By Andrew Armanious, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past week, President Trump decided to part ways with White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon (1). Bannon was a controversial and blunt-spoken political figure who influenced President Trump …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
When Doctors Get Personal
August 18, 2017
By Leland Soiefer
Peer Reviewed
Mrs. S sat up straight and made excellent eye contact. Her tone was pleasant. She wore a colorful yellow shirt and dark green pants, and was accompanied by her husband; …
From the Archives: Are We Too Hesitant to Anticoagulate Elderly Patients with Atrial Fibrillation? A Risk-Benefit Analysis
August 17, 2017
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated June 28, 2013
By Sunny N. Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Background:
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and its prevalence increases with age. In fact, the lifetime incidence of AF is approximately …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
August 14, 2017
By Jonathan Whitehouse, MD
Peer Reviewed
In New York last week, Mayor de Blasio announced a plan to tax wealthy New Yorkers in order to raise funds for our enfeebled subway system. …
Tales of Survival: Fighting Words
August 11, 2017
By Rachael Winchester-Hayes, MD
Political friends and foes alike were shocked last month when Senator John McCain’s office announced his diagnosis of glioblastoma after what was thought to be a minor surgery for …
Are Electronic Cigarettes Safer Than Traditional Cigarettes?
August 9, 2017
By Gabriel Lutz
Peer Reviewed
Due to the pervasiveness of television and print marketing of electronic cigarettes (e-cigs) in a multitude of flavors and device designs, e-cig use is on the …
Tales of Survival-The Physician’s Stages of Grief (Based upon the Kübler-Ross Model)
August 4, 2017
By Lauren M. Young
Prologue/Narrowing a Diagnosis. Â A 61 year-old African American male, with a longstanding history of right knee and lower back pain, presented to the Emergency Department for …
Can I Safely Use Anticoagulants in my Patient with a Brain Tumor?
August 3, 2017
By Christopher Sonne, MD
Peer Reviewed
It is the last admission of your admitting night shift. You are called to assess a pleasant, oriented 65-year-old man with lung cancer and …