By Jessica Taff, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The New York City Marathon this past weekend marked a yearly event in the city’s lifecycle. As the leaves fall and a November chill fills the air, the …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
A New Era of Therapy for Hepatitis C
November 4, 2011
By Alexander Jow, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public health issue, representing the leading cause of chronic liver disease, death from liver disease, and a principal indication for …
The Diagonal Earlobe Crease: Historical Trivia or a Useful Sign of Coronary Artery Disease?
November 2, 2011
Nicholas Mark, MD & Sarah Buckley, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Background
Publius Aelius Hadrianus, better known as Hadrian, emperor of Rome (117-138 CE), traveler, warrior, and lover of all things Greek, fell ill at the age of 60. He developed progressive edema and episodic …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
November 1, 2011
By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Double, double toil and trouble;
Fire burn, and Primecuts bubble!
Welcome to a special Halloween edition of Primecuts!
For the past ten years the drug Xigris (human activated protein C or drotrecogin alfa) and …
Medicine By Numbers: 131 Million
October 28, 2011
By Maryann Kwa, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
131 million: The number of times the most popular medication in the United States was prescribed in 2010.
Recently, IMS Health, a company that monitors annual sales for pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, published a list …
Should Women Be Screened For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms?
October 26, 2011
By Michael Boffa
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Laura K. sits in the office of her cardiologist waiting for the results of her follow-up aorto-iliac duplex scan. Six months ago, Laura had an endostent placed in her abdominal aorta after a 5.2 cm x …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 24, 2011
By Demetrios Tzimas, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In our last Primecuts, Dr. Mathew Robinson reported on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s new recommendation against measuring prostate specific antigen (PSA) as a method of …
Bariatric Surgery: A Cure for Diabetes?
October 20, 2011
By Amy Dinitz
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The lifetime risk of developing diabetes for persons born in 2000 is around 35%[1] and the NHANES database has suggested a greater than fourfold increase in prevalence over the last three generations. While bariatric …