Category: PrimeCuts

Clinical Correlations


Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 7 min read

AtherosclerosisBy Rushad Dordi, MD

Peer Reviewed

This week’s Primecuts details four examples of novel methodologies for treating common diseases. We begin first with a study repurposing an anti-inflammatory therapeutic for the treatment of atherosclerosis, and move onto …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

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eclipse 2By Scarlett Murphy, MD

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American attention shifted away from challenging national conversations in the wake of Charlottesville towards the sky this past Monday, when a total solar eclipse traversed the entire …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

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barcelonaBy Andrew Armanious, MD

Peer Reviewed

This past week, President Trump decided to part ways with White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (1). Bannon was a controversial and blunt-spoken political figure who influenced President Trump on many …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

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trainsBy Jonathan Whitehouse, MD

Peer Reviewed

In New York last week, Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to tax wealthy New Yorkers in order to raise funds for our enfeebled subway system.  It was seen …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

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primecuts 7.31.17By Jiwoon Chang, MD

Peer Reviewed

This past week at the International AIDS Society Conference in Paris, investigators of the mosaic HIV vaccination trial called APPROACH shared their early findings …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

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50mgtramadolhclakymaKelsey Luoma, MD
Peer Reviewed

Opioid-related morbidity and mortality has reached crisis levels in the United States. According to the CDC, between 1999 and 2014 more than 165,000 people died due to opioid drug overdose …

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Primecuts – This Week in the Journals

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By Cesar Soria Jimenez, MD
Peer Reviewed

Obesity-waist_circumferenceIn this week’s Primecuts issue, we will be discussing topics related to obesity and its effects on the global population over the past quarter century (the effects are …

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