By Robin Guo, MD
Peer Reviewed
Beta-blockers were one of the first modern medications used for the treatment of blood pressure. Before 1950, treatment options for hypertension were limited. The alphabet soup of medications—reserpine, …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
October 5, 2015
Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last month, Turing Pharmaceutical bought the rights to pyrimethamine, also known as Daraprim, and subsequently raised its price significantly (from $13.5 to $750 per tablet). Unlike Rodelis Therapeutics …
From The Archives: Does the BCG Vaccine Really Work?
October 1, 2015
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated March 14, 2012
By Mitchell Kim
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, an acid-fast bacillus, is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), an infection that causes significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. A highly contagious infection, TB …
HDL Quantity, Necessary But Not Sufficient For Cardioprotection
September 30, 2015
By Kerrilynn Carney, MD
Peer Reviewed
Coronary heart disease remains the leading cause of death globally despite the use of statin therapy. Although major statin studies suggest an average 31% reduction in relative risk of …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 28, 2015By Jacob J. Spinner, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week Viola Davis made history as the first black woman to win an Emmy for Best Actress in a Drama. In accepting her award, she gave a moving speech on opportunity and bias against women of color [1]. At the same ceremony, Jeffrey Tambor …
There’s an App for That: Fitness Apps and Behavior Change Theory
September 18, 2015
By Alyson Kaplan
Peer Reviewed
According to recent reports by the CDC, more than one-third (78.6 million) of American adults are obese. Approximately 17% (12.7 million) of children and adolescents ages 2-19 also meet criteria …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
September 16, 2015
By: Miguel A. Saldivar
Last week, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in conjunction with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announced the premature ending of what is now being dubbed a landmark study: the Systolic Blood …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 1, 2015
By Ofole Mgbako, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past week marked 10 years since Hurricane Katrina and President Obama visited the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans. The president described the hurricane as “a natural disaster” …