Science News - December 21, 2021
Kartik Chandran, Ph.D., says the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 may be both more transmissible and better able to evade the immune response than previous variants, although more data is needed. Dr. Chandran is professor of microbiology & immunology and the Harold and Muriel Block Faculty Scholar in Virology.
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NBC News - December 20, 2021
Frederick Kaskel, M.D., Ph.D., and third-year Einstein medical student John McCarthy discuss their review paper in JAMA Pediatrics about the long-lasting effects of the 1918 influenza pandemic on children whose mothers were pregnant with them at that time. Dr. Kaskel is professor of pediatrics at Einstein and chief emeritus, division of pediatric nephrology at Einstein and Children's Hospital at Montefiore.
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UPI - December 13, 2021
Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., comments on her study, co-led with Hyunah Yoon, M.D., and collaborators at NYU Langone and other academic medical centers, that suggests convalescent plasma may be a safe and readily available treatment option for certain patients at the beginning of a pandemic wave when other therapies are not yet available. Dr. Pirofski is chief of infectious diseases at Einstein and Montefiore, professor of medicine and of microbiology & immunology, and holds the Dr. Jacques Mitrani Chair in Biomedical Research at Einstein. Dr. Yoon is assistant professor of medicine at Einstein and an attending physician at Montefiore.
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STAT News - December 6, 2021
Michael Lipton, M.D., Ph.D., and June Ng, M.D., comment on the lack of data about possible side effects of hormonal contraception. Dr. Lipton is professor of radiology and associate director of the Gruss Magnetic Resonance Research Center at Einstein, and director of MRI Services at Montefiore. Dr. Ng is a fellow in complex family planning and a clinical instructor in obstetrics, gynecology, and women's health at Einstein and Montefiore.
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KNX In Depth - November 29, 2021
Kartik Chandran, Ph.D., says there is much to learn about the new COVID-19 variant, omicron, including if it is more likely to cause severe disease or spread more easily that currently dominant variants. He notes the importance of vaccination and getting booster shots to protect against the virus. Dr. Chandran is professor of microbiology & immunology and the Harold and Muriel Block Scholar in Virology at Einstein. (Interview begins at 1:22)
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CBS News - November 28, 2021
Nir Barzilai, M.D., talks about his plans for a clinical trial to study metformin, a diabetes drug, to target age-related diseases and to extend both lifespan and health span. Dr. Barzilai is professor of medicine and of genetics, the Ingeborg and Ira Leon Rennert Chair in Aging Research and director of the Institute for Aging Research at Einstein, and an endocrinologist at Montefiore. (Interview begins at 2:45)
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Medscape - November 23, 2021
Lauren Shapiro, M.D., and Astha Thakkar, M.B.B.S., discuss their study that found that most cancer patients who had no measurable immune response after being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 developed antibodies following a booster shot. Drs. Shapiro and Thakkar are third-year hematology/oncology fellows at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center.
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Popular Science - November 22, 2021
Michael Aschner, Ph.D., comments on a study that found high concentrations of mercury in ancient bones from Iberia, which researchers believe was caused by exposure to the toxic red pigment made from cinnabar rock. Dr. Aschner is professor of molecular pharmacology, in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, and of pediatrics, and is the Harold & Muriel Block Chair in Molecular Pharmacology.
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STAT News - November 22, 2021
Joanna Starrels, M.D., M.S., explains that awareness is increasing among providers that there are risks associated with suddenly or significantly reducing a patient's opioid dose. She notes, however, that research is needed to identify and appropriately treat those at high risk for withdrawal symptoms, increased pain, serious psychological distress, and suicidal thoughts. Dr. Starrels is associate professor of medicine at Einstein and an internist and addiction medicine specialist at Montefiore.
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BronxNet - November 17, 2021
Ulrich Steidl, M.D., Ph.D., talks about his NCI Outstanding Investigator Award and $7 million grant that will support his research on the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia. Dr. Steidl is co-director of the Blood Cancer Institute and associate director of basic science at the Albert Einstein Cancer Center, and professor of cell biology and of medicine and the Diane and Arthur B. Belfer Faculty Scholar in Cancer Research at Einstein.
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The New York Times - October 26, 2021
Scott Emmons, Ph.D., comments on the importance of the connectome, a comprehensive structural wiring diagram of a system's or creature's neurons and synapses. Dr. Emmons, who published the first complete connectome of an animal, the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans, in 2019, is professor of genetics and in the Dominick P. Purpura Department of Neuroscience, and is the Siegfried Ullmann Chair in Molecular Genetics.
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Good Morning America - October 21, 2021
Gordon Tomaselli, M.D., welcomed first lady of the United States Jill Biden, Ed.D., to Einstein, where she discussed breast cancer awareness and prevention with Amanda Rivera, M.D. Dr. Biden also visited Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center, where she was welcomed by Philip Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Tomaselli is the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean at Einstein and executive vice president and chief academic officer at Montefiore Medicine; Dr. Rivera is assistant professor of radiation oncology and a radiation oncologist at the Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center; and Dr. Ozuah is president and CEO of Montefiore Medicine.
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Vox - October 7, 2021
Betsy Herold, M.D., says there is no evidence that the risk of COVID-19 in children has changed due to the Delta variant. Dr. Herold is chief of infectious diseases and vice chair for research in the department of pediatrics at Einstein and the Children's Hospital at Montefiore and the Harold and Muriel Block Chair in Pediatrics at Einstein.
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PBS Newshour - October 7, 2021
In a NOVA documentary, Chinazo Cunningham, M.D., M.S., talks about unresolved questions regarding which patients may benefit from using cannabis and the negative effects of incarcerating people for drug use. Dr. Cunningham is clinical professor of medicine, of family and social medicine, and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Einstein. (Excerpts with Dr. Cunningham at 10:13, 40:37, and 42:58.)
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