By Becky Naoulou, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week in Primecuts, we will get down to the “heart” of business and discuss several recent publications in cardiovascular research. St. Jude, one of the …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
RTS,S/AS01: Is This The Beginning Of The End Of Malaria?
April 12, 2012
By Nicole Sunseri
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In Africa, there lurks a stealthy and powerful beast. Is it a lion, a black mamba, or a crocodile? No, it is the Anopheles mosquito. Although less than …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 10, 2012
By Robert J Gianotti, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Spring has arrived. Here in the Northeast we have been showered with continual sunshine and our flowering trees are approaching full bloom. Whether enjoying …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 2, 2012
By Devyani Kothari, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In news this week, Obama’s healthcare reform is under scrutiny by the Supreme Court, the NCAA’s March Madness comes to a close with the championship game tonight, and Mitt Romey and Rick Santorum are …
Use it or Lose it- Do cognitive leisure activities protect against the development of Alzheimer’s?
March 30, 2012
By Courtney Cunningham, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As the world population ages, enormous resources will be required to adequately care for persons suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The disease …
Medical Etymology: The Origins of Our Language
March 28, 2012
By Robert Gianotti , MD, Todd Cutler, MD and Patrick Cocks, MD
Welcome. We are proud to present the first installment of a new section dedicated to exploring the roots of common …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
March 26, 2012
By Vincent M. Santillo, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The Wonder Drug that Works Wonders!
On March 21st, readers of the New York Times woke up to the headline “Studies Link Daily Doses …
Should Physicians Offer The HPV Vaccine To Men And Boys?
March 23, 2012
By Kevin Burns
Faculty Peer Reviewed
On December 22, 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine (Gardasil; Merck, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey) for prevention …