By Anish Parikh, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
At some point during my medical training, drinking coffee went from being an enjoyable, even indulgent, activity to being my primary weapon against fatigue and its …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
From The Archives: Why Does Multiple Myeloma Treat The Kidneys So Poorly?
July 11, 2013
Please enjoy this post from the Archives dated September 22, 2010
By Jon Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“You mean I’ve got cancer and my kidneys are failing, doc?†said my frail patient on the Bellevue oncology service shortly after a medical …
Are We Too Hesitant to Anticoagulate Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation? A Risk-Benefit Analysis
June 28, 2013
By Sunny N. Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Background:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and its prevalence increases with age. In fact, the lifetime incidence of AF is approximately …
Is There Evidence to Support a Vegetarian Diet in Common Chronic Diseases?
June 20, 2013
By Christopher Graffeo
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the age of prevention, primary care is more empowered than ever to educate patients on reducing their risk for common chronic diseases by promoting behavior …
Should I Add Sugar or Splenda to My Coffee?
June 6, 2013
By Reda Issa
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As a medical student, I adjusted to waking up at 6 AM every day – with the help of coffee, of course. Living in New York …
Too Much of a Good Thing: The Evidence Behind the Need for a Bisphosphonate Holiday
May 9, 2013
By Jenna Piccininni
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Bisphosphonates are a relatively new medication having only been approved to treat osteoporosis in the US since 1995 [1]. In addition, large placebo controlled trials have, …
Is Personalized Medicine Really the Cure? Looking Through the Lens of Breast Cancer
May 3, 2013
By Jessica Billig
Faculty Peer ReviewedÂ
Although millions of dollars are spent towards cancer research every year, progress toward a cure is less than ideal. Last year the New York Times posted a …
Preserving Residual Renal Function
May 1, 2013
By Jerome Lowenstein, Â MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Two questions that often arise concerning the administration of radio-contrast in patients with advanced renal disease, receiving hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis, reveal what appear to …