By Oliver Stewart
Peer Reviewed
Growing up in a Caribbean household, spicy foods were a pillar of my diet as an adolescent. I distinctly remember the joy that I would feel during the holiday season when my father ignited the grill and began cooking …
By B. Corbett Walsh, MD
Peer Reviewed
Case: A 65 year-old man with cirrhosis is admitted to the ICU for severe pneumonia. His hepatic dysfunction is chronically severe, as indicated by …
By Ian Fagan, MD
Peer Reviewed
I was recently vacationing on a cruise ship. As anybody who regularly cruises most certainly knows, you make your money back not in the casino, but rather on lobster …
By Dana Zalkin
Peer reviewed
Recently, my own mother approached me with a personal medical question: “Is it true that I need to avoid antiperspirants given that I’m a breast cancer survivor?” …
Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated 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, threatening to …
By Nicole A Lamparello, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Page from the hematology laboratory: critical lab value; INR 1.9. Liver biopsy scheduled for tomorrow. What is a knowledgeable physician practicing evidence-based medicine to do?
Fresh frozen …
By Natalie Smith, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A few weeks ago I received an email from a friend I grew up with containing a link to an article she had seen online and a …
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated August 26, 2010
By Aditya Mattoo, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Not too long ago, a patient came to my clinic and said (I’m paraphrasing of course), “I never cared for alcohol, doctor, so I haven’t …