A technique to treat an irregular heartbeat that limits or eliminates patients’ exposure to radiation should be more widely adopted by physicians, NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine cardiologists argue in a new review article in Heart Rhythm, published in the June print issue and previously published online. They posit that the primary obstacle to the procedure’s widespread use – physicians’ discomfort with a different visual tool – can be overcome with training and experience.

NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine have begun the first clinical trial in the United States that uses a small molecule to treat men with progressive prostate cancer that has spread beyond the prostate and is no longer responding to hormonal therapy. The Phase 1 study has completed its second round of patient enrollment, with the first six patients having undergone dosing. The researchers will be discussing the trial on June 5 at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago.

Women with preeclampsia, a common complication of pregnancy, face a heightened risk of stroke during pregnancy and postpartum if they have urinary tract infections, chronic high blood pressure, or clotting or bleeding disorders, according to a study by Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers.

On Saturday, May 13, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital held its major annual fundraiser. The “License to Heal”-themed gala event was held at the Brooklyn Museum and featured dinner, dancing, presentations and an award ceremony in honor of Bashar H. Fahoum, MD, medical director of the trauma program at the Hospital.

Phyllis Lantos, executive vice president, treasurer and chief financial officer of NewYork-Presbyterian, has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s annual list of “CFOs to Know.” Published today, the list recognizes 150 prominent hospital and health system CFOs across the country who have helped their organizations navigate the challenges in healthcare today.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens will host a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the hospital’s new name and affiliation with NewYork-Presbyterian. NYP/Queens and NYP officially joined forces on July 1, 2015 to improve access to state-of-the-art care for residents of Queens.

NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens, together with NewYork-Presbyterian, held a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 28 to formally announce to the Queens community the former New York Hospital Queens’ new name and affiliation.

This forum is an opportunity for journalists to learn more about this community-based Performing Provider System (PPS) program that is part of the New York State-funded healthcare transformation program known as DSRIP (Delivery System Reform Incentive Program).