News from NYU Langone Health
100+ Hospitals, Health Systems Among Newsweek’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity. (Becker's Hospital Review)
Becker’s Hospital Review (1/23) reports, “Newsweek has published its 2024 ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity’ list, which includes a number of hospitals and health systems.” Newsweek awarded NYU Langone Health five out of five stars.
Diabetes Patients Frustrated as Popularity of Ozempic and Trulicity Limits Supply. (CBS News New York)
CBS News New York (1/23) “Priya Jaisinghani, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at NYU Langone Health, said the shortages” of GLP-1 drugs “have been an issue for her patients on and off for more than a year.”
Cervical Cancer Cases on the Rise in Women in Their 30s and 40s. (TODAY)
TODAY (1/23) NBC’s Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology of NYU Langone breaks down the findings of a “new report from the American Cancer Society has found that cervical cancer cases are on the rise for women in their 30s and 40s” as well as sharing “expert advice to mitigate risk.”
Mammograms Are Less Effective for Women with Dense Breast Tissue. Medical Experts Disagree on What to Do About It. (STAT)
Paywall* STAT (1/23)* Laura Heacock, MD, associate professor, Department of Radiology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, thinks there is not enough consensus to determine the best screening methodology, saying, “We just know that these all pick up additional cancers in these women who benefit slightly less from mammography than the typical woman with non-dense breasts.”
Childhood Adversity, Caregiver Warmth Tied to Long-Term Heart Health. (Healio)
Healio (1/23) “‘Our study results offer cutting-edge insight into how policies, practices and programming that support healthy, supportive and consistent caregiver and child relationships, and perhaps more simply, healthy and resourced adults who may be caregivers of children, may offset risk for the No. 1 killer of Americans – CVD – and enhance overall health,’ Robin Ortiz, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health, at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, told Healio.”
Also reporting was KRCG-TV(1/24).
Choosing a Treatment Strategy for Patients with Early Relapsed Multiple Myeloma. (HMP Global Learning Network)
HMP Global Learning Network (1/22) “At the 2023 Lymphoma, Leukemia & Myeloma Congress in New York, New York, Faith E. Davies, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, discussed strategies for choosing between existing treatment options for patients with early relapsed multiple myeloma.”
Doctors Swear by These 12 Simple Tips for Avoiding Illness on Your Next Vacation. (BuzzFeed)
BuzzFeed (1/23) “‘I still lament the time I sat on an overnight train in France across from a couple that coughed and sneezed the entire trip – only to get a horrible cold a day later and miss the 48-hour French countryside wedding extravaganza I had traveled so far to attend,’ said Sarah M. Battistich, MD, clinical associate professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, assistant chief of service, Virtual Urgent Care.”
Seizures May Be a Cause of Sudden Unexplained Child Deaths. (Yahoo! Lifestyle)
Yahoo! Lifestyle (1/23) “Laura Gould, MSc, MA, PT, research scientist at NYU Langone Health and first author of the new study” showing a possible link between seizures and sudden child deaths, said, “Losing a child is devastating, and not knowing why adds another level of trauma and difficulty.”
