Rachana Jani MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As summer officially leaves us and fall sets in, the headlines understandably continue to focus on preventative medicine. Hopes of an H1N1 vaccine were finally …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Sleep, Memory, and Medical Students
October 2, 2009
Megan Mulligan
Faculty peer reviewed by Dr. David Rapoport
The role of sleep in memory formation is an intriguing topic that has garnered widespread interest among researchers in recent years. …
When Should You Obtain a Renal Biopsy? Indications, Risks, Follow-up and Value
September 30, 2009
Frederick Gandolfo MD
Faculty peer reviewed
At a recent conference on renal transplantation, the importance of early renal biopsy for the diagnosis of acute rejection was emphasized. As busy …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
September 28, 2009
Daria B. Crittenden MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
While health care reform is being hotly debated around the country, one aspect of reform on which most people can probably agree …
Ask-A-Librarian Column: What Exactly Do You Do? A Clinician’s Guide to the Medical Librarian
September 25, 2009
Jamie Graham
You may have seen us at clinical rounds, faculty council, or IRB sessions. You may have wondered why a medical librarian would be present outside the library. …
The Forgotten Influenza of 1918: When a Strong Immune System Becomes a Weakness
September 23, 2009
Emily Breidbart
Faculty peer reviewed
As the threat of the swine flu surfaced in early 2009, doctors and the media referenced the influenza of 1918. Also known as the Spanish flu, …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
September 21, 2009
Carolyn Bevan MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With health care spending increasing at an unsustainable rate while an estimated 46 million Americans live without insurance [1], the urgent need for …
Diseases 2.0: Rheumatoid Arthritis
September 18, 2009
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Rachana Jani MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Rheumatoid arthritis is a well-recognized but enigmatic disease afflicting …