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One-On-One With CEO Of �ٺ���Ƶ Health. (NY1-TV New York)

New York (4/16) Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO, �ٺ���Ƶ Health, “joined ‘The Rush Hour’ on Tuesday to discuss the transformation” of �ٺ���Ƶ Health into one of the country’s top medical centers, “the moment he decided to make the medical school tuition free, and how he oversaw the merger in 2016 that created �ٺ���Ƶ Hospital in Brooklyn.”

Vision Changes Could Be Early Indicator Of Dementia, Study Finds. (CBS News)

(4/16) “Scott N. Grossman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Neurology,” discusses “a long-term study” that “found changes in your vision could be an early indication of dementia.”

Modifying Gut Microbiota May Enhance DMARD Efficacy In RA. (Medscape)

(4/17 Rebecca B. Blank, MD, PhD, instructor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, who studies methods for modulating the gut microbiome to enhance DMARD efficacy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), said at the 2024 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Summit, “The baseline gut microbiome can predict patient responsiveness to methotrexate.”

Fortune/PINC AI 100 Top Hospitals 2024: Teaching Hospitals. (Fortune)

(4/16) “Fortune partnered with PINC AI on the 2024 ranking of the 100 Top Hospitals in the U.S.,” with �ٺ���Ƶ Health hospitals in the number two position among teaching hospitals nationally in its third year on the top 100 list.
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5 Takeaways From U.S. News’ ‘Solving The Crisis Of Critical Drug Shortages’ Event. (US News & World Report)

(4/16) “It’s essential, however, not to sacrifice quality, cautioned Kenny Yu, PharmD, MBA, ACE, senior director, Pharmacy Services,” saying, “We do need to keep our eye on the prize on ensuring that our supply chain is intact, but the integrity of that and the quality of how we make the products is something that we emphasize.”

Pressure From Family, Media To Lose Weight As A Teen Can Have ‘Long-Lasting Effects’ On Body Image. Here’s What To Do About It. (Yahoo! News)

(4/16) “But families should also try to have positive conversations around weight when it comes to teens and to be mindful that their words have an impact, Thea Gallagher, PsyD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Psychiatry, and co-host of the Mind in View podcast, tells Yahoo Life,” saying, “We need to be very careful about how weight is discussed at home – not only the weight of children but your own weight.”

When And How To Stop Taking These Drugs For RA. (Health Reporter News)

(4/16) Biologics taken to treat RA suppress the immune system, which relieves symptoms but “also keeps it from fighting off germs when you get an infection,” so when a patient becomes ill, Rebecca Haberman, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, says, “We stop the medication so their immune system can take that time to fight the bacteria or virus.”

Researching Cannabis Use Disorder In Multiple Sclerosis: Leigh Charvet, PhD. (Neurology Times)

(4/16) Leigh E. Charvet, PhD, professor, Department of Neurology, sat down with NeurologyLive virtually at AAN 2024 to discuss the study” researching cannabis use disorder among those with multiple sclerosis, providing “commentary on the lack of validated, effective research that showcases the positive impacts of cannabis use in MS,” as well as “the growing problem with CUD and the overuse of these products.”

Giving My Kids Dessert With Breakfast And Dinner Has Been A Game-Changer – Other Moms Don’t Understand. (New York Post)

The (4/16) According to Sara Siddiqui, MD, clinical assistant professor, Department of Pediatrics, restrictive diets can be detrimental, saying, “Avoidance and restriction may lead to binge-type eating well into adolescence and adulthood, along with disordered-type eating.”

Taking A Leave Of Absence Can Harm Medical Students’ Match Prospects, Finds Study. (Medical Xpress)

(4/16) A new Yale study finds that “students who take a leave of absence during medical school are less likely to match into a residency or fellowship program,” leading senior author Dowin H. Boatright, MD, assistant professor, the Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Population Health, and began this line of research while at Yale School of Medicine, to say, “Programs should evaluate whether any bias against non-linear medical school trajectories exists within their applicant assessment policies.”

�ٺ���Ƶ Health Physician Discusses Botched Botox, Melatonin Gummies. (WNYW-NY (FOX)-3)

(4/16) discussed botched botox injections in nine states that have led to nineteen persons falling ill and research showing that the amounts of melatonin in supplements varying from labeling with Rabia A. De Latour, MD, assistant professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

More People Need Transplants Than There Are Organ Donors. (Scripps News (USA))

(4/17) Robert Montgomery, MD, DPhil, the H. Leon Pachter, MD, Professor of Surgery, chair, Department of Surgery, Division of Transplant Surgery, �ٺ���Ƶ Transplant Institute, and one of the researchers who has been exploring xenotransplantation, said, “That someone has to die for someone to live is a broken paradigm,” adding that he thinks “animals are the answer.”

Everything You Need To Know About Ear Seeds. (PopSugar (UK))

(4/16) “However, Tania Mucci-Elliott, MD, clinical instructor, Department of Medicine, Divisions of Infectious Diseases, and General Internal Medicine, and national spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, said that small studies show incremental/slight improvement when adding ear seeds to a standard weight loss, blood pressure, or anxiety regimen, but they are not ‘magic bullet solutions.’”

What To Know About Top-Surgery Scars, According To Surgeons. (PopSugar)

(4/16) “Some want a flat chest that is considered ‘masculine,’ while others want a radical reduction that maintains the shape of the breast but makes it significantly smaller and with no ptosis or droop,” says Alexes Hazen, MD, clinical associate professor, the Hansjörg Wyss Department of Plastic Surgery.