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 modifications early in …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 17, 2013
By Brian Greet, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Making headlines in the news this week 94 year old Nelson Mandela appears to be recovering after again being hospitalized for pneumonia. Thought possibly to be a complication of the tuberculosis he contracted while in …
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 City and …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 4, 2013
By Matthew Vorsanger, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week, captivating the interest of health and lay media alike is news of the emerging viral infection dubbed MERS-CoV (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus). Although popular media is rife with dramatic statements such as …
Clinical Misinformation: The Case of Benadryl Causing Dementia
May 22, 2013
By Natalie Smith, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A few weeks ago I received an email from a friend I grew up with containing a link to an article she had seen online and a …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 21, 2013
By Gloria Lan, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week, Angelina Jolie surprised the world with her confession of having had a prophylactic double mastectomy because of a BRCA-1 mutation. This led to an outpouring …
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, at most, …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 6, 2013
By Ellie Hammer, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week NBA basketball player Jason Collins came out as the first openly gay athlete playing on a major American sports team. Fighting continued in Syria and …