David R. Friedmann MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hemoglobin A1 (Hb A1c) is the standard method for monitoring diabetic patients’ long-term glycemic control by indicating average blood glucose levels over a …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
September 14, 2009
Michael Ford MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Last spring, The New York Times published a series of articles that examined the status of “the War on Cancer,” initiated some 40 years ago …
Tales of Survival: A Formidable Foe
September 12, 2009
Bellevue Hospital, the nation’s oldest public hospital and the heart of our residency program, provides unique and unforgettable training for new physicians. It is probably safe to say that every resident who trains at Bellevue graduates with a …
Wheal and Flare: Chronic Urticaria Revisited
September 9, 2009
Erin Ducharme MD
Faculty peer reviewed by Rardi Feigenbaum MD
Urticaria is a common cutaneous disorder characterized by transient edematous plaques resulting from acute dermal edema and surrounding erythema. Roughly …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
September 7, 2009
Robert Gianotti, MD
Labor Day is upon us and the summer is now officially over…and what a summer it has been! The entire world was gripped with fears of H1N1, …
Myths and Realities: Ginger Ale in Treating Nausea and Vomiting
September 3, 2009
Chau Che MD
Faculty peer reviewed
Despite the numerous medications available for the treatment of nausea and vomiting, some patients and doctors insist that ginger ale will alleviate gastrointestinal …
How Should You Approach a Geriatric Insomniac?
September 2, 2009
Gilda Boroumand, MS4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Chronic insomnia, defined as difficulty with the initiation, maintenance, duration, and quality of sleep for at least one month, is a common complaint …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
August 31, 2009
Christina Adaniel MD
Faculty peer reviewed
The country mourned over the loss of Senator Kennedy this week, 15 months after his diagnosis with malignant glioma. As plans for healthcare …