Jessica Lambert MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
One hot topic making news this week is government spending on substance abuse, addiction and its consequences, both medical and legal. As reported in …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Clinical Correlations Now Indexed in TRIP Database
May 29, 2009
We are excited to formally announce a new feature of Clinical Correlations. A search box (bottom right of the page) now allows our readers to carry out a direct search of the …
Conscientious Objection in Medicine: A Moral Dilemma
May 28, 2009
Ishmeal Bradley MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Please also see the commentary by Antonella Surbone, MD PhD FACP, Ethics Editor
Consider this: what would you do if a patient …
PrimeCuts-This Week in the Journals
May 26, 2009
Michael Chen MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
We’ve all seen the now almost omni-present ads on TV, in newspapers and magazines, and especially on the MTA subways: the image of …
Tales of Survival: An Autumn Dinner
May 22, 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 lifetime of stories about …
Myths and Realities: Do Power Lines Cause Cancer?
May 20, 2009
Aditya Mattoo MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Prompted by personal experience, I thought I would explore the alleged causative role of power lines in hematologic malignancies for the …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
May 18, 2009
Marsha Laufer MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Disruption, Disruption, Disruption.” This was the title of the plenary session at last week’s SGIM meeting in Miami, Florida. What does this mean? …
Class Act: Cardiac CT to Assess Coronary Artery Calcium
May 17, 2009
Matthew Nayor
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The patient: a 55 year old male nonsmoker with an HDL of 46, LDL of 120, triglycerides of 70, BP of 135/80 (on meds) and total cholesterol of …