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NYU School of Medicine’s Department of Radiology is releasing the first large-scale MRI dataset of its kind as part of fastMRI, a collaborative effort with Facebook AI Research (FAIR) to speed up MRI scans with artificial intelligence (AI). This initial dataset release includes more than 1.5 million anonymous MR images of the knee, drawn from 10,000 scans, in addition to raw measurement data from nearly 1,600 scans.

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Men and women who identify as lesbian, gay, or bisexual are more likely to misuse opioids when compared with those who identify as heterosexual, a new study shows.

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Grace S. Hyun, MD, director of pediatric urology at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn, treats newborns to adolescents for conditions involving the urinary system—the kidneys, bladder, and urinary tract.

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David Charytan, MD, renowned expert in cardio-renal disease, named new division director of nephrology at NYU Langone.

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An experimental drug may be effective against a deadly form of pancreatic cancer when used in combination with other immune-boosting therapies, according to a cover study publishing online Nov. 12 in Cancer Cell.

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Results of a phase II clinical trial show that novel drug sparsentan is an effective treatment for the rare kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which currently has no FDA-approved therapies.

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Based in Brooklyn and working in collaboration with the already outstanding breast cancer team at NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn under the auspices of Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone, Magdalena Plasilova, MD, PhD, specializes in “hidden scar” surgery, an advanced surgical technique using small incisions in the armpit or in skin folds.

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Lifestyle intervention delivered in churches by community-based health workers led to a significant reduction in blood pressure among African Americans compared to health education alone, according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine publishing online October 9 in the journal Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

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Teacher discovers two cancerous lumps following routine mammogram, credits annual screening and NYU Langone Hospital–Brooklyn surgeons with life-saving breast cancer treatment and reconstruction.

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Researchers from NYU School of Medicine, along with a national group of researchers, clinicians, policymakers, payers, patients, caregivers and healthcare system representatives designed and piloted Patient Priorities Care (PPC).

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Patients with “broken heart” syndrome still face considerable risk of hospital readmission and in-hospital death.

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Thomas J. Graham, MD, one of the nation’s most respected hand surgeons and health care innovators, recently joined the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health as Director of Strategy and Innovation. Dr. Graham also is serving as Associate Chief of the Division of Hand Surgery, where he is moving his clinical practice which has cared for thousands of elite athletes.

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With reports of discrimination and hate crimes on the rise, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals say they feel compelled to retool their practices as “safe spaces” where they can better attend to the needs of traumatized patients.

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Lauren H. Golden, MD, a nationally renowned clinician, has been appointed director of the Center for Diabetes & Metabolic Health at NYU Langone Health to augment the institution’s efforts and reputation for excellence in diabetes care.

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Dr. William Macaulay has been appointed chief of adult reconstructive surgery in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health.

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Robotic scope enables physician to successfully remove lesions that cannot be removed by endoscopy without the patient needing surgery.

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Nationally renowned clinician and researcher Vamsidhar “Vamsi” Velcheti, MD, recently joined Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health as Director of Thoracic Medical Oncology, enhancing the center’s efforts to improve clinical care, increase translational and clinical research, and promote interdisciplinary collaborations in lung cancer.

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Craig A. Thompson, MD, MMSc , whose seminal, pioneering achievements are now a standard of care for re-vascularization of totally blocked coronary arteries, has been named director of cardiac catheterization laboratories at NYU Langone Health System .

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Abnormal levels of more than two dozen metabolites — chemicals produced in the body as it breaks down fats, proteins and carbohydrates — can reliably predict which Sept. 11 firefighters developed lung disease and which did not, a new analysis shows.

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Hernias occur suddenly when a section of the intestines, fatty tissue in the colon, or part of the bladder and stomach protrudes through an opening or a weakness in the abdominal wall. At the first sign of an usual bulge, it should be discussed with your doctor.

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Most animals have a keen sense of smell, which assists them in everyday tasks. Now, a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine sheds light on exactly how animals follow smells.

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NYU Langone’s Blood and Marrow Transplant Program expands services and receives accreditation for adult allogeneic transplants.

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A recent survey among pregnant women receiving care at the Family Health Centers at NYU Langone found that underachievement in education, lapses in access to nutritional food, and lack of affordable housing were top socioeconomic challenges in Brooklyn.

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NYU School of Medicine researchers find distinct bacterial populations in airways and gastrointestinal tracts of children with chronic cough

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A signaling pathway that helps promote normal cell growth worsens a form of leukemia by taking control of another pathway better known for protecting cells from biological stress, a new study shows.

