NYU LANGONE HEALTH

Anne S. Renteria, MD, named site director of Perlmutter Cancer Center's Transplantation and Cellular Therapy Center at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island. She will expand blood cancer programs and coordinate with various experts for comprehensive care. Dr. Renteria, a clinical associate professor, brings extensive leadership and research experience in hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic cell therapies.

Significant racial disparities in stroke outcomes in the U.S. are largely due to uncontrolled hypertension. Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring (HBPTM) and Nurse Case Management (NCM) have shown efficacy in reducing systolic blood pressure, with HBPTM plus NCM leading to greater reductions than HBPTM alone, without significant difference in recurrent stroke rates. These findings support implementation in low-income, minority stroke survivors with multiple comorbidities, though challenges include coverage, clinical support, internet access, and data integration.

Towana Looney received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health, marking a breakthrough in xenotransplantation. The procedure, involving 10 gene edits, aims to address the organ supply crisis. Looney, who had been on dialysis for years, is now in better health and the first to receive such a kidney.

NYU Langone Health transplanted a genetically modified pig kidney into a 53-year-old woman, Towana Looney, for the third time. Looney, who had been on dialysis for over eight years, was discharged from the hospital and is recovering well. The kidney came from a pig with 10 DNA alterations, including removal of immune-triggering genes. This follows two previous pig kidney transplants, one of which failed due to inadequate blood flow. Xenotransplantation remains experimental and is only available to critically ill patients under the FDA's compassionate use program.

A 53-year-old Alabama woman received a gene-edited pig kidney, marking the third such transplant worldwide. She is the only person currently living with a pig organ, and the only one to receive a kidney with 10 genetic edits. The transplant, part of an FDA expanded access program, has allowed her to live healthily for over a month.

An Alabama woman, Towana Looney, received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone Health, marking a significant breakthrough in xenotransplantation. Looney, who had been on dialysis for years due to kidney failure, is now the healthiest she's been in eight years. The procedure involved 10 gene edits to the pig kidney, aiming to reduce rejection and improve compatibility. This is the third time a gene-edited pig kidney has been transplanted into a living human, and Looney is the first to receive a kidney with 10 gene edits.

United Therapeutics announced the first UKidney transplant into a living person on Nov 25, 2024, following successful UHeart and UThymoKidney transplants. The patient, Towana Looney, had kidney failure and couldn't find a suitable donor. The UKidney, a pig kidney with 10 gene edits, aims to address organ shortages.

Caregiving stress raises blood pressure risk by nearly 40% among Black women ages 21-44, per a study in 'Hypertension'. Researchers found 52% of women with moderate or high caregiving stress developed high blood pressure, compared to 41% with low or no stress.

NYU Langone Health recognized for contributions to patient safety and quality standards, pioneering cancer complication treatment with new microsurgery, and research on BRCA mutation carriers, gut-brain connections, epilepsy treatment, sleep disparities, breast cancer disparities, and humidifier benefits.

NYU Langone Health study finds extra exercise reduces atrial fibrillation risk; expands gastroenterology leadership; explores vagus nerve stimulation for IBD; discusses plastic waste strategies; reports rising late-stage breast cancer diagnoses; highlights tennis' health benefits; advocates for methadone treatment normalization; notes EPA's TCE and PCE restrictions; considers artificial red dye ban; warns against false equivalencies in information; and recommends ergonomic office chairs for spinal health.