By Megha Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Political unrest in northern Africa. Economic woes in the United States. Shootings in Morningside Heights. A review of the daily news is almost always a somber experience. A closer look, though, can reveal stories that are …
By Nandini Govil
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Empathy is an elusive concept, espoused by many as an integral component of effective doctoring. In the medical literature, empathy is defined as a physician’s ability to recognize and validate a patient’s experiences and perspectives, and …
By Bora Toklu, MD
Faculty Peer Review
My friend was sobbing when she called me on the weekend of July 4th. She had become upset when told by a physician that a possible cause of her chronic cough might be lung cancer. Given …
By Jonathan Leventhal
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Polypharmacy has become an integral part of daily life for millions of chronically ill patients worldwide, and rightfully so. Evidence-based studies have repeatedly demonstrated that multiple drugs are required for optimal therapeutic management in chronic diseases including …
By Anjali Nigalaye, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In keeping with the trend of current times, this week’s Primecuts begins and ends with Washington. Love it or hate it, the political atmosphere is tense and …
By Andrea Mignatti , MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Among all the new medical therapies, this one will probably not be the most elegant or refined that you will read about. But it just may be …
By Benjamin Cox
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Gay men and lesbian women are members of a stigmatized minority group and evidence suggests that they may disproportionately utilize mental health services.[1] This increased use of mental health services may be related to the concept …
By Vicky Jones, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hello and welcome to another edition of primecuts! This week we’ll explore studies from the that look at breast cancer screening guidelines, treatment strategies for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, treatment strategies for alzeimers disease, …