By Rebecca Lazarus, MD
Peer Reviewed
Why does this matter?
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability in the United States and is the most common type of arthritis. The pathogenesis involves …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
April 3, 2018
By Maya Madhavan, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week, over a people million took to the streets to march for gun control as part of the March for Our Lives movement. It was noted to be one …
A Rare Complication of Diabetes: Diabetic Myonecrosis
March 29, 2018
By Allison Harrington, MD
Peer Reviewed
Learning Objectives:
1) When should diabetic myonecrosis be suspected?
2) What are the diagnostic criteria for diabetic myonecrosis? What is the pathophysiology?
3) What is the management of diabetic myonecrosis? How can it …
Core IM: 5 Pearls on Latent Tuberculosis Infection
March 28, 2018
By Raphael Rabinowitz MD, Viren Kaul MD, Marty Fried MD, Shreya Trivedi MD; Illustration by Ramon Thompson. Quiz yourself on the 5 Pearls we will be covering:
- Who should be screened for latent …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 27, 2018
By Lauren Yokomizo, MD
Peer Reviewed
One of the most underappreciated aspects of the current opioid epidemic is over prescribing in the elderly. In 2016, one in three patients on Medicare, approximately …
Smoking Cessation: Are all Modalities the Same?
March 22, 2018
By Monil Shah, MD
Peer Reviewed
Each year around 6 million people are killed by tobacco worldwide.1 Tobacco remains a leading preventable cause of death worldwide.2 From 1965 to 2010, the prevalence of cigarette smoking …
Tales of Survival: Night Float
March 16, 2018
By: Margot Hedlin
Emergencies happen slowly sometimes. His organs were shutting down – first the liver, its failure evident from his skin’s jaundiced hue; then he couldn’t protect his airway, …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
March 13, 2018
By: Brooks Crowe, MD
There was big news last week in the area of mergers and acquisitions. Cigna, a health care insurer, plans to purchase Express Scripts, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) …