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By Miguel A. Saldivar, MD

Peer Reviewed

While walking through snowy streets of NYC, the sight of one or two innocent bystanders sliding on a patch of ice on the road is not uncommon. However, …

By Luke O’Donnell, MD

Peer Reviewed

I guess being single in New York should make me dread Valentine’s Day. But I don’t. Maybe it is my years of studying a language that has …

By Elizabeth Park, MD

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Super Bowl fever also hit Times Square this week as tens of thousands of people headed to the New York metropolitan area for the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is more than just a football game. …

By Luke O’Donnell, MD

Peer Reviewed

This was a week of confusion both old and new. How did a chance of flurries become a major winter storm? Did Beyoncé sign “Happy Birthday” to first …

By Stephanie Gallitano, MD

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This week marks the 50-year anniversary since the Surgeon General released a report detailing health consequences of smoking. Since then, the evidence linking smoking with disease in nearly every organ system has …

By Arnab Ghosh, MD

Peer Reviewed

This week’s Clinical Correlations begins with email revelations implicating the administration of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the closure of traffic lanes across the George Washington Bridge, …

By Gregory Katz, MD

Peer Reviewed

The beginning of 2014 marks not only a new calendar year, but a new era of American health care with the opening of …

By Monica Gupta, MD

Peer Reviewed

Welcome to the final Clinical Correlations post of the year!

As 2013 comes to a close, it’s a time to reflect on the year that has passed. Here at NYU, 2013 was a triumphant year as …