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Langone Receives $75M Donation for Florida Ambulatory Care Center. (Washington Square (NY) News)

The (2/22) reports, “����TV Langone Health received a $75 million donation from The Julia Koch Family Foundation – a philanthropic group that supports healthcare, education, and the arts – to establish an ambulatory care center in its newly-purchased West Palm Beach location.” Koch said in a release, “����TV Langone is a leader in world-class care, and bringing that level of service to the vibrant community of Palm Beach is deeply meaningful to our family.”

(2/22) reports, Ken Langone, chair of the ����TV Langone Board of Trustees, said in a statement, “Palm Beach County is full of New Yorkers, many of whom now live there year-round. For the rest of us it’s a home away from home – with one big deficit: a lack of comprehensive care from the full spectrum of ����TV Langone doctors, who offer unmatched quality in every specialty.”
Also reporting is (2/21).
The gift was also referenced in coverage about Koch’s discussions to potentially acquire a 10% stake in BSE Global, which owns the Nets and Barclays Center by (2/22) and (2/22).

How to Prepare Now for Spring Allergies. (TODAY)

(2/22) NBC medical contributor Natalie E. Azar, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology of ����TV Langone Health “joins TODAY with tips for treating symptoms” for spring allergies.

Medical News Roundup. (WNYW-NY (FOX)-3)

(2/22) 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 at ����TV Langone Health, discusses frontotemporal dementia and aphasia and the spread of norovirus in the northeast.

Intellectual Disabilities Linked with Worse Cancer Survival. (Medscape)

Paywall* (2/22)* “Nancy Chan, MD, associate professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York City, has several patients with cognitive or physical disabilities,” and “told Medscape Medical News that one of her new patients with cerebral palsy had switched from another center.”

AI Tool May Help Predict Psychosis Before It Occurs. (Medscape)

Paywall* (2/23)* “Also providing perspective on this research,” about using machine learning to predict psychosis from MRI scans of the brain, “Donald C. Goff, MD, the Marvin Stern Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry in New York City, noted that treatments for schizophrenia are ‘pretty good, but there continues to be quite a few people who don’t respond, and so we really are pushing toward earlier and earlier identification of people at risk, but also trying to understand what’s going on in terms of the biology of the brain early on; what causes the onset of the illness.’”

Are AI Tools the Future of Mammography Screening? (Medscape)

Paywall* (2/23)* “‘We are at the start of the AI integration into breast imaging at this point,’ said Laura Heacock, MD, member of the faculty, Department of Radiology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at ����TV Langone Health,” where “researchers have been developing and studying optimal AI models for breast imaging for several years.”

Dr. Punekar on the Importance of Complete Biomarker Testing in Lung Cancer. (OncLive)

(2/22) “Salman R. Punekar, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Perlmutter Cancer Center, discusses the importance of performing complete biomarker testing in non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), highlighting current and emerging biomarkers under investigation in this space.”

Study Launches of BNT316/ONC-392 Plus Radioligand Therapy in mCRPC.
“‘We look forward to evaluating BNT316/ONC-392 in combination with radioligand therapy with the aim to further improve outcomes for patients with this advanced stage of disease,’ said principal investigator David R. Wise, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and Department of Urology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at ����TV Langone Health, in the release.

How Healthcare Providers Can Combat Disparities in Heart Health Right Now. (Physicians Practice)

(2/22) “Another study conducted by ����TV Grossman School of Medicine and ����TV Langone Health reported patients with hypertension and symptoms of cardiovascular disease were more likely to follow medication guidelines if they were treated by doctors of the same race.”

The Biologics News and Reports Portal. (Pipeline Review)

The (2/22) “‘Advances in the treatment of mCRPC have demonstrated improved outcomes, but a high unmet need remains for additional well-tolerated targeted therapies that can further extend survival in these patients. We look forward to evaluating BNT316/ONC-392 in combination with radioligand therapy with the aim to further improve outcomes for patients with this advanced stage of disease,’ said David R. Wise, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and Department of Urology, Perlmutter Cancer Center at ����TV Langone Health, and Principal Investigator of the Phase 1/2 trial.”

