News from NYU Langone Health
World Class Care. (Hamptons Magazine (NY))
Hamptons Magazine (NY) (6/1) In an interview in Hamptons Magazine, Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, discusses the health system’s combined leadership structure, the achievements of the Transplant Institute, the metrics by which it measures world-class care, and the importance of data-driven technology.
Key Rangers Battled Serious Injuries During Deep Playoff Run. (New York Post)
The New York Post (6/5) “Natasha N. Desai, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Medicine, Women’s Sports Medicine Center, joins New York Post Sports anchor Brandon London to explain how Rangers defenseman and captain Jacob Trouba and his fellow Blueshirts defenseman Ryan Lindgren played through serious injuries in New York’s Stanley Cup playoff run that ended in the Eastern Conference Finals.”
$10 Million New Gift From Nicki Harris Enhances Family Ambulatory Care. (Lifestyles)
Lifestyles (6/5) “Celebrating a visionary $10 million gift from Nicki Harris and her family aimed at further expanding access to NYU Langone Health’s high-quality care on Long Island’s East End, NYU Langone has renamed its Bridgehampton location to” J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Ambulatory Care – Bridgehampton to “honor them and the memory of J. Ira Harris.” Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, said, “We are grateful to the Harris family for their generosity, particularly as we grow our presence on Long Island and the East End.” Kenneth G. Langone, chair of the NYU Langone Board of Trustees, said, “Elaine and I miss Ira every day, but through this naming his memory and our partnership lives on.”
Also reporting is Long Island (NY) (6/4).
First Case Of Rare, Sexually Transmitted Form Of Ringworm Reported In The US. (NBC News)
NBC News (6/5) “Avrom S. Caplan, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology, and author of the new report, said the case” of a sexually transmitted ringworm caused by a rare fungus “should raise awareness but not cause alarm in the general public,” although his team “at NYU Langone Health has identified a total of 11 cases of Trichophyton indotineae ringworm in both men and women in New York City.”
HealthDay (6/5) “‘Healthcare providers should be aware that Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII is the latest in a group of severe skin infections to have now reached the United States,’ said lead author Avrom S. Caplan, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Dermatology.” These infections “caused by that fungus are difficult to treat and can take months to clear up, senior researcher Dr. John Zampella, an associate professor of dermatology at NYU Grossman [School of Medicine], said in a university news release.”
Becker’s Hospital Review (6/5) “While cases of Trichophyton mentagrophytes type VII are challenging to treat and can take several weeks or months to clear up, so far, those infections have been responding to terbinafine as a treatment, according to NYU Langone Health researchers.”
Also reporting are the New York Post (6/5), Gizmodo (6/5), the Independent (UK) (6/5), WNBC-NY (NBC)-2 (6/6), WTKR-TV Norfolk, VA (6/6), and the Cairns (AUS) Post (6/5).
Transplanted Pig Kidney Is Removed From Woman Who Received It. (HealthDay)
HealthDay (6/5) “Lisa Pisano, 54, remains hospitalized and has been transferred back to kidney dialysis after” a transplanted kidney from a genetically modified pig was “removed due to complications linked to a heart pump she is using,” with Robert Montgomery, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Surgery; and director of the NYU Langone Transplant Institute, saying, “Lisa is in stable condition, and her left ventricular assist device [heart pump] is still functioning.”
Study To Focus On Cardio Health In Asian American, Pacific Islander Communities. (Healthcare Innovation)
Healthcare Innovation (6/5) “The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute has launched an epidemiological study of cardiovascular health and disease in a cohort of people in the United States who identify as Asian American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander,” which will “take place at six research institutions – the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, the study’s coordinating center; and five clinical/community field centers – the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, Stanford University, the University of Chicago, the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, and NYU Langone Health‘s Perlmutter Cancer Center.”
MDMA: FDA Panel Rejects Drug Targeting PTSD Therapy. (Healthline)
Healthline (6/5) “‘In this combination treatment, the acute effectiveness of MDMA facilitates the psychotherapy – strengthening the therapeutic alliance, facilitating the patient’s development of insights and tools, and continuing to cultivate long after the acute effects are worn off,’ Kelley O’Donnell, MD, PhD, research assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, and director of clinical training at the NYU Langone Health Center for Psychedelic Medicine, said during the meeting.”
NYU Langone Health Physician Discusses Health Claims Of Poppi Soda. (WNYW-TV New York)
WNYW-TV (6/4) Rabia A. De Latour, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, discusses the dubious health claims of Poppi Soda.
In a separate segment on WNYW-NY (FOX)-3 (6/4) ) Rabia A. De Latour, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, discussed the FDA considering the use of MDMA for treatment of PTSD and a study indicating that drinking and napping on a plane could be bad for one’s heart.
News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
‘Boy Meets World’ Star Says She Got Pregnant Naturally At Age 54. (ABC News)
ABC News (6/5) The decision to use age 35 to consider women to be of “advanced maternal age” was determined “decades ago by researchers trying to decide which pregnant women should get an amniocentesis, a prenatal test in which a small amount of amniotic fluid is removed from the sac surrounding the fetus for testing, Shilpi Mehta-Lee, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, told ABC News previously.”
