By Nadia Jafar
Peer Reviewed
As a resident of Connecticut, I grew up acutely aware of tick-borne diseases. Nonetheless, I was surprised to see at least 3 cases of tick-borne infections during the month of …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Help Versus Hope: Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors in Alzheimer’s Disease
May 21, 2014
By Jonathan Gursky
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 5.2 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) [1], with this number expected to triple by the year 2050 [2]. Alzheimer’s disease is now the sixth …
Timekeeping
May 16, 2014
By Nancy Hernandez
I did not know you until that time,
We scurried into your room
And found you pulseless, breathless, lifeless.
I was asked to keep
Time.
Fumbling for paper, I resorted to skin,
Marking the time …
Lung Cancer Screening with Low-Dose CT Scans
May 9, 2014
By Susanna Jeurling
Peer Reviewed
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently finalized its position regarding annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scanning for early detection of lung cancer. The grade B recommendation states that …
Infection Transmission During Air Travel
May 7, 2014
By Aaron Smith, MD
Peer Reviewed
It’s become a familiar site to travelers: airline passengers wearing respiratory masks to filter pathogens from the cabin air. To those not wearing masks, the fashion trend can …
Is the Funduscopic Exam Worthwhile For the General Practitioner?
May 2, 2014
By Emily Fisher
Peer Reviewed
Some have said that physical examination is a dying art and the nondilated funduscopic exam may be one of the best examples of this. With the increasing …
Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Impact on Patients and Preventive Medicine
April 25, 2014
By Neelesh Rastogi
Peer Reviewed
In reference to the $100,000 he spent to research the genetic basis of the pancreatic cancer that ultimately killed him, Steve Jobs famously said, “I’m either going to be the …
Should Physicians Ask Patients about Guns?
April 11, 2014
By Jennifer Zhu
Peer Reviewed
After the elementary school shooting in Newtown, CT in December 2012 that left 20 children and 6 adults dead, the country reacted as it had following the July …