Alexander Volodarskiy, MD
With every new summer come hotter days, shorter nights, and the inevitable medical metamorphosis on July 1st: senior residents finally graduating and nervous, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed new interns, hearts in hand, arriving to save lives. With …
By Lakshmi Tummala, MD and Todd Cutler, MD
In the spirit of prevention, please wear hats and apply a generous amount of sunscreen while reading this week’s issue of primecuts.
This week the United States …
By Sagar S. Mungekar, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
President Obama’s Affordable Care Act was in the news again this week, with proponents and opponents both voicing their opinions on how the Supreme Court should rule …
By Joshua Strauss, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Temperatures have been rising in New York this past week, with Memorial Day highs approaching 90 degrees. This was a great setup for trips to the shore, barbecuing, …
By Robert Mocharla, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Both New York and the world had a busy last few days this week. We all shared a collective cringe when JP Morgan announced a monstrous financial loss …
By Jessica Taff, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the thrills of the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo now behind us, we are left awaiting the May flowers promised by an abundance of April …
By Matthew Ingham, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
History provides many examples of medical interventions that were intended for one use, but were ultimately found therapeutic for a wholly different purpose. A review of this week’s …
When April with
Her showers sweet
Drives you inside to
Your window seat,
We shall excite
Synapses neural
With landmark trials
And doggerel.
This cruelest month
Should not deter
A nature curious
With …