Clinical Correlations

From The Archives: Reflections on Hurricane Sandy

September 22, 2016

From the Archives 3 min read

Please enjoy this post from the archives, dated, January 11, 2013

By Jessica Taff, MD

As the 3 major teaching hospitals that make up NYU Medical Center begin to come back online, we …

Are We Too Clean or Too Dirty? The Hygiene Hypothesis in Asthma

September 21, 2016

Clinical Questions 9 min read

House_dust_mites_(5247397771) By James Barger

Peer Reviewed

Asthma, an obstructive pulmonary disease characterized by bronchospasm and chronic airway inflammation, has afflicted mankind for millennia. In the 1^st century AD, the Greek physician Aretaeus of Cappadocia …

Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

September 19, 2016

PrimeCuts 7 min read

Police_after_2016_Manhattan_explosion By Sara Stream, MD

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A powerful explosion occurred in Chelsea on Saturday night, injuring at least 29 people, including one with a serious puncture wound. Authorities believe that a homemade bomb …

Breaking the Cycle: Shining a Light on Physician Depression and Suicide for the Next Generation

September 16, 2016

Class Act Psychiatry 4 min read

No_Escape_ By Andrew Hallett

Peer ReviewedÂ

For decades, surveys and public data have shown staggeringly high rates of suicide, suicidal ideation, and depression among physicians when compared to the general population.^1-4 Male doctors are …

Primecuts – This Week In The Journals

September 12, 2016

PrimeCuts 7 min read

9-11_Memorial_Names By Katherine Lawrence, MD

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Yesterday marked the 15^th anniversary of September 11, 2001. Fifteen years later, emotions are still strong; it was a day of memorials and memories, a …

Primecuts – This Week In the Journals

August 30, 2016

PrimeCuts 8 min read

zika By Nancyanne Schmidt, MD

Peer Reviewed

As we enter the final weeks of summer, the peril posed by the tiny mosquito continues to grow to shark-sized proportions. The FDA now recommends that all …