By Sakinah Sabadia, MD
Peer Reviewed
Since we’re late to press this week, let’s turn straight to news on the medical front.
Revascularization Targets in Chronic Total Occlusions:
This review article summarizes …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
From the Archives: Did Abraham Lincoln Have Marfan Syndrome?
April 13, 2017
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated April 19, 2013
By Anna Krigel
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The iconic image of Abraham Lincoln is ubiquitous in our lives, from his small face on the penny …
Oxygen Saturation Target of 88-92% in COPD: Evidence-based Medicine?
April 12, 2017
By Christopher V. Cosgriff
Peer Reviewed
The American College of Physicians (ACP) recommends supplemental long-term oxygen therapy (LTOT) in all patients who have severe resting hypoxemia, defined as a PaO2 ≤55 mmHg …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
April 11, 2017
Susan Creighton, MD
Peer Reviewed
Judge Neil M. Gorsuch was confirmed to the Supreme Court after Senate Republicans voted to lower the threshold required for Supreme Court nominations. Last …
How Reliable Is Hemoglobin A1c?
April 6, 2017
By Alexa Yuen
Peer Reviewed
According to the CDC, there are 22 million people with an established diagnosis of diabetes mellitus in the United States, but more frightening is that …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
April 4, 2017
By Jillian Diuguid, MD
Peer Reviewed
On Friday, March 31, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his support for a plan to shutter Rikers Island, the controversial East River island …
Book Review: in-Training: Stories from Tomorrow’s Physicians
March 31, 2017
By Amar Parikh, MD
Peer Reviewed
“Wounded healers. It’s a concept…inspired by the story of Chiron, a centaur in Greek mythology who was renowned for his skills as …
Why Does Our Hair Turn Gray?
March 30, 2017
By Chio Yokose, MD and Aaron Smith, MD
Peer Reviewed
All but a lucky few of us will one day see our locks lose their color. But what is the …