Category: PrimeCuts

By Jillian Diuguid, MD

Peer Reviewed

On Friday, March 31, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his support for a plan to shutter Rikers Island, the controversial East River island jail known for …

By Stephanie Charles, MD 

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This week marked an important point in our national health care debate. The American Health Care Act put forth by the Republican party failed to pass by …

By Irina Dimitrova , MD

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This week in the news, House Republicans at long last unveiled the American Health Care Act, their replacement plan for the ACA. Meanwhile the Justice Department decided …

By Jack Dougherty, MD

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This week in the news, Breitbart reported on a female to male transgender teenager who won the Texas girls state wrestling championship.¹ According to local regulations for school …

By Bradley Lankowsky, MD

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NASA scientists announced the discovery of a solar system of 7 Earth-sized planets surrounding a nearby dwarf star about 40 light years away. [1] Their findings published …

By Matthew Gross, MD

Peer Reviewed

Risk of Acute Kidney Injury After Intravenous Contrast Media Administration

This single center retrospective cohort analysis intended to assess the risk of contrast- induced nephropathy (CIN) in patients receiving CT scans with IV contrast in the …

By Thatcher Heumann, MD

Peer Reviewed

Let’s talk about that game: whether you are a diehard sports fanatic or no know nothing about football, what happened on the evening of February …