News from NYU Langone Health
A Paramedic Was Skeptical About This Rx For Stopping Repeat Opioid Overdoses. Then He Saw It Help. (CNN)
CNN (3/27) Although studies show “that opioid addiction medication – including drugs like methadone – can greatly reduce the risk of overdose deaths, and increase a person’s retention in treatment,” research “out of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine found that nearly 87% of people with opioid use disorders don’t receive any.”
Also reporting is Physician’s Weekly (3/26).
Providers Wary Of Funding Shortfalls As NY Expands School-Based Mental Health.
Crain’s New York Business “Providers who open a satellite mental health clinic have to hire a social worker, obtain telehealth equipment and pay administrative fees that come with getting a license – costs that require providers to make a ‘huge investment’ to get a clinic off the ground, said Jennifer Havens, MD, the Arnold Simon Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, chair, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.”
Aside from the up-front costs, reimbursement rates are also a challenge, said Larry K. McReynolds, clinical associate professor, Department of Population Health, Family Health Centers, executive director.
Do You Really Need to Know What Your Blood Sugar Is Doing All Day Long?
Paywall* The Wall Street Journal “‘If we identify these patients sooner, we can suggest lifestyle modifications as well as maybe the initiation of weight-loss medications,’ says Dr. Brenda Dorcely, MD assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.
ChatGPT Performs Well In Answering Genetic Testing Questions. (Clinical Advisor)
Clinical Advisor (3/25) “Jharna M. Patel, MD, research fellow, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, in New York City, and colleagues examined the accuracy of the ChatGPT V3.4 in answering commonly asked questions pertaining to genetic testing and counseling for gynecologic cancers,” saying in a statement, “Our data suggest that this tool has the potential to answer common questions from patients to reduce anxiety and keep them informed.”
The Screening You Should Have To Catch Cancer Early Like Princess Kate. (Mail on Sunday (UK))
The Mail on Sunday (UK) (3/26) “‘Unfortunately, we know there is a higher risk of testicular cancer in your 20s and 30s,’ Steven Lamm, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, the Preston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s Health told CBS News.”
Also reporting are the Daily Mail (UK) (3/26) and Elite News (3/26).
Praxis’ Epilepsy Drug Hits In Phase 2, Sparking Stock Rise And Plans For Next Trial.
Fierce Biotech “Praxis Precision Medicines has recorded a midphase win in epilepsy, linking the high dose of PRAX-628 to a 100% complete response rate to clear the path for a larger study in the second half of the year,” and on “a conference call with investors to discuss the results, Daniel Friedman, MD, professor, Department of Neurology, associate chief of service, Epilepsy Service, said the photoparoxysmal model is very useful for first-in-patient studies because ‘it has predictive ability for drugs that are ultimately efficacious in the clinic, especially those with broad spectrum activity.’”
Young And Worried About Cancer? The Five Things You Shouldn’t Do (And What Doctors Recommend). (SurvivorNet)
SurvivorNet (3/26) “In an earlier interview with SurvivorNet, Marleen I. Meyers, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, explained that there aren’t any good studies that show that taking vitamin supplements are helpful for cancer,” saying, “In fact, some vitamins and supplements actually can be negative, can go against your health if you take too much of it.”
What’s The Deal With At-Home STI Tests? (SELF Magazine)
SELF Magazine (3/26) “Regardless of what a given test checks for: ‘These results are difficult to interpret and need to be within the clinical context,’ Andrew F. Rubenstein, MD, clinical professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, tells SELF.”
Ozempic Babies: Weight Loss Drugs May Be Causing Unplanned Pregnancies. (Healthline)
Healthline (3/26) “James A. Grifo, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Fertility Center, agreed with this assessment, saying, ‘Many high BMI patients do not ovulate, some have polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), and many just don’t ovulate regularly.’”
Insulin Out-of-Stock; Yet Another GLP/GIP Agonist; Digital Diabetes Tools Worth It? (MedPage Today)
MedPage Today (3/26) A news roundup notes that “NYU Langone Health received a $15 million gift to further the treatment and study of endocrine disorders.”
FDA Opens The Door To Clinical Use Of LSD. (WebMD)
WebMD (3/26) “Collin Reiff, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, welcomed the FDA’s breakthrough designation for LSD” as a “breakthrough therapy to treat generalized anxiety disorder,” saying, “The designation is essentially a catalyst that facilitates the research to help us understand a new compound, and it may be a new treatment for generalized anxiety disorder.”
