By Amy Shen Tang MD, Marty Fried MD and Shreya P. Trivedi MD; Illustration by Michelle Lo, MD & Amy Ou, MD.  Quiz yourself on the following 5 Pearls on …
Month: January 2018
Clinical Correlations
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
January 29, 2018
By Mariya Rozenblit, MD
Peer Reviewed
The medical community suffered the loss of yet another physician by suicide when a young doctor jumped to her death in New York City last week. There is …
Tales of Survival: Preserving Empathy for the Caretaker Who Can’t Let Go
January 26, 2018
By Scarlett Olivia Murphy, MD
Peer Reviewed
During my recent ICU rotation, I witnessed complicated acts of love between patients and their caretakers as they navigated end-of-life decisions. I observed many individuals struggle to …
From the Archives – Fever: Friend or Foe?
January 25, 2018
Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated November 20, 2013
By Fernando Franco Cuadrado, MD, Julia Hyland Bruno, MD and  Mark D. Schwartz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When flu season returns, we …
Slow Respiration to Lower Blood Pressure
January 24, 2018
By Omotayo Arowojolu
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg),1 or hypertension, and only 54% of these individuals have well-controlled hypertension.2,3 Hypertension costs …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
January 22, 2018
By Scott Butler, MDÂ
Peer Reviewed
Could requiring Medicaid recipients to engage in community activities or work as a condition for eligibility improve health outcomes? The Trump administration is planning to allow states to impose such requirements, much as they do for other …
Tales of Survival: Fury and Forgiveness in the ED
January 19, 2018
By Kate Otto Chebly
Peer Reviewed
“She refused the ultrasound!†my resident announced with exasperation, updating our attending on 17-year old, pregnant Mariana[1], who arrived four hours ago with abdominal pain and …
A Critique of the ACGME Resident Work Hour Regulation Update
January 18, 2018
By Simon Rodier
Peer Reviewed
On March 10, 2017, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced a controversial decision. They decided that, effective July 1, 2017, the …