News from NYU Langone Health
Toddler Returns Home After Heart Transplant. (News 12-TV Westchester (NY))
(10/1) A Warwick toddler, 22-month-old Wyatt Lopez, returned home after nearly a year at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health, where he received a heart transplant on September 8 in a 20-hour operation involving numerous specialists. His grandmother praised the care he received, calling it “the best care he could ever get.”
Plastic Pollution Is A Public Health Emergency, Says Dion George. (Mail & Guardian (ZAF))
(10/1) Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George criticized the process of the recent global plastics treaty talks in Geneva, highlighting its failure as a “tragedy that could have been avoided,” during his address at the NYU Langone Health-hosted symposium, and emphasized the need for a treaty that covers the entire lifecycle of plastics, with South Africa pushing for progress through the G20.
The Quiet Rise Of Neurology-By-Text In Primary Care Clinics. (Medscape)
(10/1)* Electronic consultation programs are enhancing collaboration between primary care clinicians and neurologists, enabling more efficient patient management amid a national shortage of neurology specialists, with Julia Adamian, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, section chief, General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, Tisch Hospital, who uses e-consultations with neurologists in her practice, saying, “We can start this process so if patients do see our neurology colleagues, they aren’t starting from the beginning,” adding that the “first step is understanding if it’s urgent or if it is something we could manage with workup.”
Eye Drop Allows Nearsighted Persons To Read Without Glasses. (WJBK-TV Detroit)
(10/1) A new type of eye drop, which shrinks the pupil to improve near vision, has shown promising results, allowing hundreds of patients overseas to read small print within an hour, with some maintaining this improvement for over a year; Robert Cykiert, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Ophthalmology, said this kind of treatment could be life changing for people who dislike wearing or losing their reading glasses, but cautioned that more research is needed to assess long-term safety and effectiveness, and most insurance plans do not cover these drops.
CT Use In The ED Has More Than Doubled Over A Decade. (AuntMinnie)
(10/1) A study published in Radiology reveals a “pronounced increase” of over 100% in CT use in U.S. emergency departments over a decade, attributed by authors Andrew B. Rosenkrantz, MD, professor, Departments of Urology, and Radiology, section chief, Body Imaging, Department of Radiology, and Ryan Cummings, MD, resident, Department of Radiology, to the evolving role of CT in emergency care; this rise, particularly in brain, spine, and abdomen/pelvis CT exams, is driven by more imaging per encounter rather than increased ED visits.
Hidden Dangers Put Filipino Hearts At Risk. (Manila Standard (PHL))
(10/1) A recent study from NYU Langone Health has linked phthalates, chemicals found in everyday plastics, to over 350,000 cardiovascular-related deaths worldwide, raising concerns in the Philippines, a major consumer of single-use plastics, about potential long-term public health impacts.
11 New ASCs In September. (Becker's ASC Review)
(10/1) NYU Langone Health has opened an 18,000-square-foot ambulatory practice in Commack, N.Y., offering services in cardiology, orthopedics, and urology.
Side-Effects Of Weight Loss Strategy That’s Five Times More Effective Than Ozempic-like Drugs. (Unilad (UK))
(10/1) A study by NYU Langone Health and NYC Health + Hospitals found that patients undergoing bariatric surgery lost an average of 58 pounds in two years, significantly more than the 12 pounds lost by those on GLP-1 drugs over six months.
How ‘October Theory’ Could Help You Lose Weight — And Why It’s The Month So Many People Go On GLP-1 Drugs. (New York Post)
(10/1) Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, highlights the “October Theory,” suggesting that fall is an ideal time for weight loss and health improvement due to stabilized routines, noting that for patients “considering or already on GLP-1 medications, pairing them with renewed lifestyle strategies during this ‘reset season’ can make them even more effective,”
Malik Nabers Could Recover Quicker Than Expected. (New York Post)
(10/1) Michael J. Alaia, MD, a sports orthopedic surgeon at NYU Langone’s Sports Medicine Center, joined Brandon London for the Injury Report segment “to explain the recovery process for Malik Nabers’ torn ACL and Braelon Allen’s sprained MCL.”
DNA Technologies: No Germline Editing For Now, Says Ethicist. (Medscape)
(10/1)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor of Bioethics, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, supports a 10-year international moratorium on CRISPR use for germline editing, emphasizing current safety concerns, saying, “I don’t think it’s unethical to do it, but until we’ve done it in animals with reliability and until we’ve got our somatic body repair technology down, I think it’s premature to try it.”
