By Michael Lee, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In 2013, the state of New York mandated healthcare workers who do not receive influenza vaccination to wear surgical masks in healthcare settings. This historically …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
From The Archives: Creatine Kinase: How Much is Too Much?
October 24, 2013
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated November 3, 2010
By Jon-Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 37-year-old man, with no past medical history and taking finasteride for male pattern baldness, is admitted to Medicine with profound lower extremity weakness after a …
Why Aren’t Patients Using Advance Directives?
October 23, 2013
By Abigail Maller, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Advance directives are a means for patients to communicate their wishes regarding medical decisions to their families and health care professionals once they are unable to make these decisions themselves. These documents, together with …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 21, 2013
By Sherif Shoucri, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Extra! Extra! National Parks Reopen! In fact, so did the rest of the federal government, after an 11th hour budget deal brokered by Senate leaders …
Generation A(dderall)
October 17, 2013
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …