Ishmeal Bradley MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Let’s face it, the American population is getting older. With the graying of our populace (life expectancy 80 years for females, 74 for males), …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
Practicing Medicine in Rural America, Part II
July 3, 2009
Erin Ducharme MD
This entry is the second in a three part series where I share highlights from my conversation with my home-town physician from rural southern Iowa. The town where …
Ethics Commentary: Communication and Breaking Bad News
July 2, 2009
Commentary on Dr. Cox’s Tales of Survival by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, Ethics Editor
Commenting on Dr. Cox’s honest heartfelt piece is not an easy task and even less so for …
Breaking News: Federal Advisory Panel Recommends Ban on Vicodin and Percocet
July 1, 2009
Aalok Turakhia MD
In an attempt to err on the side of safety, an advisory panel to the Federal Food and Drug Administration narrowly voted yesterday to ban the popular …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
June 29, 2009
Sarah Moore MD
Faculty peer reviewed
If you’ve seen the news or even the cover this week’s Economist on newsstands (Obama as surgeon with a very large needle promising …
Tales of Survival
June 25, 2009
Bellevue Hospital, the nation’s oldest public hospital and the heart of our residency program, provides unique and unforgettable training for new physicians. It is probably safe to say that every resident who …
Medicine by the Numbers
June 24, 2009
Rebecca Hall MD
50:Â The number of patients on >100mg/day of methadone needed to be screened with an EKG to detect 1 person with a QTc >500 ms
A …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
June 22, 2009
Microbes and Molecules
Jon-Emile Kenny MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the recent sensory overload regarding swine flu, I’ve spent considerable time pondering our immune system – …