By Kurtis Carlock, MD
Peer Reviewed
Obesity is a problem that affects over one-third of adults in the US and increases the risk of numerous health problems in these individuals.[1] The question of how best to combat obesity is a problem that has …
By Kurtis Carlock, MD
Peer Reviewed
Obesity is a problem that affects over one-third of adults in the US and increases the risk of numerous health problems in these individuals.[1] The question of how best to combat obesity is a problem that has …
By Hannah Friedman
Peer Reviewed
It is a commonly seen scenario on the wards: a patient with a past medical history of heart failure and stage 4 chronic kidney disease presents with progressive shortness of …
By Nicolas Gillingham
Peer Reviewed
Over 30 million Americans—9.4% of the population—live with diabetes, six million of whom are at least partially dependent on exogenous insulin.[1] Insulin can be …
By Gregory Rubinfeld, MD
The thick and sultry August outside,
The stale ammonia scented inside,
James The Poet, bedridden, writing in a fury,
Charlotte on a chair next to him, yawning.
So too …
By Thatcher Heumann, MD
Peer Reviewed
“Rapid Response Team to 7W. Rapid Response Team to 7W.” After switching elevators and waiting for security to buzz you in through the …
By Anthony Marte
Peer Reviewed
It is a common sequence of dialogue in clinic: “I’d like to draw some blood for cholesterol,” says the doctor. “Have you eaten today?” With …
By Mariela Mitre
Peer Reviewed
I was born in the late 1980s, a relatively fortunate time in Albanian history, considering that Enver Hoxha (1908-1985), the most xenophobic communist dictator of the Eastern European …
By Sonal Patel
Peer Reviewed
Prior to the 20th century, physicians’ attire was black, a color associated with formality, since patient-physician interactions were considered serious, formal matters. As the 19th …