By: Loren Franco, MD
Russia has suspended all flights to Egypt amidst mounting reports and evidence that a terrorist bomb took down the Metrojet flight to St. Petersburg. Last week on October 31st, a Metrojet plane carrying 224 individuals exploded soon …
By Stephanie Wu, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past weekend, we cheered for the 50,000 people who ran the NYC marathon. Jonathan Mendes, at 94 years old, tackled this marathon for his 14th time [1]. In the midst of this momentous and triumphant occasion, we …
By: Amy Ou
During a weekend off at my parents’ home, the subject of this chronic cough that I had developed for the entirety of the winter season came up. My …
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 …
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, …
By Robin Guo, MD
Peer ReviewedÂ
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 …
Olivia Begasse de Dhaem, MD
Peer Reviewed Â
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 …
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, …