NYU Langone Health in the News—Friday, January 26, 2024 – NYU Langone Health
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Rama On Healthcare (1/24) reports, “New York City-based NYU Langone Health reported $686.2 million in operating income for the year ended Aug. 31, an 11% increase from the $619.2 million it reported in the previous year, according to financial documents published Jan. 23.” NYU Langone’s “revenue increased 13% year over year to $8.3 billion while expenses rose by 13% to $7.7 billion.”
WNYW-TV (1/25) 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 at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, discusses a new experimental gene therapy that has helped several children with congenital hearing loss regain some ability to heal as well as the “sleepy girl mocktail” recommended on social media.
WNYW-TV (1/26) Michael J. Zelefsky, MD, vice chair for academic and faculty affairs, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center said, “That low-grade prostate cancer is still called a cancer.”
CNN (1/26) “‘Some people are always going to be more anxious about their mammograms, and using AI may give them more reassurance,’ said Laura Heacock, MD, associate professor, Department of Radiology, Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York.”
Aunt Minnie (1/24) “Linda Moy, MD, professor, Department of Radiology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, and her colleagues at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center are testing an AI system for detecting breast cancer in DCE-MRI and significantly reducing unnecessary biopsy referrals and follow-up exams that result from DCE-MRI.” Laura Heacock, MD, associate professor, Department of Radiology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, during RSNA 2023, said, “Adding ultrasound to mammography improved the AI screening performance from a sensitivity of 60-70% in dense breasts. But even in nondense breasts, adding ultrasound improved the screening performance to nearly 78%.”
QNS (NY) (1/25) Gambling “‘is associated with financial harm, relationship disruption, family and intimate partner violence and emotional and psychological distress,’ said Yi-Ling Tan, program manager at NYU Langone Health.” Simona C. Kwon, DrPH, MPH, associate professor, Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine also “pointed out that historically East Asians have experienced ‘dehumanizing stereotypes’ that paint them out to be weak and overly susceptible to vices and addictions.”
Also reporting is the Queens (NY) Chronicle (1/25).
Medscape (1/26)* “If a patient says they have a rash, Emily C. Milam, MD, assistant professor, Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine in New York, advises primary care clinicians to first determine the cause.”
Diabetes Daily (1/25) “Jeniece Ilkowitz, RN, MA, CDCES, research nurse, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at New York University Langone Health in New York City, notes that” low-carbohydrate, ketogenic, or intermittent fasting “diets aren’t appropriate for everyone: Be cautious about taking dietary advice from an app, and check with your primary care doctor, endocrinologist, RDN, or CDCES before making changes to your diet.”
Psychology Today (1/25) Addiction specialist Petros Levounis, MD, MA, adjust associate professor, Department of Psychiatry said, “There was a wonderful study done at NYU Langone Health that showed psilocybin does reduce alcohol use.”
Green Matters (1/25) “David S. Goldfarb, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, and Department of Neuroscience and Physiology, chief, Nephrology at NY Harbor VA Medical Center, told Medical News Today, ‘There has long been evidence that sugar increases the amount of calcium in urine, and there have been multiple reasons why avoidance of sugar would be part of a diet encouraging kidney stone prevention.’”
NBC News (1/25) “‘Face oils definitely have a place with all different types of skin because they have a lot of different benefits,’ says Navin S. Arora, DO, clinical assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.”
NBC News (1/25) Hyaluronic acid is “‘a great hydrator for pretty much all skin types,’ says Mary L. Stevenson, MD, associate professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology at NYU Langone Health.”
The Dallas Examiner (1/25) “‘We have over 760 million cases worldwide. Sadly, 639 million deaths, and we are just about to approach the 4-year anniversary of the outbreak,’ said 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, as he discussed COVID statics during a recent webinar.”
Knowridge Science Report (AUS) (1/25) “Robin Ortiz, MD, assistant professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Population Health, the lead author of” a study revealing “that our experiences in childhood, especially our relationships with caregivers, can significantly influence our heart health throughout adulthood,” and “an assistant professor at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, emphasizes the lasting influence of childhood interactions.”
Also reporting is WAKA-TV (1/25).
Fatherly (1/25) In a press release, lead investigator Laura Gould, MSc, MA, PT, research scientist at NYU Langone, said, “Our study, although small, offers the first direct evidence that seizures may be responsible for some sudden deaths in children, which are usually unwitnessed during sleep.” Study senior investigator, Orrin Devinsky, MD, professor, Departments of Neurology, Neurosurgery, Psychiatry, director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center, said in the press release. “These study findings show that seizures are much more common than patients’ medical histories suggest, and that further research is needed to determine if seizures are frequent occurrences in sleep-related deaths in toddlers, and potentially in infants, older children, and adults.”
Fox News (1/25) Medical contributor Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine of NYU Langone Health and criminal defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh join ‘The Ingraham Angle’ to discuss a California woman avoiding prison time after alleged weed-induced killing.
In a second article with Fox News (1/24) Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine of NYU Langone Health writes, “For increasing numbers, the solution to the problem is an array of pharmaceuticals, most recently including the weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro, which are effective but don’t address the underlying problem.”
Paywall* Medscape (1/25)* “‘The importance of physical activity and moving around can never be overstated,’ Michelle Bloom, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology, Division of Heart Failure, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine” who was not involved in a study showing the link between sitting and cardiovascular disease, said.
The New York Post (1/25) “‘I think the concern and issue is that everybody’s gonna start drinking a huge amount of water,’ Isaac P. Dapkins, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Population Health and Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine, and chief medical officer, Family Health Centers at NYU Langone, told The Post.”
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