By Carolyn Akers
Peer Reviewed
Roger Daltrey, co-founder and lead singer of The Who, had this to say of bandmate Pete Townshend’s famous penchant for bludgeoning Fender Stratocasters:
“Pete wasn’t just smashing his guitar. He …
Category: Class Act
Clinical Correlations
Medicare Part D Price Negotiations
May 1, 2024
By Alison Cline
Peer Reviewed
Let’s Start with a Case…
A 79-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and stroke presents to the emergency department with new focal neurologic deficits in the setting of a recent …
Angling a Babel Fish: the Evolving Role of AI Language Models in Medical Interpretation
April 17, 2024
 By Eric Hu
Peer Reviewed
“May I have the patient’s first name, last name, and medical record number?†The fellow, shooting a piercing glance at the interpreter through the wall-mounted phone, broadcasted her …
Challenges with Polypharmacy in the Geriatric Population
April 9, 2024
By Olivia Descorbeth
Peer Reviewed
As individuals advance in age, they tend to accumulate medical conditions that require a bevy of pharmaceutical treatments to manage. As a result, polypharmacy, generally defined as the …
Should We Be Prescribing Cookware? A Potential Intervention for Iron Deficiency Anemia
August 31, 2023
By Marie T. Mazzeo
Peer Reviewed
Anemia poses a significant threat to public health and affects approximately 2 billion people, nearly one-quarter of the world’s population.1,2 Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia worldwide and is the most common nutrient …
The Rise and Fall of “MONA BASHâ€
August 11, 2023
By Galen Hu
Peer Reviewed
It seemed like everyone I spoke to about heart attacks during my clinical year of medical school had a different opinion on the famous mnemonic “MONA BASHâ€:
Morphine
Oxygen
Nitrates
Aspirin/Anti-platelet
Beta-blocker
Angiotensin-converting enzyme …
Blood Pressure Medications: A Bedtime Story
June 12, 2023
By Jonah Klapholz                             …
Asking Patients About Their Habits Should Be Part of the Medical History
April 17, 2023
By Mercedes Fissore-O’Leary
Peer Reviewed
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It is his youngest’s birthday today. His oldest is in the military, like he was. Except he served in the navy, in Vietnam. He …