News from NYU Langone Health
Asian American Women Are Getting Lung Cancer Despite Never Smoking. It’s Baffling Scientists And Leading To More Research. (NBC News)
NBC News (3/7) At NYU Langone Health, “Elaine Shum, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center, has seen dozens of nonsmoking Asian American women with lung cancer,” leading her to begin her own clinical trial, the initial results of which “she presented at a major cancer conference showed that Asian women had a higher lung cancer detection rate than the original national trial – 1.5% versus 1%.” Stella S. Yi, MPH, PhD, associate professor, Department of Population Health, who co-leads the Innovations in Data Equity for All Laboratory at NYU Langone Health, notes that Asian Americans are often categorized as “Other” in surveys or overly broad groups that obfuscates their data.
Are You A ‘Floor Person’? Why Lying On The Ground Feels So Good. (New York Times)
The New York Times (3/8) “If you are able to try it and want to give floor time a go, ‘focus on your breath, really turn inward,’ said Rachel L. Goldman, PhD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry.
TikTok Influencers Are Now Treating Ozempic Side Effects. (TIME)
TIME (3/7) “Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine, has patients who first went to dermatologists or telehealth companies for weight-loss drugs and weren’t given proper oversight.”
CBS News (3/7) Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine., said, “There are some patients who are not candidates for this class of medication if they have a family history or personal history of medullary thyroid cancer, so it’s important that every…
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