By Kevin Hauck, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week, the nation focused on the Northeast, as it was battered by winter storm Jonas. This week, the nation again turns its collective attention eastward. The Iowa …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
When and How Should We Examine the Spleen?
January 28, 2016
By Jenna Tarasoff
Peer Reviewed
A 65-year-old African woman presents with two months of fevers and 25-pound weight loss along with a month of nausea and retching, accompanied by left-sided abdominal pain. The exam …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 26, 2016
By Hannah Park, MD
Peer Reviewed
The winter storm Jonas was a much buzzed about topic for days leading up to its arrival this past weekend, and it truly lived up to its …
Hirudotherapy: An Ugly Means of Avoiding Uglier Outcomes
January 22, 2016
By Jonathan Bekisz
Peer Reviewed
“Do you want to see something gross? Go into the soiled utility room and check out what’s in the jar.” Never one to pass on the opportunity to …
From The Archives: Medical Etymology: The Origins of Our Language
January 21, 2016
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated March 28, 2012
By Robert Gianotti , MD, Todd Cutler, MD and Patrick Cocks, MD
Welcome. We are proud to present the first installment of a new section …
The Quest for the HIV Vaccine: Are We Closer Than We Think?
January 20, 2016
By Amar Parikh, MD
Peer Reviewed
Amidst the global panic over the recent Ebola outbreak, another well-known pathogen that has been devastating the world for decades continues to smolder—the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). According to …
Lies My Patients Told Me: “I Take My Medications Every Day.”
January 15, 2016
By Rebecca Sussman
Peer Reviewed
Reviewing medical evidence has become such a habit that sometimes it feels almost impossible to think independently. I’ve always been a top-down thinker; I go with my gut instinct, …
Myth or Reality: Are Shellfish Allergies Related to Contrast Reactions?
January 13, 2016
By Ian Fagan, MD
Peer Reviewed
I was recently vacationing on a cruise ship. As anybody who regularly cruises most certainly knows, you make your money back not in the casino, but rather on lobster …