By Kristina Cieslak, MD
Peer Reviewed
Food allergies affect approximately 8% of children and 5% of adults, with a steadily increasing prevalence [1]. Risk factors for the development of food allergy are numerous and …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 17, 2016
By Jenna Conway, MD
Peer Reviewed
With less than a month to Election Day, we learned this week what Donald Trump deems appropriate “locker room talk” about women, while several women came forward to accuse …
From The Archives: The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Incretin Hormones and Glucose Homeostasis
October 13, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated April 4, 2013
By Michael Crist
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Until recently, little thought was given to the important role played by the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum in …
Why It Isn’t So Cool To Go Gluten-Free
October 12, 2016
Chloe Cipora Goldman, MD
Peer Reviewed
During a recent encounter with a 32 year-old female presenting for surgical clearance for knee surgery, the patient touted that she was in superb health, exercised daily, and even …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 10, 2016
By Samir Bhalla, MD
Peer Reviewed
October is upon us, which typically is notable for cooler weather, pumpkin spice lattes and playoff baseball. The focus this year, however, is the upcoming presidential election. Last week, …
Wedge
October 7, 2016
By Kyra Edson
Peer Reviewed
Wedges are triangular tools that have traditionally been used to split wood along the grain. The mechanical advantage of a wedge is its ability to accomplish this split with less …
From The Archives: Have a Cow? How Recent Studies on Red Meat Consumption Apply to Clinical Practice
October 6, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated, April 12, 2013
By Tyler R. McClintock
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“Red Meat Kills.” “Red Meat a Ticket to Early Grave.” “A Hot Dog a Day Raises Risk …
PCSK9 Inhibitors: Who Could Need More than a Statin?
October 5, 2016
By Rhodes Hambrick
Peer Reviewed
The atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk associated with hyperlipidemia (HLD), readily apparent from the Framingham Heart Study1 of the mid-20th century, has been the target of innumerable attempted pharmacologic interventions …