News from NYU Langone Health
Patchogue Hospital Upgraded To Take On All Adult Trauma Cases. (Greater Long Island)
(9/17) The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has “officially verified” NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk as a Level II Adult Trauma Center, “meaning the hospital can now treat all adult trauma patients, no matter how serious,” with Marc S. Adler, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, senior vice president and chief of Hospital Operations, NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk, saying, “This milestone recognizes the dedication of our staff and affirms our enhanced capabilities to deliver the full spectrum of adult trauma care to our patients,” adding, “Community members and our local EMS partners can feel confident knowing the highest-quality emergency care is available nearby when it’s needed most.”
NYU Langone Health Opens Ambulatory Care Center. (Becker's ASC Review)
(9/18) NYU Langone Health has inaugurated an 18,000-square-foot ambulatory practice in Commack, N.Y., offering services such as cardiology, orthopedics, and urology, according to a news release from September 18; NYU Langone Ambulatory Care Commack includes nearly 30 exam rooms and a procedure room and marks the sixth practice opened by NYU Langone Health in Suffolk County this year.
Warwick Toddler Receives Life-Saving Heart Transplant After Nearly A Year In The Hospital. (News 12-TV Brooklyn (NY))
Brooklyn, NY (9/18) Wyatt Lopez, a 22-month-old boy from Warwick, successfully underwent a heart transplant at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital at NYU Langone Health after nearly a year of waiting, with the marathon surgery conducted by dozens of specialists lasting about 20 hours; his grandmother, Andrea Muster, expressed gratitude for the dedicated care, saying, “The nurses, doctors and staff from every department came to check on him – not because they had to, but because they wanted to,” while Wyatt’s cardiologist, Rocky Singh, MD, the Haugland Family Associate Professor of Pediatric Cardiology, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, stated, “Wyatt brings joy and inspiration to everyone around him... After a long journey, he now has a new heart, and we can’t wait to watch him keep thriving, playing, and spreading his incredible spirit.”
Oral Microbes Associated With Elevated Pancreatic 鶹Ƶapp Risk. (Scienmag)
(9/18) A groundbreaking study led by researchers at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter 鶹Ƶapp Center has discovered a compelling link between the oral microbiome and an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, identifying 27 bacterial and fungal species associated with a 3.5-fold heightened risk; the findings, published in JAMA Oncology, suggest that oral health is crucial for overall health, with Jiyoung Ahn, PhD, professor, Departments of Population Health, and Medicine, Perlmutter 鶹Ƶapp Center, saying, “Profiling the bacterial and fungal populations inhabiting the oral cavity paves a new path for identifying individuals at elevated risk for pancreatic cancer, offering an opportunity to intervene earlier and improve survival outcomes.”
The (9/18) Study lead author Yixuan Meng, PhD, postdoctoral fellow, Department of Population Health, stated that their findings provide new insight into this relationship between bacterial and fungal species in the saliva of 122,000 individuals over nine years; co-senior study author Dr. Richard Hayes, a professor in the Department of Population Health at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, said, “It is clearer than ever that brushing and flossing your teeth may not only help prevent periodontal disease but may also protect against cancer.”
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Committee Considers Changes To Vaccine Protocols. (WNYW-TV New York)
(9/18) 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, discussed the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee meeting, which is addressing potential changes to the hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns, emphasizing the vaccine’s role in reducing hepatitis B infections by 99% and its importance in preventing cirrhosis and cancer; she advised parents to engage in shared decision-making with their pediatricians, and mentioned the committee’s consideration of eliminating the MMR-varicella combination vaccine, which could affect parental choice in vaccine administration.
Lung 鶹Ƶapp Screening Guidance Needed For Certain Never-Smokers. (Healio)
(9/17) Elaine Shum, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter 鶹Ƶapp Center, presented findings at the International Association for the Study of Lung 鶹Ƶapp World Conference on Lung 鶹Ƶapp, advocating for lung cancer screening guidelines for never-smokers, particularly Asian women, as the Female Asian Nonsmoker Screening Study (FANSS) revealed a higher detection rate of lung cancer using low-dose CT compared to high-risk smoking populations, with all detected cancers harboring driver mutations such as EGFR or HER2, indicating a need for updated screening protocols.
Speeding Up Speech Doesn’t Speed Up Brain Processing. (Neuroscience News)
(9/18) Researchers from the University of Rochester and Columbia University have discovered that the auditory cortex processes sound in a fixed time window, irrespective of speech speed, challenging the belief that the brain adjusts its processing pace to speech rhythms; this was determined through precise neural recordings from epilepsy patients at NYU Langone Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and University of Rochester Medical Center, which may lead to improved treatments for speech-processing disorders and advancements in computational models of language.
A Nurse Role Pushing Healthcare Into The Future. (Becker's Hospital Review)
(9/18) NYU Langone Health is conducting a study through its nurse scientists across two facilities to understand the support needed for mothers and families to sustain breastfeeding, highlighting the growing role of nurse scientists in bridging bedside care and evidence-based practice.
