By Mark Adelman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the wake of George Zimmerman’s acquittal this past week for the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, rallies and marches continue around the country to protest …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Transfusions By The Numbers
July 19, 2013
By Karen Chang Kan, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Blood transfusions are one of the most common interventions seen in the inpatient setting. While hanging a unit of blood appears simple enough in day-to-day practice, many of us forget what this simple action …
The Health Risks and Benefits of Drinking Coffee
July 17, 2013
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 …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 15, 2013
By Matthew Light, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week in the news and in the journals we look back at the Boston Strangler case, a previous pneumococcal vaccination strategy and we evaluate current …
Tales of Survival: “Waiting for a bed”
July 12, 2013
By Anjali Varma Desai, MD
Mr. X is an 83- year-old male with a history of dementia, hyperlipidemia, irritable bowel syndrome, benign prostatic hypertrophy, hypothyroidism and chronic …
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 …
Music Therapy: The Art of Healing
July 10, 2013
By Chelsey Forbess, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
United States congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot in the head over two years ago on January 8, 2011. She was reported to be in …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 8, 2013
By Matthew Light, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As summer continues, the heat presses on, the inevitable slow march towards shorter days progresses and NYU Langone Medical Center marked its first week with a new class of …