In Good Health: The 2024 American Measles Outbreak. (WAMU-FM Washington)
WAMU-FM Washington (3/25) Céline R. Gounder, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases and Immunology” about what is “behind the latest surge in measles in the United States.”
SABR May Offer New Standard Of Care For Inoperable Kidney Cancer. (Oncology Nurse Advisor)
Oncology Nurse Advisor (3/26) “Stereotactic ablative body radiotherapy offers a curative option for older patients with kidney cancer who cannot undergo surgery,” according to a new study, with Anand Mahdevan, MD, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, saying, “Future randomized trials for local therapy of kidney cancer should include SABR as a therapeutic option.”
Amivantamab Plus Chemotherapy For Advanced EGFR – Mutated NSCLC. (HMP Global Learning Network)
HMP Global Learning Network (3/26)” Joshua K. Sabari, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, New York, New York, discussed post-progression secondary end points from the phase 3 PAPILLON trial, as presented at the European Lung Cancer Congress 2024.”
NYU Langone Health Physician Discusses Exercising In Chilly Weather. (WCBI-TV Columbus (MS))
WCBI-TV (3/26) Mikhail Vaynblat, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery said “it’s been shown by decades of multiple medical studies how beneficial” exercise is “whether it’s cold weather, warm weather for cardiovascular function and for mental health as well.”
NYU Langone Health Endocrinologist Discusses Shortage Of Eli Lilly Insulin Products. (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi (TX))
KRIS-TV (3/26) Endocrinologist Priya Jaisinghani, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism discusses the impact the shortage of two Eli Lilly insulin products through early April will have on patients.
What You Need To Know About Running With Scoliosis. (Runner's World)
Runner’s World (3/26) “Two scoliosis experts, Juan C. Rodriguez-Olaverri, MD, PhD, clinical associate professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, director, Pediatric Spinal Deformity Surgery and Early Onset Scoliosis, and Michelle Yang, DPT, C.S.C.S., a physical therapist at the Hospital for Special Surgery, answer questions about scoliosis and how it may affect runners.”
Also reporting is Breathinglabs (3/26).
Reality Check: Data On Blood-Based Colorectal Cancer Screening. (Mirage News (AUS))
Mirage News (AUS) (3/26) “An expert panel,” which included Aasma Shaukat, MD, MPH, the Robert M. and Mary H. Glickman Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, professor, Department of Population Health, “convened in September 2023 for the AGA CRC Workshop and considered modeling performed by two independent groups, including a team from the Cancer Intervention and Surveillance Modeling Network (CISNET) Colorectal Cancer consortium and a team from Stanford University,” whose “modeling studies are published in Gastroenterology.”
NYU Langone Health Physicians Discuss Cancer Diagnosis Of Kate Middleton. (WNBC-TV New York)
WNBC-TV (3/25) Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, discusses the cancer diagnosis of Kate Middleton and the “preventative therapy” she is undergoing, saying, that preventative therapy of this type “is meant to prevent a reoccurrence of the type of cancer.”
WCBS-TV (3/25) Jonathan D. LaPook, MD, the Mebane Professor of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, professor, Department of Population Health said, “If there happened to be microscopic cancer cells you can’t see, and we don’t know if there are or aren’t, you’re giving chemotherapy with the thought of killing them now while they’re vulnerable, rather than giving it time to grow up, multiply, spread, and form” as well as discussing the psychological toll of a cancer diagnosis.
Spinach Salesman Popeye Remains Effective Nearly A Century After His Debut. (Fox News)
Fox News (3/25) “Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine Medical Center and a Fox News medical contributor,” said, “Even if Popeye exaggerated certain aspects of its benefits, he reminded kids to eat a healthy food like spinach when they probably weren’t eating enough.”
In a separate segment Fox News (3/26) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine “reacts to the horrific collapse of a bridge in Baltimore.”
In a separate segment, Fox News (3/24) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine “discusses the need for cancer screenings as young as 30 years old after Kate Middleton announced her diagnosis and the rise of measles cases in the U.S.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island
Why Hypothermia Happens Faster In Cold Water. (FOX Weather)
FOX Weather (3/26) Audie R. Liametz, MD, clinical associate professor, and vice chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island “explains how diving into cool water could put you at risk in the summer.”
Also reporting is Breathinglabs (3/27).
