By Cassia Wells, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week as the world said goodbye to 2012 and welcomed the new year, the economic “fiscal cliff” dominated the US news cycles. A deal was eventually reached …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 27, 2012
Iulia Giuroiu, MD
These past few weeks and surely for some time to come, the tragedy in Newtown, CT will weigh heavily on our hearts and minds, and our thoughts, prayers and support go out to all who …
Mystery Quiz
December 21, 2012Elizabeth Mulaikal MD, Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The patient is a 55 year old African American male with a 60 pack year history of tobacco use and AIDS,who presented with 1 month of intermittent fevers and weight loss. His most recent CD4 count and viral load were 2/cmm and …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 17, 2012
By Shyam Amin, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Welcome back to Clinical Correlations! These last couple months have been largely dominated by Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath. Just as New York …
Clinical Correlations on Hiatus
November 7, 2012
While we here at New York University-Langone Medical Center and our three hospitals, Tisch, Bellevue and the Department of Veterans Affairs New York Harbor regroup after Hurricane Sandy, Clinical …
Kidney Stones and Climate Change
October 10, 2012
By Jeffrey Shyu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Climate change has been linked to a variety of adverse effects on human health, effects that are expected to worsen in the coming decades [1]. For example, a …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 8, 2012
By Nicole A. Lamparello, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Monopolizing the news channels this week was the First Presidential Debate. President Barak Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney discussed essential domestic issues, including the economy, …
Olympics and Medicine By The Numbers
October 7, 2012
By Tracey Liebman
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The summer games may be over, but we’re still entertained by the 2012 Olympics! Here are a few medicine-related fun facts about the London Games.
Demographics of Summer 2012 Olympics:
10,500 athletes, 70,000+ volunteers, 20,000 media and journalists, 10+ …