By Ben Wu, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As the long winter gives way to a tumultuous spring, we find our attention torn between budding revolutions in North Africa and the Middle …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Twisted Translation: Using Friends and Family Members As Medical Interpreters
March 18, 2011
By Nina Sainath, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
According to the latest US Census Bureau report analyzing the use of languages …
The Myth of the Helminth: Can Worms be the Next Therapeutic Breakthrough for IBD Patients?
March 16, 2011
By Michael Guss, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Helminths–parasitic worms that have co-evolved with humans and colonized our gastrointestinal (GI) tract for millennia–have developed the ability to modulate our …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
March 14, 2011
By Aviva Regev
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Spring is in the air: warmer weather, longer days, flowers blooming, and of course, seasonal allergies. While allergies may be a common cause …
Metaphysics of Medical Futility
March 11, 2011
By John J. Mercuri
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Noon: Alarms rang. The residents arrived. Equipment filled the room. The nurse manager called legal. Attending physicians hurried in and out. The family …
Stroke Prevention in the Setting of a Patent Foramen Ovale: A “Hole” in the Evidence
March 9, 2011
Brandon Oberweis, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case Report:
A 48-year old gentleman with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with new-onset left upper extremity hemiparesis, …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
March 7, 2011
By Daniel Eiras, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In world news this week, we witnessed continued violence in Northern Africa as intense fighting between Libyan rebels and pro-Gadhafi troops in …
Medicine by the Numbers: Blood Count
March 4, 2011
By Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
2.65 x 10[13]
# of erythrocytes in circulation, assuming Hematocrit 45%[1]
120
Lifespan in days of an erythrocyte[2]
2.5 million
# of new erythrocytes produced each second to replace dying cells†
5.3 million
# …