How Soon Can Kodai Senga Return to the Mound for the Mets? A Doctor Chimes in. (The Athletic)

(2/22) For “a general overview of” Kodai Senga’s “injury and a potential recovery, The Athletic consulted with Laith M. Jazrawi, professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Division of Sports Orthopedic Surgery.”

We Asked Doctors How to Tell if We’re Eating Too Much Salt. (BuzzFeed)

(2/22) “Healthy adults only need 500 milligrams of salt per day (about a quarter-teaspoon of salt) to maintain healthy body function, according to cardiologist Nieca Goldberg, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology.”

The Science Behind Why Saunas Feel so Good for Your Body (And Mind). (Women's Health)

(2/22) “Steam rooms are usually heated between 100 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit and have nearly 100 percent humidity, says 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.”

HealthyWomen’s Annual Educational Event. (HealthyWomen)

(2/22) Included among the speakers at HealthyWomen’s Annual Educational Event are Nieca Goldberg, MD, clinical associate professor, Department of Medicine, the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology as well as Holly F. Lofton, MD, clinical associate professor, Departments of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, and Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine.

Taking Your Run Inside? Don’t Make These Common Treadmill Mistakes. (GQ)

(2/22) If you take your workout from the outdoors to the tread, “your running mechanics shouldn’t change significantly, says exercise physiologist Heather Milton, MS, clinical exercise physiologist, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Sports Performance Center, who works with runners at ����TV Langone .”

Serious Injuries Related to Pickleball on Rise. (Clubs and Resorts)

(2/22) “While a sport like pickleball might be good for the cardiovascular system, the study shows that people need to be careful about how they begin, said Spencer Stein, MD, assistant professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at ����TV Langone Health in New York City.”

Louisville, KY (2/22) “Allison B. Reiss, MD, associate professor, Departments of Foundations of Medicine, and Medicine, ����TV Long Island School of Medicine and an Alzheimer’s Foundation of America’s Medical, Scientific and Memory Screening Advisory Board Member, spoke with ET’s Kevin Frazier to offer her medical expertise pertaining to Williams’ prognosis, a disease that remains a mystery to the medical community.”

Three Years after Drug Decriminalization, Oregon Now Faces a State of Emergency. (Tidings (CA))

The (2/21) “An additional study from New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine echoed Brown University’s conclusion,” with senior investigator Corey Davis, JD, adjunct assistant professor, Department of Population Health, saying that while overdoses went up everywhere, “What didn’t happen is that they didn’t seem to go up more in Oregon after Measure 110 went into effect.”

Long COVID Is More Prevalent in These States, CDC Data Shows. (WTVT-TV Tampa (FL))

Tampa, FL (2/22) “Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and a Fox News medical contributor, called for further studies into how long COVID is reported – including who reports it and the criteria they use to define their symptoms, which varies from region to region.”
Also reporting is Orlando, FL (2/22).

Alabama Providers Suspend IVF Treatments after State Court’s Ruling as Fertility Experts Weigh in. (Fox News)

(2/22) “Marc K. Siegel, MD, clinical professor, Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and a Fox News medical contributor, reacted to the ruling’s impact on IVF availability in an interview with Fox News Digital,” saying, “IVF is a crucial part of reproductive science and allows women to have children who otherwise couldn’t.”

Alabama Embryos. (NPR-Boston)

(2/22) In a discussion of Alabama’s supreme court ruling that embryos are humans, one of the hosts said that as Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, “pointed out earlier, you know, you have a hurricane and you lose power, you could lose the embryos as well.”

Progress, Not Cure, for Sickle Cell Disease, Says Ethicist. (Medscape)

Paywall* (2/22)* Arthur L. Caplan, PhD, the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor, Department of Population Health, Division of Medical Ethics, discusses the “exciting and somewhat hyped news about sickle cell disease.”