define New Syndrome Linking Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and Kidney Issues
Philly Voice – October 9
-Howard Weintraub, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

New Guidance Ties Together Heart Disease, Obesity, and Kidney Problems
Washington Examiner – October 9
-Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Study Finds New Ways How Pancreatic Cancer Cells Prevent Starvation
New York Statesman – October 10
-Alec Kimmelman, MD, PhD, the Anita Steckler and Joseph Steckler Chair, and professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

Voclosporin Exhibits Positive Long-Term Safety, Efficacy Data Over Three Years
Healio Rheumatology – October 6
-Amit Saxena, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology

Dietary Changes to Microbiome May Improve Lung Function
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Medscape – October 9
-Rachel Lam, predoctoral fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, Nolan Lab

‘Liquid Biopsy’ Could Help Guide Lung Cancer Treatment
HealthDay – October 9
-Benjamin Cooper, MD, assistant professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center

How To Cope with The Trauma of Violent Images and Videos of Hamas’ Attack on Israel
Women’s Health – October 9
-Thea Gallagher, PsyD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry

Pregnancy May Permanently Rewire the Brain, Study Says
People – October 9
-Robert C. Froemke, PhD, professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, the Skirball Professor of Genetics, Department of Neuroscience and Physiology

News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Woman, 34, Found a Breast Lump and Had to Fight for a Mammogram. It Was Stage 2 Cancer
TODAY – October 9
-Douglas K. Marks, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Does ‘Marry Me Chicken’ Really Work? Here's What's Behind the Viral Recipe's Magic.
Huff Post – October 10
-Shae Datta, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Menopause Hot Flashes May Indicate Higher Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
Prevention – October 7
-Shae Datta, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island