News from NYU Langone Health
Few New York Hospitals Ace Leapfrog’s Safety Review. (Politico Pro)
Paywall* Politico Pro’s New York Healthcare Newsletter (5/1)* “Within the five boroughs, NYU Langone ’s hospitals in Manhattan and Brooklyn retained their top marks” in the most recent Leapfrog survey of hospitals. Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, NYU Langone Health, said, “Thanks to the exceptional work of our dedicated and talented patient care teams, NYU Langone Health hospitals remain the safest places to receive care by any objective measure, as this recognition by Leapfrog shows.”
Crain’s New York Business (5/1) “NYU Langone Health’s three hospitals, including its main campus in Midtown and locations in Brooklyn and Long Island, all received top patient safety grades.”
NYU Langone Health’s Digital Innovation Focuses On The Patient Experience. (Healthcare Finance News)
Healthcare Finance News (4/30) NYU Langone Health “plans to add AI and smart robotics as enabling technologies to further integrate intelligent connection between physician and patient, says Jonah Feldman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Innovation.”
Also reporting is MobiHealthNews (4/30).
Can The Workout Supplement Creatine Really Help You Build Muscle? What The Experts Say. (CNBC)
CNBC (4/30) “‘You want to ingest about 0.3 grams [of creatine] per kilogram of body weight per day for the first three days,’ says Heather Milton, MS, clinical exercise physiologist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sports Performance Center.”
Are You More Likely To Experience Loneliness In Early, Middle Or Older Adulthood? Here’s What A New Study Says. (Yahoo! News)
Yahoo! News (4/30) “In older adulthood, it can be difficult to maintain social connections, especially if you move or ‘snowbird’ someplace away from home, Thea Gallagher, PsyD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry and a co-host of the Mind in View podcast, tells Yahoo Life.”
Plant-Based Diets Are Great For Heart Health – But What About Plant-Based Meat Alternatives? (Health)
Health (4/30) “Sean P. Heffron, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, told Health, ‘Recently developed plant-based meats contain additions to the plant-derived proteins that portend cardiovascular risk – specifically fats and sodium.’”
Doctors Warn Of Rise In Kidney Stones In Young Kids. (Daily Mail (UK))
The Daily Mail (UK) (4/30) “Cystinuria is responsible for approximately one percent of all kidney stones, according to NYU Langone Health.”
Also reporting is the Mail on Sunday (UK) (4/30).
Power List Testimonials. (The Pathologist)
The Pathologist (4/30) When “last year’s Power Listers” were asked “what their nomination meant to them,” Syed T. Hoda, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Pathology, said, “I always wanted to push the boundaries of medicine and pathology, and being nominated felt deeply satisfying as recognition by my peers for my efforts.”
NYU Langone Health Expert Discusses New Media Use Guidelines For Children. (NBC News)
NBC News (4/30) Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, discusses the new guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics about media use for children, including the “five Cs” parents should consider.
Bird Flu Could Spread To Cows Outside US, Head Of WHO Flu Program Says. (Fox News)
Fox News (4/30) “Fox News medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine “on what to know about bird flu.”
In a separate article, Fox News (4/30) “Fox News contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine “provides analysis of the surgeon general’s ‘shocking’ findings” that “loneliness is as deadly as 15 cigarettes a day.”
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island
US Preventative Services Task Force Updates Guidance For Women To Start Getting Mammograms At Age 40. (News 12-TV Long Island (NY))
12-TV Long Island, NY (4/30) The new recommendation that “women should get a mammogram at least every other year, starting at age 40” is about avoiding confusion, with Director of Women’s Health for Suffolk County at NYU Langone Health Melissa D. Fana, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, chief of service, Breast Surgery, Long Island Community Hospital, saying, “Now we know that multiple medical societies are consistent in the message that younger women, starting at the age of 40, should have mammography.”
Yahoo! News (4/30) “‘This is an ongoing debate, and different organizations have different recommendations about starting mammograms at 40 vs. 45 vs. 50 years old,’ Natalie J. Klar, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, tells Yahoo Life.”
Fox News (4/30) “Nancy Chan, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, “shared her reaction to the updated guidelines,” saying, “No significant difference was found in different screening methods, i.e., DBT (digital breast tomosynthesis) versus digital mammogram.”
ABC News (4/30) “‘In patients with dense breast tissue, addition of MRI may reduce cancer risk and false positive recalls,’ said Nancy Chan, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, “in prepared remarks.”
France 24 (4/30) Medical oncologist Nancy Chan, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, “told AFP that in practice, US health care providers were already shifting to screening women starting at 40.”
USA Today (4/30) Douglas K. Marks, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, said dropping the age to begin screening to 40 aligns with recommendations from other organizations such as the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Radiology.”
Paywalled* STAT (4/30)* Douglas K. Marks, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, NYU Langone Hospital–Long Island, noted that “there are calculators readily available from organizations like the National Cancer Institute that already provide some estimation for people’s individual breast cancer risk” and that “patients are free to use such calculators,and he thinks it’s good to have discussion with their physicians about the results.”
Also reporting are Medical News Today (4/30) and SurvivorNet (4/30).
