By Timothy Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 17-year-old female comes into the clinic for an annual health checkup. During the visit she reveals that she has been dealing with acne so severe that she …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
The Hangover: Pathophysiology and Treatment of an Alcohol-Induced Hangover
May 27, 2011
By Anthony Tolisano
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The sunlight forces its way into your eyes, stabbing at your cortex. Suddenly, a wave of nausea and diarrhea grips your stomach, …
The Stories My Senses Tell Me
May 20, 2011
By David Ellenberg
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. A is a 91 year old male with a history of hypertension and two myocardial infarctions. He presented with shortness of breath and worsening lower extremity swelling and was …
Warning: Drinking Cola May Be Dangerous To Your Health
May 11, 2011
By Jessica Leifer
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As a new third year medical student excited to finally be seeing my own patients and still looking for my style as an interviewer, …
Educating Patients About Sun Exposure
March 23, 2011
By Courtney Maxey
Faculty Peer Reviewed
At this point it seems that the general public is aware of the relationship between exposure to the sun and skin cancer. It is …
Twisted Translation: Using Friends and Family Members As Medical Interpreters
March 18, 2011
By Nina Sainath, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
According to the latest US Census Bureau report analyzing the use of languages …
The Myth of the Helminth: Can Worms be the Next Therapeutic Breakthrough for IBD Patients?
March 16, 2011
By Michael Guss, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Helminths–parasitic worms that have co-evolved with humans and colonized our gastrointestinal (GI) tract for millennia–have developed the ability to modulate our …
Culturally Competent Care: Primary and Preventive Health Care for Lesbian and Bisexual Women
March 2, 2011
By Elizabeth P. Gurney, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the United States, population-based studies estimate that 1-4% of women self-identify as lesbian or bisexual and 4-17% have had same-gender sexual …