By Molly Somberg, MD, MPA
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This Labor Day weekend marked the unofficial end of summer, which meant the end of long lazy beach days and back to school for millions of …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Electronic Cigarettes: What We Know So Far
August 28, 2013
By Daniel Taupin
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Image. Typical e-cigarette consisting of (A) LED light, (B) battery/circuitry, (C) atomizer, (D) replaceable mouthpiece cartridge containing glycerin or propylene glycol, water, flavorings, and often dissolved nicotine. Courtesy of Horsten at en.wikipedia.
A man sits in a …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 26, 2013
By Brian Greet, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
On the twenty first of this month, rebels proclaimed that they had been attacked by the Syrian government with the use of chemical warfare. Medicins Sans Frontieres is reporting this week that they treated …
Down-And-Out With Diabetes: Caring For The Homeless Diabetic Patient
August 23, 2013
By Sara Gallant
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Each year in the US, an estimated 2.3–3.5 million individuals are homeless [1]. Homelessness has a complicated association with poor health. People at risk for losing their …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
August 19, 2013
By: Kelly Forrester, MD
At Fenway Park on Sunday, after hitting a 6th inning home run that led the Yankees to a victory against the Red Sox, Alex Rodriguez made the ultimate statement to angry officials and fans that he …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
August 13, 2013
By: Theresa Sumberac, MD
What do the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, and gene mapping have in common? Their successes are all due, in varying extents, to the use …
From The Archives: Does Heyde Syndrome Exist?
August 8, 2013Please enjoy this post from the Archives dated September 29, 2010
By Lara Dunn, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In 1958, EC Heyde published 10 cases of aortic stenosis (AS) and arteriovenous malformations (AVMs) of the gastrointestinal tract in the New England Journal …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
August 6, 2013
By: Matthew Weiss, MD
Though Don Draper publicly explained to us “Why I’m Quitting Tobacco” as far back as 1965, we’re still collectively dealing with the repercussions of those smokers, Don included, who didn’t follow his sage …