Category: PrimeCuts

By Joseph Plaksin

Peer Reviewed

This week, the Senate Intelligence Committee declassified a 500-page report that outlined and described uses of torture by the CIA to interrogate suspected terrorists after the …

By Amar Parikh, MD

Peer Reviewed

This week, the nation was rocked by the decision of a Staten Island grand jury to not indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric …

By Matthew Weiss, MD

Peer Reviewed

Background:

The number of worldwide air travelers is expected to surpass 3.3 billion by 2015 and possibly double by 2030 [1]. These changes will likely be …

By Chio Yokose, MD

Peer Reviewed

As temperatures took a noticeable dip earlier this week in New York City, prompting many of us to begrudgingly pull out our heavy down coats and boots from …

By Max Padgett, MD, MPH

Peer Reviewed

The United States and China, the two largest producers of greenhouse gases, have reached a historic agreement on reducing carbon emissions. President Obama announced that the United …

By Shannon Chiu, MD

Peer Reviewed

This past Tuesday’s midterm congressional elections proved to be a big day for the Republicans, as they took control of the Senate and a record number of governor’s seats, …

By Benjamin Geisler, MD MPH

Peer reviewed

With the first Ebola patient being treated in the New York City area in one of our own training institutions, the viral disease is, understandably, on all …

By Anish Parikh, MD

Peer Reviewed

This week, the Ebola virus outbreak continues to dominate the news both here and abroad. The number of newly-diagnosed patients in West Africa continues to rise, particularly in …