By Kristina Cieslak, MD
Peer Reviewed
The heavily debated gradual decriminalization and legalization of marijuana will likely result in easier access for all ages. An informed debate has been stymied, however, by a lack of prospective …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 10, 2015By Samantha Kass Newman, MD
Peer Reviewed
This week we saw a dynamic cast of characters engage in a hearty debate with the hopes of earning the GOP’s nomination for the presidency in 2016. Although the candidates rarely agreed, they stood united in their intent to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The …
Chronicles of a Second Year Medical Student
August 6, 2015
By Matthew Siow
Peer Reviewed
Day 1 of the medicine rotation: complete. I was on long call today, which meant three things. One, the hours during which I had to pretend I …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 3, 2015
By David Kudlowitz, MD
Peer Reviewed
In the news this week, 4 people have died from an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in the South Bronx (1). A total of 65 people have been affected …
Morbidity & Mortality for James A. Garfield – A Book Review of “Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine, and the Murder of a President” by Candice Millard
July 31, 2015
By David Kudlowitz, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last December, an unremitting sore throat led President Barack Obama to see an ENT. When the fiberoptic exam revealed soft tissue swelling in his throat, his physicians ordered …
The Role of Fish Oil in Arrhythmia Prevention
July 29, 2015
By Steven Bolger
Peer Reviewed
Omega-3 fatty acids were first identified as a potential agent to prevent and treat cardiovascular disease through several epidemiologic studies of the Greenlandic Inuit in the 1970s suggesting that high …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
July 28, 2015
By Kevin Ha, MD, PhD
Peer Reviewed
This week, NASA announced the discovery of Kepler 425b, an exoplanet that is “Earth’s bigger, older cousin” [1]. It takes 385 days to orbit around the habitable …
UV Nail Lamps and Cancer: A Correlation?
July 24, 2015
By Jennifer Ng, MD
Peer Reviewed
Beauty and suffering are often thought to be intertwined. It is hard to have your cake and eat it too. In the quest for beauty, women (and men) have …