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NYU Langone study serves as an important reminder of how stressful pregnancy can be on the female body and heart, causing a lot of physiological changes, and potentially unmasking risk factors that can lead to heart attack.

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New Yorkers are getting heavier. And, like people across the country, many have difficulty sleeping and are suffering from depression. Diabetes rates in NYC remain high and racial and ethnic disparities persist.

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Physicians who work in small, independent primary care practices—also known as SIPs--report dramatically lower levels of burnout than the national average (13.5 percent versus 54.4 percent), according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine publishing online July 9 in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine.

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Two nationally renowned experts are joining the Department of Radiation Oncology at NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center.

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Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Health has partnered with 69 other National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated cancer centers to issue a statement urging increased HPV vaccination and screening to eliminate HPV-related cancers, starting with cervical cancer.

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Medicare patients who undergo mammography screening also are more likely to follow up with other recommended preventive services such as cervical cancer screenings or Pap smear, bone mass measurement or a flu vaccine, as compared to unscreened women.

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Autism screening app is a novel, parent-friendly, and scalable way to collect scientifically valid data.

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Rusk Rehabilitation at NYU Langone Health has opened a new specialized program to address the complex rehabilitative needs of individuals with cancer, with a principal goal of helping them re-establish optimal function during and following treatment.

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To help address the complex needs of patients with stroke and other conditions affecting blood vessels in the brain and spinal cord, NYU Langone Health has launched the Center for Stroke and Neurovascular Diseases, a state-of-the-art, multidisciplinary program with locations in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

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Record numbers of American veterans diagnosed with non-aggressive prostate cancer are heeding the advice of international medical experts and opting out of immediate surgery or radiation to treat their cancer.

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The City Health Dashboard--an online resource with community-level health, social and economic data for the nation’s 500 largest cities-- enables local leaders to identify and take action around the most pressing health needs in their cities and communities.

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Fewer individuals across the globe would be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) under proposed changes to the most widely used diagnostic tool – potentially impacting clinical practice, national data reporting and research, according to an international analytical study led by NYU School of Medicine.

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The Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health is holding a conference on May 21, 2018, about how the healthcare and public health sectors can work with other partners in leveraging data science to advance health outcomes and health equity.

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The addition of a nurse-led intervention for hypertension management to health insurance coverage was more effective in lowering blood pressure (HPB) than the provision of health insurance alone in the Sub-Saharan country of Ghana, a region of Africa where HPB is rampant, according to a study publishing online on May 1 in the journal PLOS Medicine.

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NYU Langone recruits two nationally recognized leaders in the field of pediatric cancer.

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When compared with nondrinkers, men and women who had one or more alcoholic drinks per day had an overabundance of oral bacteria linked to gum disease, some cancers, and heart disease. By contrast, drinkers had fewer bacteria known to check the growth of other, harmful germs.

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Steven L. Galetta, MD, the Philip K. Moskowitz, MD Professor and Chair of Neurology at NYU Langone Health, has been awarded the 2018 A.B. Baker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Neurological Education by the American Academy of Neurology for his career contributions to the field.

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The immunotherapy drug pembrolizumab, when combined with chemotherapy, doubles survival in patients with non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSNSCLC) lacking genetic changes in the EGFR or ALK genes, when compared to chemotherapy alone, according to an international, Phase III clinical trial.

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A mother’s “basic instinct” to grab her wandering offspring and return them to the nest depends on a specific set of brain cell signals, a new study in mice finds.

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NYU Langone Health surgeons perform the Transplant Institute's first lung transplant, give Brooklyn woman with pulmonary fibrosis two new lungs.

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The majority of food and beverages marketed through multi-million-dollar television and online sports sponsorships are unhealthy -- and may be contributing to the escalating obesity epidemic among children and adolescents in the U.S., warn social scientists from NYU School of Medicine and other national academic health institutions.

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The hospital offers the latest generation of technologies for routine upper and lower endoscopy, and advanced endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP), and advanced therapeutic endoscopy.

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A new report finds that extremely obese people who have a band surgically strapped around their stomachs to restrict food intake not only lose weight but also suffer less from arthritic knee pain.

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The Consortium of Universities for Global Health (CUGH), the Perlmutter Cancer Center, and the Department of Population Health at NYU Langone Health are issuing the “New York Challenge,” an ambitious campaign to end cervical cancer worldwide.

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If you are from a lower income area, your chances of surviving anal cancer are significantly reduced, according to a new study.