Clinical Correlations

The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine


Does the BCG Vaccine Really Work?

By Mitchell Kim

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an acid-fast bacillus, is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), an infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. A highly contagious infection, TB is spread by …

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Primecuts-This Week in the Journals

PrimeCuts 4 min read

By Lakshmi Tummala, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Most readers are probably familiar with the Nurses’ Health Study cohort which provided the data for a possible relationship between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use and the incidence of inflammatory bowel disease …

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Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

PrimeCuts 4 min read

By Michael Fingerhood, MD, MPH

Faculty Peer Reviewed

As the sun set over the Kremlin on Sunday night, Vladimir Putin stood on a well-lit podium and raised his arms in victory following his recently announced …

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