Category: PrimeCuts

Commentary by Benjamin Bergman MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Weather’s getting good. But the world is still dangerous, and we have to labor against diseases, ancient as well as new. That is …

Barbara Porter, MD MPH  Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center

This week was marked by two historic summits:  the annual Summit of the Americas, where leaders from the western hemisphere gathered to …

Philip Formica MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

It is Easter weekend, and as children enjoy themselves on easter egg hunts, I await to feast with my family. However, in the meantime I …

Commentary by Rebecca Hall MD, PGY-1

Faculty Peer Reviewed

While President Obama and other world leaders met to discuss economic policy at the Global G20 summit in London, cardiologists from around the world …

Commentary by Elizabeth Gaines MD, PGY-1

Faculty Peer Reviewed 

Prevention is the best medicine

It is usually easier to prevent disease rather than to treat it once it has developed. Several journals this week …

Commentary by David Ecker MD PGY-1 

Faculty  Peer Reviewed

Excitement permeated medical centers throughout the country last Thursday as interns realized a new wave of reinforcements had been named. At Match Day, graduating medical …

Commentary by Ami Jhaveri MD, PGY-1

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Spring is approaching, but the buzz in the journals is about this winter’s drug-resistant influenza virus. Oseltamivir, used for treatment and prophylaxis of influenza A, …

Commentary by Sarah Moore MD, PGY-2 

Faculty Peer Reviewed

It has been a difficult week for the stock market and perhaps for some physicians. Most doctors can describe a handful of frustrating patient encounters that prompt …