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 a …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Why Does Our Hair Turn Gray?
March 30, 2017
By Chio Yokose, MD and Aaron Smith, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
All but a lucky few of us will one day see our locks lose their color. But what is the physiologic basis …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 28, 2017
By Stephanie Charles, MDÂ
Peer Reviewed
This week marked an important point in our national health care debate. The American Health Care Act put forth by the Republican party failed to …
Does Loneliness Contribute to Morbidity and Mortality?
March 24, 2017
By Kate Otto Chebly
Peer Reviewed
What medications do you currently take? Do you have any allergies? What medical conditions did your parents live with, or die from?
As physicians …
Gamechanger? Should Steroids be Added to Treat Community Acquired Pneumonia?
March 23, 2017
By Martin Fried, MD
Peer Reviewed
Welcome to Gamechangers, a series that takes a critical look at the latest in medical literature to answer one important question: would the results …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 20, 2017
By Katharine Lawrence, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) announced that the cap on residents’ duty hours would be adjusted to include 28 …
Primecuts – This Week in the Journals
March 15, 2017
By Irina Dimitrova , MD
Peer Reviewed
This week in the news, House Republicans at long last unveiled the American Health Care Act, their replacement plan for the ACA. Meanwhile the Justice …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
March 6, 2017
By Jack Dougherty, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week in the news, Breitbart reported on a female to male transgender teenager who won the Texas girls state wrestling championship.1 According to local regulations …