News from NYU Langone Health

Surgeons Aim to Transplant Organs from Pigs to Humans to Help Solve the Donor Shortage
Scientific American – October 17
-Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, NYU Langone Transplant Institute

Stress, Depression Common Among Women with Myocardial Infarction
This article was picked up by news websites across the country.
HealthDay – October 16
-Anaïs Hausvater, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

Women’s Stress Levels, but Not Depression Levels, Vary by Heart Attack Subtype
Healio Cardiology Today – October 16
-Anaïs Hausvater, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

Stress Levels Worse in Women Who Have Heart Attacks with Blockages, Study Finds
Medical Xpress – October 16
-Anaïs Hausvater, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

Women with Heart Blockages Suffer Higher Stress Levels: Study
Mirage News – October 17
-Anaïs Hausvater, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

Lena Milam: Helping Cancer Patients Center Themselves
Spectrum News NY1 – October16
-Lena Milam, administrative coordinator, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics

‘When I Tried to Play, My Hand Spasmed and Shook’: Why Musicians Get the Yips
The Guardian – October 17
-Steven J. Frucht, MD, professor, Department of Neurology, Division of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders, associate chair, Neurology Faculty Group Practice

With Limited Funding, Researchers Move Forward on Bioartificial Kidneys, Xenotransplants
Healio Nephrology News – October 16
-Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, NYU Langone Transplant Institute

Gene-Edited Pig Kidney Trial Moves One Step Closer to Human Transplants
Becker’s Clinical Leadership – October 16
-NYU Langone Health

Climbing Just 50 Stairs a Day Can Help Reduce Heart Disease Risk
Health – October 16
-Harmony R. Reynolds, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology

Trading One’s Eggs for a Service Discount Raises Tough Issues, Says Ethicist
Medscape – October 16
-Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics