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 followed …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
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 …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 4, 2016
By Ian Henderson, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past week Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton took part in the first presidential debate of the 2016 elections. Held at Hofstra University in Long Island, NY, the debate …
A Brief History of Early Medical Photography
September 30, 2016
By Emily Milam, MD
Peer reviewed
The history of medical photography is rich and tracks the evolution of both technology and medicine. Photography’s application to medicine has become increasingly multifaceted with the advent of digital …
From The Archives – White Coat Hypertension: Are Doctors Bad for Your Blood Pressure?
September 29, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated March 20, 2013
By Lauren Foster
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hypertension is a pervasive chronic disease affecting approximately 65 million adults in the United States, and a …