News from NYU Langone Health
Eat Before 5 PM: The Benefits Of Early Timed Dieting For Weight Management. (News Directory 3)
News Directory 3 (3/12) “According to a research team at NYU Langone Health, eating more calories early in the day helps prevent weight gain and stabilize blood sugar changes,” with endocrinologist Joanne Bruno, MD, PhD, fellow, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism, and member of the research team, saying, “This type of diet can prevent people with pre-diabetes or obesity from progressing to type 2 diabetes through its effects on blood sugar.” Additionally, “Jose O. Aleman, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, and a member of the research team, said, ‘Just one week of an early time-restricted diet reduced the time when there is a rise in blood sugar.’”
US Maternal Death Rate Stable, Not Skyrocketing: Report. (Mirage News (AUS))
Mirage News (AUS) (3/13) A new study’s “findings show that the rates of maternal death were stable between 1999-2002 and 2018-2021, instead of the dramatic upward trends previously reported by the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),” with study “co-author Justin S. Brandt, MD, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, noting, “By not relying on the pregnancy checkbox, our approach avoided the misclassification that has given the false impression of increasing maternal mortality rates in the US.”
HuffPost (3/13) “‘We need to do better with regards to caring for people of color, and in combating structural racism and access to care issues and prejudice,’ Justin S. Brandt, MD, associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a co-author of the study, told HuffPost.”
If You Struggle To Do This One Exercise, You May Be At Higher Risk For Serious Health Problems. (New York Post)
The New York Post (3/13) NBC News medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology “shared with the TODAY show on March 8 that a participant’s ability to perform” an exercise called the sit-to-stand “could determine one’s life expectancy depending on how well they’re able to perform it.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
Generative AI Could Help Communicate Important Information To Patients. (Inside Precision Medicine)
Inside Precision Medicine (3/11) “Research led by NYU Langone Health shows that generative artificial intelligence (AI) could help improve communication between patients and their physicians, as long as accuracy is maintained,” with lead author Jonah Zaretsky, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, associate chief of medicine, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, and colleagues, writing, “Increased patient access to their clinical notes through widespread availability of electronic patient portals has the potential to improve patient involvement in their own care, as well as confidence in their care from their care partners.”
Also reporting are Becker’s Hospital Review (3/12), WWNY-TV Watertown, NY (3/12), and KPHO-TV (3/12).
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
Raising Awareness For The Lasting Effects Of Traumatic Brain Injury: Shae Datta, MD. (Neurology Times)
Neurology Times (3/12) “To raise awareness about some of the long-term impacts of [Traumatic Brain Injury], NeurologyLive sat down with Shae Datta, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Neurology, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, Concussion Center,” who “spoke on some of the most pressing topics regarding TBI, including its detection, the symptoms associated, and the types of care needed.”
