By Brooks Crowe, MD
Peer Reviewed
A 73-year-old female presents to the emergency room with four days of fever, cough, and progressive dyspnea. Chest x-ray reveals multifocal pneumonia. She is subsequently intubated for worsening …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 12, 2021
Sarah Kayne Allen, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given …
Questioning the QALY: A closer look at the Quality-Adjusted Life-Year
March 10, 2021
By Nina Shevzov-Zebrun
Peer Reviewed
“How much would I have to pay you to lick the subway floor?”
“How much money would it take for you to wear an inflatable T-Rex costume to school?”
Growing …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 5, 2021
By Amit Jhaveri, MD
Peer Reviewed
Introduction: With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become …
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 2.0: Beyond CPAP
March 2, 2021
Daniel Gratch, MD
Peer reviewed
Although obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a disease as ancient as snoring itself, the condition was not fully characterized until the 19th century [1]. In 1889, British physician …
Timing is Everything: How World Wars and the Red Scare Delayed Universal Healthcare in America
February 24, 2021
By Brianna Knoll, MD
Peer Reviewed
Achieving universal healthcare is arguably one of the central topics of political debate that our new administration will be facing. While it may seem …
Lessons from a paracentesis
February 17, 2021
Clinical Correlations is proud to present our section for humanism in medicine, Tales From The Bedside, where we showcase our community’s unique and diverse experiences as …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
February 16, 2021
By Nicholas Mulchan, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become …