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 …
Clinical Correlations
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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 …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 11, 2016
By Matthew McNeill, MD
Peer Reviewed
The holidays have ended, the trees and tinsel have been taken down, and winter has officially arrived in New York City. Unseasonably warm weather (from …
A Clinical Correlations Winter (Summer?) Break
December 24, 2015
While reveling in the balmy weather in New York, we wanted to take this opportunity to wish everyone Happy Holidays and a wonderful New Year. Clinical Correlations will be on a …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 23, 2015
By Pooja Gala, MD
Last week, world leaders convened in Paris to sign a landmark climate deal. 186 countries submitted plans to reduce greenhouse gas pollution to “hold the increase …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
December 16, 2015
By David Pineles, MD
Peer Reviewed
On Sunday, December 6th, President Barack Obama addressed the nation from the Oval Office following the horrific mass shooting in San Bernardino, California which left 14 people …
Is It Time to Reconsider Who Should Get Metformin?
December 11, 2015 
By Lauren Strazzulla
Current FDA guidelines for the use of metformin stipulate that it not be prescribed to those with an elevated creatinine (at or above 1.5 mg/dL for men and 1.4 mg/dL for women). It is …