Category: PrimeCuts

By David Rhee, MD
Peer Reviewed
A warm welcome to all the new interns! As the future of healthcare is debated in congress, there has been a great deal of attention on Medicaid and …

By David Pineles, MD
Peer Reviewed

In a major blow to the Democratic party, Republican Karen Handel won the special congressional election in Georgia, fending off Democrat Jon Ossoff [1]. While some see …

By Michelle Lo, MD

Peer Reviewed

This past week marks the first leg of president Trump’s foreign trip starting at Saudi Arabia, where he was lavished with extravagant gifts. While former president Obama …

By Maxine W Stachel, MD

Peer Reviewed

The past week saw a massive worldwide cyber-hacking attack that affected many well-known brands and, disturbingly, at least a dozen hospitals in Britain’s National Health Service. Using …

By Alicia Cowley, MD, MBA

Peer Reviewed

This past Thursday, the American Health Care Act narrowly survived a full vote in the House. The American College of Physicians, the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and at least a dozen other health care organizations have released statements imploring the …

By Janine Knudsen, MD

Peer Reviewed

In the first major demonstration of scientists and science-lovers in the US, last Saturday thousands of people descended on the Mall in Washington, DC, and rallied …

By Sakinah Sabadia, MD

Peer Reviewed

Since we’re late to press this week, let’s turn straight to news on the medical front.

Revascularization Targets in Chronic Total Occlusions:

This review article summarizes the …

Susan Creighton, MD

Peer Reviewed

Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed to the Supreme Court after Senate Republicans voted to lower the threshold required for Supreme Court nominations. Last week Senate …