By Christopher Sonne , MD
Peer Reviewed
This week, Hillary Clinton became the first woman to accept the presidential nomination of a major political party. Her acceptance came on the final day of the 2016 Democratic National …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Botox: Not Just for Wrinkles Anymore
July 28, 2016
Samantha Kass Newman, MD
Peer Reviewed
You can get a Botox injection almost anywhere these days. Internists, dermatologists, and even gynecologists have capitalized on an aging group of baby boomers who aren’t fans of their …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 25, 2016
By Vishal Shah, MD
Peer Reviewed
A lone 18-year-old gunman opened fire on the public in the vicinity of the Olympia Shopping mall in Munich, Germany this past Friday July 22nd [1]. He carried a …
Measles in 2016
July 20, 2016
By Chio Yokose, MD
Peer Reviewed
On March 13, 2013, a young traveler returned home from London to our neighboring borough of Brooklyn, NY. Among this individual’s possessions was an active measles infection, …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 18, 2016
By Dana Zalkin, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week the world witnessed a deadly attack in France, a tumultuous coup attempt in Turkey, and the announcement of the Trump-Pence GOP presidential ticket. As …
More Than A Medical Note
July 15, 2016
By Alicia Cowley, MD
Ms. R had been admitted late the previous night so I expected that I would have to gently nudge her from her sleep. So as I peeked around …
Does Stress Cause Stress Ulcers? The Etiology and Pathophysiology of Stress Ulcers
July 14, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated August 22, 2012
Sara-Megumi Naylor, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
When Warren and Marshall were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2005 for their work on Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcer disease [1], a …
Sex or Drugs: Why Do We See An Increased Incidence of Oropharyngeal Cancer?
July 13, 2016
By Tyler Litton, MD
Peer Reviewed
Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is relatively rare but incidence has increased in the US over the past 40 years. [1] Tonsillar cancer is the most common …