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Coronary Artery Calcium Score: What’s the Controversy?
April 21, 2022
By Kyla Wright
Peer Reviewed
First developed in 1990,1 coronary artery calcium scoring has emerged as a noninvasive risk stratification tool for the detection of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).2 Unlike other commonly used cardiovascular risk …
There’s a Type 3? Pancreatic Diabetes as a Distinct Clinical Entity
March 4, 2022
By Marie T. Mazzeo
Peer Reviewed
The American Diabetes Association (ADA) recognizes four categories of diabetes: type 1 (T1DM), type 2 (T2DM), specific types due to other causes (including monogenic diabetes syndromes, diseases of the …
Harm Reduction: Principles, Practices, and Frontiers
February 10, 2022
By Matthew Haller
Peer Reviewed
The default mode of medical practice is curative: pursuit of the complete eradication of the malady at hand, leading to symptomatic relief and prolongation of life. In actuality, this frame …
A History of Patient History-Taking: A Brief Review of the Origins of the Aphorism that “80% of Diagnoses Can Be Made by History Alone”
January 26, 2022
By Devon Zander
Peer Reviewed
Much has been said about the art of taking a patient history. The aphorism most commonly invoked by medical educators is that “80% of diagnoses can be made by history …
IBS, Anxiety, and the Gut-Brain Axis
January 6, 2022
By Quinn Silverglate
Peer Reviewed
At any of the over 26,000 restaurants that populate the city of New York, I have to ask the same questions: “Does this have dairy in it? What about …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
January 4, 2022
By Joseph Xu, 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 12, 2021
By Brendan Denvir, 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 …