By Alyson Kaplan
Peer Reviewed
According to recent reports by the CDC, more than one-third (78.6 million) of American adults are obese. Approximately 17% (12.7 million) of children and adolescents ages 2-19 also meet …
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Clinical Correlations
The Great Marijuana Debate – Effects on Psychosis and Cognition
August 13, 2015
By Kristina Cieslak, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
The heavily debated gradual decriminalization and legalization of marijuana will likely result in easier access for all ages. An informed debate has been stymied, however, by a …
Chronicles of a Second Year Medical Student
August 6, 2015
By Matthew Siow
Peer ReviewedÂ
Day 1 of the medicine rotation: complete. I was on long call today, which meant three things. One, the hours during which I had to …
Morbidity & Mortality for James A. Garfield – A Book Review of “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President†by Candice Millard
July 31, 2015
By David Kudlowitz, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
Last December, an unremitting sore throat led President Barack Obama to see an ENT. When the fiberoptic exam revealed soft tissue swelling in his throat, his …
The Role of Fish Oil in Arrhythmia Prevention
July 29, 2015
By Steven Bolger
Peer Reviewed
Omega-3 fatty acids were first identified as a potential agent to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease through several epidemiologic studies of the Greenlandic Inuit in the 1970s suggesting …
UV Nail Lamps and Cancer: A Correlation?
July 24, 2015
By Jennifer Ng, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
Beauty and suffering are often thought to be intertwined. It is hard to have your cake and eat it too. In the quest for beauty, women (and …
A Primer on CRP and Cardiovascular Risk
July 22, 2015
Cindy Fei, MD
Peer Reviewed
A 63-year-old woman with hypertension presents to your clinic for routine follow-up. She came across an online article regarding C-reactive protein and its purported link to heart disease, and she asks you whether she should be tested …
Neurologic Complications In Infective Endocarditis: To Anticoagulate Or Not To Anticoagulate
July 10, 2015
By Shannon Chiu, MD
Peer Reviewed
The annual incidence of infective endocarditis (IE) is estimated to be 3 to 9 cases per 100,000 persons in developed countries [1-2]. Neurologic complications are the most …