News from NYU Langone Health
You Can’t Have Health Equity Without Quality, NYU Langone Health Experts Say. (Becker's Hospital Review)
(3/11) Fritz François, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and General Internal Medicine, executive vice president and vice dean, chief of Hospital Operations, and Olugbenga G. Ogedegbe, MD, MPH, professor, Department of Population Health, the Dr. Adolph and Margaret Berger Professor of Medicine and Population Health, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Clinical Innovation, stress the necessity of integrating excellence in care delivery with access to achieve health equity, criticizing existing measurement tools like the Lown Institute’s reports for failing to adequately address the quality of care and its impact on health outcomes.
5 Tips For Building And Managing Effective Care Teams. (HealthLeaders Media)
(3/11) In a HealthLeaders webinar discussing effective care team management amid workforce shortages, Oren Cahlon, MD, senior vice president and deputy chief clinical officer, professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, joined other experts to discuss strategies such as integrating advanced practice providers (APPs) into teams, fostering a culture of compassion, and leveraging technology to reduce non-care burdens, highlighting the role of technology in alleviating administrative tasks.
Measles Is Unlike Other Viruses: What To Know ѵ Long-Term Complications. (NBC News)
(3/12) Adam J. Ratner, MD, professor, Departments of Pediatrics, and Microbiology, Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital, said that measles can cause “immune amnesia,” weakening the immune system’s ability to remember and respond to pathogens, which makes individuals more vulnerable to infections like pneumonia and the flu; he added that while children often recover from illnesses and retain memory of pathogens, immune amnesia causes the body to react as if it’s encountering the pathogen for the first time, leading to increased susceptibility to various infections, including subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a fatal brain disease that may occur years after recovery from measles.
Obesity-Prone Dogs And Humans Share Genetic Variants. (Medscape)
Paywalled* (3/12)* Research published in Science reveals that genetic variants linked to obesity in labrador retrievers, particularly DENND1B, are also associated with human obesity, with the gene affecting the leptin-melanocortin pathway, a key regulator of energy balance; Priya Jaisinghani, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Medicine, the Holman Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism, said that understanding the role of DENND1B in MC4R activity could enhance insights into hypothalamic energy regulation, though further research is needed to fully understand these genetic factors’ impact on human obesity risk.
History Isn’t Entirely Repeating Itself In COVID’s Aftermath. (South Florida Sun Sentinel)
(3/10) Five years after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, historians are grappling with its historical context, drawing parallels to the 1918 flu pandemic, while some express concern that the ongoing struggles of affected individuals are being overlooked as society shifts focus to other issues, according to Barron H. Lerner, MD, professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine & Clinical Innovation Faculty, and Department of Population Health, who noted in public health “there are always people who are left behind — damaged or still at risk.”
Dealing With The Next Fatal Pandemic. (New York Daily News)
In an opinion piece published in The (3/12), Kelly R. McKinney, vice president of Emergency Management and Enterprise Resilience, wrote that the current national disaster system is fragmented, with 50-plus state systems lacking cohesive coordination, leaving states to manage catastrophes individually. McKinney said that FEMA has shifted its focus from crisis leadership to grant administration, and a refocused FEMA should lead disaster responses by creating strong public-private partnerships, transcending political barriers, and preparing for sudden catastrophes.
Everyone Compliments My Eyelashes – And It’s All Thanks To This Serum. (Cosmopolitan)
(3/11) Ilyse Haberman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Ophthalmology discusses the benefits of eyelash growth serums, stating that while they don’t necessarily lengthen lashes, they can strengthen and thicken them, reducing breakage and loss.
