Jennifer Lee Dong, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As we approach the Opening Ceremonies in London this weekend, there has been a great focus on wellness in recent health news. The New York Times reported that …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
From The Archives – Evolution and Medicine: Why do we age?
July 19, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated January 30, 2010.
Mark D. Schwartz and Julia Hyland Bruno
Jeanne Calment rode her bicycle until age 100, quit smoking at 117, and died in 1977 at 122 years of age in Arles, France. …
Bystander CPR: How Much Does It Help?
July 18, 2012
By Andrew L. Weinstein
Faculty Peer Reviewed
You have just completed a certification course in basic life support and are competent at performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) using chest compressions, a CPR mask, a bag-valve …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 16, 2012
By Mark Adelman, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The U.S House of Representatives voted for the 33rd time last Wednesday to repeal the Affordable Care Act, a largely symbolic move as the prior 32 companion …
Is a VBG just as good as an ABG?
July 13, 2012
By Sunnie Kim, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A rapid response is called overhead. As white-coated residents rush to the patient’s bedside, the medical consult starts to shout out orders to organize the chaos. “What’s …
How Bad is Binge Drinking, Really?
July 12, 2012
By Patrick Olivieri
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Alcohol is a well-established part of our culture,as a social lubricant or a way to wind down at the end of the day. Recently, however, binge drinking (4 or more drinks for …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 9, 2012
Jenny Gartshteyn, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
It’s the week of July 4th 2012, people gather on the boardwalks and rooftops, fireworks light up the sky – silent tribute to how far art and science have advanced …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
July 2, 2012
Alexander Volodarskiy, MD
With every new summer come hotter days, shorter nights, and the inevitable medical metamorphosis on July 1st: senior residents finally graduating and nervous, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed new interns, hearts in hand, arriving to save lives. …