By Jessica Taff, M.D.
Peer Reviewed
As the curfew in Baltimore was lifted, the excitement of the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match died down, and Nepal continued on its recovery after the recent earthquake, medical literature remained relatively subdued this week as well. That …
By Luke O’Donnell, MD
Peer reviewed
This week , winter finally gives way to a suggestion of spring and as temperatures flirt with the non-frigid range of the thermostat, more people—including the older among us—are leaving their apartments to enjoy the outdoors. …
By Arvind Devanabanda, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week, the president stated:“No challenge poses more of a public threat than climate change” at a round table discussion at Howard University. We are now four years into California’s drought and Governor Jerry Brown announced …
By Jovan Begovic, MD
Peer Reviewed
On March 26th, a gas explosion on the Lower East Side of Manhattan caused a fire in three adjacent buildings, 25 injuries, and 2 recently confirmed deaths. Bellevue was readied for triage in case of an …
By Ian Henderson, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past Tuesday The 2015 NCAA College Basketball tournament began. The yearly event, always filled with bracket busting upsets and edge-of-your-seat buzzer beaters, normally stars players and coaches. …
By Anjali Mone, MD
Peer Reviewed
As the Northeast recovers from non-stop snowstorms and the frozen East River thaws, daylight savings time may finally mark the end of winter, except in Arizona and Hawaii who will not be “springing forward”. Arizona and …
By Akansha Chhabra, MD
Peer Reviewed
Blue and black or white and gold? This seems to be the most popular question across social media platforms over the last few days. And …
By Steven R. Liu, MD
Peer Reviewed
“And the award goes to…” – for those of you who watched the Academy Awards this week, you will have been an admirer of Neil Patrick Harris’ …