By Omotayo Arowojolu
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg),1 or hypertension, and only 54% of these individuals have well-controlled hypertension.2,3 Hypertension costs $48.6 billion each year in …
By Lauren Christene Strazzulla
Peer Reviewed
The lifetime risk for developing heart failure from age 55 on is 33% for men and 28.5% for women, and as the population ages, there is an increasing prevalence of …
By Leland Soiefer
Peer Reviewed
Mrs. S sat up straight and made excellent eye contact. Her tone was pleasant. She wore a colorful yellow shirt and dark green pants, and was accompanied by …
By Christopher V. Cosgriff
Peer Reviewed
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends supplemental long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in all patients who have severe resting hypoxemia, defined as a PaO2 ≤55 mmHg …
By Alexa Yuen
Peer ReviewedÂ
According to the CDC, there are 22 million people with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in the United States, but more frightening is that …
By Michael J Hession
Peer Reviewed
Twenty blocks south of NYU Langone and steps east of First Avenue on 9th Street sits New York’s go-to supplier of fresh herbs, …
By Varun Narendra
Peer Reviewed
Griffith Hughes was the first to describe the grapefruit in 1750, naming it the “forbidden fruit†of Barbados for unknown reasons. Centuries later, it seems as …
By Andrew Hallett
Peer ReviewedÂ
For decades, surveys and public data have shown staggeringly high rates of suicide, suicidal ideation, and depression among physicians when compared to the general population.1-4 Male doctors are …