By Ryan Macht, MS4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
On January 11th, the New York City Health Department announced its plans for the National Salt Reduction Initiative, a public health proposal designed …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Why Does Multiple Myeloma Treat The Kidneys So Poorly?
September 22, 2010
By Jon Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“You mean I’ve got cancer and my kidneys are failing, doc?” said my frail patient on the Bellevue oncology service shortly after …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 20, 2010
By Jennifer Dong, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In health news this past week, there has been a significant focus on the obesity problem in the United States as well as …
My Chief Complaint
September 17, 2010
By Laurel Naversen Geraghty, MS4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
CC: “I’m stuck in the hospital at 9:30 p.m.”
HPI: L.G., a female G1P1 medical student immediately s/p the grueling …
The Challenge of Measles Control
September 15, 2010
By Taher Modarressi
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Measles remains one of the leading causes of preventable child mortality worldwide, despite the development of an effective vaccine in the 1960s. Even …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 13, 2010
By Karin Warltier, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This past Thursday the US Court of Appeals ruled that the federal financing of embryonic stem cell research could continue while the …
Tales of Survival: Snapshots of Bellevue at Night
September 10, 2010
Christopher Tully, MD
Bellevue is a beast. I’m not sure if there is any other way to describe it. The corridors feel as if the streets of New York City have spilled into its sprawling confines as …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 7, 2010
By Gopi Nayak, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week as Labor Day weekend marks the end of summer, President Obama calls for major spending on public works to jump-start …