By Monil Shah, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week Virgin Galactic, a spaceflight company that aims to bring space tourism to reality, unveiled a new spaceship at the Mojave Air and Space Port in California. The …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
The Placebo Effect: Can Understanding Its Role Improve Patient Care?
February 25, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated March 4, 2012
By Brian D. Clark
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The ability to critically assess the validity of a clinical trial is one of many important …
Don’t Tie Me Down! Do Neckties Spread Infection?
February 24, 2016
By Gabriel Campion
Peer Reviewed
For over a century, neckties have been a staple accessory in the wardrobe of the American professional man. Although white-collar dress codes have trended toward a more casual …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 22, 2016
By Edson Carias, MD
Peer Reviewed
For politicos, the ongoing buzz for potential Supreme Court justice nominees following Justice Scalia’s sudden death last week keeps them in suspense [1]. For music lovers, the suspense was …
Could Metformin be the First Anti-Aging Drug?
February 11, 2016
By Amy Shen Tang, MD
Peer Reviewed
“I would pay you if you took it away from me. I’d try to buy it back,” said Irving Kahn, the late Wall Street investment advisor when asked …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 9, 2016
By Nicole Van Groningen, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week we watched Hillary Clinton become the democratic favorite in the Iowa caucus – only narrowly avoiding getting Bern’ed. On the GOP side, Rand Paul, …
From The Archives: Nothing QT (Cute) about it: rethinking the use of the QT interval to evaluate risk of drug induced arrhythmias
February 4, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated April 27, 2012
By Aneesh Bapat, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Perhaps it’s the French name, the curvaceous appearance on electrocardiogram (EKG), or its elusive and mysterious nature, …
The Persistent HIV Crisis: HIV Prevalence Among Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM)
February 3, 2016
By Ofole Mgbako, MD
Peer Reviewed
In July 2010, the much-anticipated “National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States” was released to the public. In its introduction, the president declared, “Our Nation is at a crossroads…unless …