By Daniel Gratch, MD
Peer Reviewed
In 150 AD, Greek physician and philosopher Galen wrote of a woman suffering from insomnia: “I was convinced the woman was afflicted not by a bodily disease, but rather that …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
A Balancing Act: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists for Non-Diabetic Obesity
December 29, 2020
By Elana Kreiger-Benson
Peer Reviewed
“I’m not actually planning to try it,” the patient whispered to me while I was feeling her radial pulses. We had just finished an extensive conversation with her primary care …
Evolution and Medicine: The loop of Henle, the complexities of its mammalian evolution, and the effect of loop diuretics
December 17, 2020
By Austin Cheng, MD
Peer Reviewed
As a resident in internal medicine, hearing the words ‘Loop of Henle’ brings back memories from early medical school of complex diagrams of anatomy, ion transporters embedded …
How Necessary is NPO After Midnight?
December 7, 2020
By Evellyn DeMitchell-Rodriguez
Peer Reviewed
It has become common practice in many hospitals and ambulatory care centers to require patients to be “Nil Per Os,” or NPO, for solids and liquids after midnight …
Primecuts – This Week in The Journals
December 4, 2020
By Shunella Lumas, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
November 20, 2020
By Matthew Siskin, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an …
Myths and Realities: Do Spicy Foods Cause Peptic Ulcer Disease?
November 18, 2020
By Oliver Stewart
Peer Reviewed
Growing up in a Caribbean household, spicy foods were a pillar of my diet as an adolescent. I distinctly remember the joy that I would feel during the holiday season when my father ignited the grill and began …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
October 30, 2020
By Joshua Novack, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an …