By Carolan Hass, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Cigarettes remain an anathema to many physicians. Like so many unhealthy behaviors over …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Medical Work-Up of Uveitis
February 16, 2011
By Mary Whitman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical question:Â What should the medical work-up be for an adult newly diagnosed with uveitis?
 Uveitis, defined as intraocular inflammation of the …
Resveratrol: The Modern Fountain of Youth?
February 9, 2011
By Lee Rasamny
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For thousands of years, humans have been fascinated with the idea of slowing and perhaps even reversing the process of aging. From Ponce de León to modern …
The Doctor Versus the Google Search: How to Enrich the Provider-Patient Relationship in the Age of Internet Health Information
October 15, 2010
By Suzanne MacFarland, MS4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 There is a stranger in the clinic room, and it is not your patient. This stranger is a multifaceted, opinionated entity with …
Does Vitamin D Supplementation Reduce the Risk of Cardiovascular Events?
October 6, 2010
By Karina Vivar, MS4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Vitamin D deficiency is highly prevalent in the U.S. and worldwide, and the problem appears to be worsening. By definition, vitamin …
Pass the Salt? A Look at Population-Based Sodium Reduction Interventions
September 24, 2010
By Ryan Macht, MS4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
On January 11th, the New York City Health Department announced its plans for the National Salt Reduction Initiative, a public health proposal …
The Heart in Acromegaly
September 1, 2010
By Ari Pollack, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The onset of acromegaly is subtle, and its progression is usually very slow. In fact, the usual interval from the onset …
Do I have a Concussion?
July 21, 2010
By Radhika Sundararajan, M.D., Ph.D
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 18 year-old female presents to Urgent Care after slipping and falling this morning in the bathroom and hitting her head on the tile floor. She …