By Matt Neimat, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the upcoming elections, a hot topic of debate is healthcare reform and it appears as though even the government is making New Year’s resolutions. A recent article …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
From The Archives: Why is Syphilis Still Sensitive to Penicillin?
January 13, 2012
Please enjoy this post from the Archives, first published on July 30, 2009
By Sam Rougas MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
It seems that every week a new article in a major newspaper is reporting what …
Why Are Asthma Patients Noncompliant With Their Inhalers?
January 11, 2012
By Kristen Mattei
Faculty Peer Reviewed
I distinctly remember being 9 years old, sitting in my doctor’s office after a cold left me struggling for breath, doubled over and wheezing, when he told me …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 9, 2012
By Daniel Diaz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Now that the New Year has rolled in and winter has finally started to declare itself, it’s time for us to stop making resolutions and start acting …
Does Perioperative Smoking Cessation Improve outcomes?
January 6, 2012
By Benjamin Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mr. T is a 53-year-old man, with history significant for cholelithiasis. He decides to have an elective cholecystectomy after years of biliary colic. Mr. T is an …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 3, 2012
By Alexandra Sowa, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Happy New Year!
For nostalgia’s sake, let’s take a look back before we begin to look forward. The December 21st edition of the Journal of the American Medical …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
December 27, 2011
By Synphen H. WU, MD, PhD.
Faculty Peer Review
Welcome to the final Primecuts of the year!
As 2011 draws to a close and we look ahead to 2012, the state of the economy continues …
What Is the Significance of Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance (MGUS)?
December 22, 2011
By Maryann Kwa, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Clinical Case:
A.D. is a healthy 65-year-old African American male with no prior medical history who presents to his primary care physician for an annual check up. He …