By Ella Feiner
Peer Reviewed
In a world abundant with food and sedentary lifestyles, the global prevalence of cardiometabolic disease has reached alarming levels. Nearly half of Americans grapple with conditions such as diabetes, heart failure, …
Category: Clinical Questions
Clinical Correlations
Is There a Role for Vitamins in the Management of Alcohol Use Disorder?
November 1, 2024
By Chloe Fong
Peer Reviewed
The correlation between vitamin deficiency and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been well documented in the literature, with a study from 1963 finding that 70% of patients admitted to the …
Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: Are They Part of the Future of Healthy Eating?
August 20, 2024
By Daniel Joyce
Peer Reviewed
I vividly recall my first Impossible Whopper at Burger King after its introduction to the menu in 2019. As I bit down, …
Too Much of a Good Thing: Can HDL Cholesterol Be Too High?
October 25, 2023
By Matthew Auda
Peer Reviewed
Let’s begin with a case. The patient is a 67-year-old female with a past medical history of hypothyroidism referred to your Cardiology Clinic by her primary care physician for cardiovascular …
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 deficiency. …
NSAID or *NSYNC? Music as an Analgesic
July 23, 2023
By Mikaela Belsky
Peer Reviewed
As I walked out of Bellevue, I plugged in my headphones and clicked shuffle. Minutes later, I passed a friend …
Weight Loss Advances with GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Too Good to be True?
May 18, 2023
By Hadley Greenwood
Peer Reviewed
Medications originally developed as agents to treat type 2 diabetes have been making headlines for their use as weight loss drugs, even in individuals without diabetes. The medical community has …
How can you overcome diuretic resistance in patients with heart failure
March 13, 2023
By Joshua Novack, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case: 74 year old male with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (EF 20%) diagnosed 10 years ago comes in with subacute progressive lower extremity edema, …