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 of …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
From the Archives: Does Running Cause Knee Osteoarthritis?
September 15, 2017Please en
joy this post from the archives dated September 14, 2013
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 of …
50% of the Daily Salt Intake Recommended by the JNC-8 Is Consumed in a New York Minute
September 13, 2017
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 …
Slow Respiration to Lower Blood Pressure
September 7, 2017
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 …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
September 6, 2017
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 …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 29, 2017
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 …
Health Care: Do Celebrities Know Best?
August 24, 2017
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated August 25, 2013
By Emma Gorynski
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The power that celebrities have over Americans is undeniable. We look to them for guidance on what to listen to, what to wear, and even what …
Should Beta Blockers be Used in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction?
August 23, 2017
By Lauren Christene Strazzulla
Peer Reviewed
The lifetime risk for developing heart failure from age 55 on is 33% for men and 28.5% for women, and as the population ages, there is an increasing …