By: Rory Abrams, MD
This past week the Mets became the 2015 National League Champions and are headed to the World Series. Larry David stole our hearts and minds after his impersonation of Bernie Sanders on SNL. Joe Biden …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
October 19, 2015
By Abinav Baweja, MD
This past week we witnessed the first democratic national debate, where Hillary Rodham Clinton quieted doubters with her strong showing and minimized talk regarding her e-mail account. Meanwhile, ex-NBA …
Beta-blockers in Uncomplicated Hypertension: Is it Time for Retirement?
October 7, 2015
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …