By Maxine Wallis Stachel, MD
Peer Reviewed
The Scale of the Problem
Despite decades of rigorous data collection, drug research, patient education and evidence-based practice, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and congestive heart failure (CHF) remain among …
By Martin Fried, MD
Peer reviewed
Learning Objectives
By Alvaro F. Vargas P. M.D
Peer Reviewed
As the world and the United States recover from disasters such as storms the size of a country [1], record-breaking earthquakes [2], and hundreds …
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By Karin Katz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Post-summer is here. Despite the heat and what feels like 100% humidity, the East River Path is packed with runners. No amount …
By Andrew Sideris
Peer Reviewed
Reduction of dietary sodium is a well-known nonpharmacologic therapy to reduce blood pressure. The 8th Joint National Commission (JNC-8) recommends that the general population limit daily …
By Omotayo Arowojolu
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 32% of American adults have high blood pressure (>140/90 mmHg),1 or hypertension, and only 54% of these individuals have well-controlled hypertension.2,3 Hypertension costs $48.6 billion each year …
By Rushad Dordi, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week’s Primecuts details four examples of novel methodologies for treating common diseases. We begin first with a study repurposing an anti-inflammatory therapeutic for the treatment …
By Scarlett Murphy, MD
Peer Reviewed
American attention shifted away from challenging national conversations in the wake of Charlottesville towards the sky this past Monday, when a total solar eclipse …