News from NYU Langone Health
Common Household Plastics Linked To Thousands Of Global Deaths From Heart Disease, Study Finds. (CNN)
(4/29) Discussing research showing that synthetic chemicals found in consumer products called phthalates could contribute to heart disease deaths, Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP, the Jim G. Hendrick, M.D. Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, and professor, Department of Population Health, said, “Phthalates contribute to inflammation and systemic inflammation in the coronary arteries, which can accelerate existing disease and lead to acute events including mortality.”
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NYU Langone Joins Global Network Driving Pediatric 鶹Ƶapp Research. (Washington Square (NY) News)
The (4/28) “NYU Langone Health’s Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital officialized its place in the Children’s Brain Tumor Network, a global consortium of research institutions, earlier this month — marking the medical center’s latest step toward advancing pediatric cancer research.” Jessica Clymer, MD, assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, said, “My team and I at Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital are thrilled to collaborate with other CBTN institutions as we unite our efforts to advance pediatric brain tumor research and provide the best care for our patients and families.”
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Moms Launch Anti-Glitzy ‘Get Un-Ready With Me’ Effort To Teach Young Girls To Embrace Their Looks. (New York Post)
The (4/28) Discussing an initiative to teach young girls to embrace their appearance without makeup, Yamalis Diaz, PhD, clinical associate professor, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, said, “Young people are experiencing the psychological damages due to the unrealistic beauty standards they’re seeing online.”
Dr. Anirban Maitra Joins NYU Langone To Lead GI 鶹Ƶapp Research. (OncoDaily)
(4/28) “Anirban Maitra, MD, Director of the GI 鶹Ƶapp Center and Associate Director of Translational Research at the Perlmutter 鶹Ƶapp Center, an internationally recognized leader in gastrointestinal (GI) cancer research and translational oncology, will be joining NYU Langone Health on September 1, 2025.” Giulio Draetta Congratulates Anirban Maitra On New Leadership Role At NYU Langone Health.
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The Hospitalist’s Elusive Race Against Sepsis. (Medscape)
(4/29)* Anand Viswanathan, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, describes the effort to diagnose and a patient with sepsis.
Chemical In Cosmetic Goods Behind 350,000 Heart Disease Deaths A YEAR. (Daily Mail (UK))
The (4/29) Discussing research suggesting a link between di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate found in cosmetics with heart disease deaths, di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate, Sara Hyman, BS, associate research scientist, said, “By highlighting the connection between phthalates and a leading cause of death across the world, our findings add to the vast body of evidence that these chemicals present a tremendous danger to human health.”
7 Gut Health Myths GI Docs And Dietitians Really Wish You’d Stop Believing. (SELF Magazine)
(4/28) Discussing commonly believed myths about gut health, Lisa Ganjhu, DO, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, said, “There is no regulation on the internet, so anyone can say anything. But that doesn’t always mean that they’re correct.”
Immunotherapy Study Sees Breakthrough Results For 鶹Ƶapp Patients. (TODAY)
(4/28) NBC News medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, discusses research showing beneficial effects of immunotherapy for people with cancer.
Dog Detects Woman’s Breast 鶹Ƶapp Before Doctors: “He Knew All Along.” (WNYW-TV New York)
(4/28) Discussing the potential for dogs to be able to detect illnesses in human companions, Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, said, “There is evidence in the medical literature that they can in fact smell the abnormal cancer proteins. In fact, artificial canine noses have been created relying on this response. Artificial intelligence is now enhancing this ability.”
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News from NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn
FDNY Orders Ambulances To Take Patients To Closest Hospital, Sparking Backlash. (WNYW-TV New York)
(4/28) Discussing the impact of the New York Fire Department’s new policy requiring first responders to transport patients to the nearest hospital regardless of their condition or treatment history, Bret Rudy, MD, executive vice president and chief of hospital operation at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn, said, “The new policy is too rigid and undermines patient safety and care.”
