By Jonathan Leventhal
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Polypharmacy has become an integral part of daily life for millions of chronically ill patients worldwide, and rightfully so. Evidence-based studies have repeatedly demonstrated that multiple drugs are required for optimal therapeutic management in chronic diseases including …
By Anjali Nigalaye, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In keeping with the trend of current times, this week’s Primecuts begins and ends with Washington. Love it or hate it, the political atmosphere is tense …
By Andrea Mignatti , MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Among all the new medical therapies, this one will probably not be the most elegant or refined that you will read about. But it just may …
By Benjamin Cox
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Gay men and lesbian women are members of a stigmatized minority group and evidence suggests that they may disproportionately utilize mental health services.[1] This increased use of mental health services may be related to the …
By Vicky Jones, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hello and welcome to another edition of primecuts! This week we’ll explore studies from the that look at breast cancer screening guidelines, treatment strategies for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction, treatment strategies for alzeimers …
By Joanna Becker
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Patients who are placed on long-term warfarin (Coumadin) therapy are sent home with a lengthy list of restrictions to minimize variations in warfarin efficacy. The agents that can alter warfarin levels can be divided into …
Benjamin Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The year started with a bang at NYU and brought with it new faces, opportunities, and challenges. At the height of summer, we find the changes that are affecting the politics in …
By John Hwang
General
Patient is a demented, chronically ill elderly male lying in bed attached to a ventilator, appearing anything but his stated age. Contracted in a fetal position, huddled under the bed sheet with only his bald …