Category: PrimeCuts

By Verity Schaye, MD and Ishmeal Bradley, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

This past week we saw yet another significant election in modern American history. The Republicans, with significant Tea Party support, managed to …

By Lucy Doyle, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

 Perhaps no greater health-related headline shook the world this week as much as news of a deadly cholera outbreak afflicting our neighbor to …

By Chris Tully, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

As New York City begins to feel less and less like summer, and more and more like fall, Primecuts is here to welcome …

By: Demetrios Tzimas, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

While the rest of the world was watching the rescuing of “Los 33,” I was searching for love; actually, love found me!  This …

By Michael Fingerhood, MD,  MPH

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Last week the world’s eyes were on Stockholm, Sweden and the announcement of the 2010 Nobel Prize Awards.  We …

By Lakshmi Tummala, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed 

While everyone is talking about the passage of further work hour restrictions, now limiting interns to 16-hour shifts in hopes of preventing or at least reducing “medical …

Lisa Parikh, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

This past week, genetics was the theme of the week.  Genetically engineered salmon hit the headlines on several newspapers and magazines such as the New York …

By Jennifer Dong, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

In health news this past week, there has been a significant focus on the obesity problem in the United States as well as closer …