News from NYU Langone Health
NYU Langone Hospitals Dominate Top Honors For Both Patient Safety And Price Transparency. (Crain's New York Business)
Crain’s New York Business (4/10) reports, “Four hospitals in New York have earned top honors for both patient safety and price transparency, according to an inaugural list released Tuesday by patient safety watchdog organization Leapfrog Group and software company Turquoise Health.” Of the four hospitals, three are part of the NYU Langone Health system: NYU Langone Tisch Hospital and Kimmel Pavilion, NYU Langone–Brooklyn and NYU Langone–Long Island. The hospitals “received dual recognition, an honor earned by less than 20% of institutions nationwide.” Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, NYU Langone Health, spoke to how patient safety “requires an enormous emphasis and team effort.”
MRNA Vaccine Responses Correlate With Delayed Pancreatic Cancer Recurrence. (OBR)
OBR (4/8) “Commenting on the results” of a study showing “an adjuvant, individualized mRNA vaccine continues to induce immune responses associated with reduced risk of disease recurrence” in some pancreatic cancer patients, “Paul E. Oberstein, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, said that ‘these longer-term data suggest that, for some patients, a customized vaccine can induce long-lasting changes that may protect against pancreatic cancer recurrence.’”
Managing Obesity: More Than GLP-1s Or Bust. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (4/9)* Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine,” writes that in addition to GLP-1 agonists, there are also “what we call the first generation of medications for weight management,” which Lofton discusses.
Treating Gum Disease May Ward Off An Irregular Heartbeat. (New Scientist)
New Scientist (4/9) “Nieca Goldberg, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, points out that the study was relatively small, with just 97 participants receiving treatment for gum disease,” saying, “Although many attempts have been made to show the link between gum disease and heart disease, this study does not show a definitive link between atrial fibrillation recurrence.”
Impella Pump Improves Survival In STEMI-Related Cardiogenic Shock. (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (4/9) “In an editorial accompanying the study publication, Sunil Rao, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, said that while the intervention reduced mortality, unresolved issues remain ‘given the rapidly evolving nature of mechanical circulatory support use.’”
Blood Test Could Determine MS Path, Treatment. (WebMD)
WebMD (4/9) “Kimberly A. O’Neill, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Neurology, said people with MS can have ‘a broad variety of disease course and outcomes ranging from mild to a very severe and life-altering disease course.’”
Also reporting is Pulmonary Health Hub (4/9).
Are Pre-Workout Supplements Necessary? Here’s What The Experts Say. (Fitness Volt)
Fitness Volt (4/10) “Dennis A. Cardone, DO, associate professor, Departments of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics, and chief, Division of Primary Care Sports Medicine,” said, “We can get everything we want out of [regular food] – our protein, our carbohydrate, our caffeine if we want to – so there’s really no need to supplement a well-balanced diet.”
Inmate Dies Of Water Intoxication In Erie County Correctional Facility. (Investigative Post)
The Investigative Post (4/9) “Edward Y. Skolnik, MD, professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and professor, Department of Cell Biology, said, “Assuming normal kidney function, you’d have to drink 12 liters of water before you’d get into trouble.”
10 Possible Reasons You’re Feeling So Nauseous Right Now, According To Doctors. (Women's Health (UK))
Women’s Health (UK) (4/9) “Nausea is a common side effect of certain medications, but especially over-the-counter pain relievers or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, a.k.a. NSAIDs (think: aspirin, Motrin, Advil), says Caren F. Behar, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine.”
Having More Than 1 Alcoholic Drink A Day Raises Heart Disease Risk – Especially For Women. (Health)
Health (4/9) “Sean P. Heffron, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, told Health that excessive alcohol consumption may influence blood pressure, cholesterol levels, heart rate, and rhythm.”
NYU Langone Health Physician Discusses Role Of Climate Change With Seasonal Allergies. (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi (TX))
KRIS-TV (4/9) Discussing the increasing severity and duration of allergy seasons, Purvi S. Parikh, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, and Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Allergy and Immunology, said, “Climate change has made allergy seasons progressively worse over the last few years because of warmer temperatures,” resulting in longer seasons when pollen is produced by plants.
GHX Recognizes 89 Providers, Suppliers For Supply Chain Automation. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (4/9) reports, “Global Healthcare Exchange named 89 healthcare providers and supplier organizations,” including NYU Langone Health, “to its 2023 Millennium Club,” which “recognizes healthcare organizations that have automated more than 1 million transactions annually through the GHX Exchange.”
30 ASCs Opening In Q1. (Becker's ASC Review)
Becker’s ASC Review (4/9) publishes a listicle of “30 ASCs that have opened, gained approval or announced plans to open that Becker’s reported on in the first quarter of 2024,” including that “NYU Langone Health received a $75 million donation to construct its ambulatory center in West Palm Beach,” and that “NYU Langone Health opened a 260,000-square-foot ambulatory center in Garden City.”
Daily Incentives Help You Reach Exercise Goals, New Study Shows.
TODAY “From daily incentives for exercising to medications called beta blockers, NBC news medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, “joins TODAY to break down the latest medial headlines and new studies to help you live a healthier life.”
Bartering To Settle Medical Bills? Ethicist Says Yes. (Medscape)
Paywall* Medscape (4/9)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, discussed the ethicality of bartering to settle medical bills and wrote, “I don’t think there’s any prohibition in medical ethics, that I’m aware of, that patients have to use cash or have to use insurance money to pay their bills.”
Study Ties Youth Cancer Risk To Accelerated Aging.
Fox News “Fox News contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, “joined ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss his reaction to the study” tying youth cancer risk to accelerated aging, “and how nutrition, diet and exercise can likely play a role in the risk.”
News from NYU Hospital—Brooklyn
Why The WNBA Wants More People To Know About The New Over-The-Counter Birth Control Pill. (CNN)
CNN (4/9) “Colleen Denny, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, who is not involved in either Opill or the WNBA, called the new partnership a ‘cool’ forum to get more people aware of Opill,” saying, “In the very general sense, there’s a lot to say about female athletics and the rise of women professional athletes that is empowering in a lot of ways.”
