By Mirza Omari, 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 …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Mind the Gap on ACS and the TIMI Risk Score
February 27, 2019
In this 2-part Mind the Gap episode, we explore – and pick apart – everything you thought you knew about unstable angina || By Steven R. Liu MD and Janine Knudsen MD || Graphic Design by Ramon Thompson || Peer Review Dr Norma Keller MD
Time Stamps
- The basics – what is …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
February 26, 2019
By Ryan Grattan
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 …
The History Behind Aspirin 81
February 22, 2019
By Joshua Novack
Peer Reviewed
Patients often come into clinics on a grocery list of medications. Common prescriptions include lisinopril 20 mg, amlodipine 2.5 mg, metformin 500 mg, and aspirin 81 mg. One dosage stands …
Screening for Colorectal cancer-Where does the FIT-DNA test fit?
February 21, 2019
By Jamie Oliver
Peer Reviewed
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer death in the US.[1]Almost all CRC develops from precancerous polyps, and with appropriate colonoscopy screening most polyps …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
February 20, 2019
By Michael Hession, 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 …
The Fentanyl Crisis
February 15, 2019
By Andrew Segoshi
Peer Reviewed
If you live in New York, you’ve no doubt encountered the opioid epidemic sweeping the nation in the past decade. Whether it’s firsthand experience passing opioid users in the street congregating on St. Mark’s every summer, hearing shocking …
Metformin’s Role in Type 1 Diabetes: the REMOVAL Trial
February 14, 2019
By William Plowe
Peer Reviewed
Metformin has been the first-line drug in type 2 diabetes for over a decade, but its possible benefit in type 1 diabetes (DM1) is still a matter of study. The …