Michael Fingerhood, MD, MPH
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Ah, the long balmy days of summer in New York, replete with dining al fresco, Shakespeare in The Park, bumper-to-bumper traffic to our pristine …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Myths & Realities: Is Shiftwork Tumorgenic?
June 23, 2010
By David Ecker, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Over the last several decades, Westernized countries have become 24-hour societies. Approximately 21 million workers in the US are on non-standard work shifts, including almost …
Primecuts: This Week In The Journals
June 21, 2010
By Jeffrey Mayne, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
PRIMECUTS! PRIMECUTS! As the excitement of the World Cup rolls on and the din of those vuvuzela horns continues to ring heavy …
Does Dietary Modification Help GERD?
June 18, 2010
By Ramya Srinivasan, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The patient is a 29 year old overweight male presenting to clinic with complaints of reflux symptoms. He says that spicy foods aggravate these symptoms. In …
A Tale of Olympic Survival
June 17, 2010
By David Chong, MD
As the world watched the greatest athletes gather to compete in Vancouver, I was on a plane to Haiti. Just getting on the plane was quite …
Primecuts: This Week In The Journals
June 14, 2010
By Maryann Kwa, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week, ecstatic soccer fans around the world are gathering to watch the excitement and celebrate the camaraderie that is …
Appropriateness for Revascularization in Stable Angina
June 9, 2010
Introduction to Cases:
During the upcoming weeks, we will post a series of cases addressing the appropriate treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease. We will be focus on indications for revascularization …
Primecuts: This Week In The Journals
June 7, 2010
By Todd Cutler, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Summer is here and the only thing hotter than the weather is this week’s edition of Primecuts. In an early online publication this week in Lancet …