By Michael Weinstock
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Neurocognitive enhancement with mixed amphetamine salts (MAS) has grown commonplace in academic settings. Over 34% of college students at a large public university …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 15, 2013
By Kerrilynn Carney, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Talks between President Obama and House Republicans were described as “cordial but fruitless,” as they again failed to reach an agreement on a six-week extension of …
Is there a Non-Invasive Method to Diagnose Cirrhosis/Hepatic Fibrosis?
October 11, 2013
By Becky Naoulou, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Question:
You are asked to see a 45 year-old male with a medical history significant for untreated hepatitis C (HCV RNA 5,000,000 copies/mL, genotype 1a). He presents complaining of worsening fatigue and weakness for …
Barriers to Translating Evidence into Clinical Care: the Zoster Vaccine
October 10, 2013
By Zachary Elkin
Faculty Peer Reviewed
There are more than a million cases of herpes zoster (HZ) in the US annually [1-3]. The incidence of HZ, or shingles, has been rising in the US …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 7, 2013
By David Kudlowitz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For the first time since 1996, the government has shut down due to lack of Congressional funding. Most of the wrangling behind this political …
From The Archives: Asking the Potentially Answerable Clinical Question
October 3, 2013
Please enjoy this post from the Archives, dated October 1, 2010
By Dorice L. Vieira M.A., M.L.S.
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The title to this feature may seem a bit odd, but there is a proper way to ask evidence-based clinical questions. “What …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 30, 2013
By Darya Rudym, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Lighter, faster, cheaper. This useful promo phrase applicable to almost all technological developments, was put forth by Amazon.com as they launched their new Kindle Fire this …
Decoding the APOL1 Kidney
September 25, 2013
By Areeba Sadiq
Faculty Peer Reviewed
African American patients have a higher risk of developing end-stage renal disease (ESRD) than their Caucasian counterparts [1]. If over the age of 70, that risk is 3 …