By 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 …
By Matthew Siow
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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 …
By David Kudlowitz, MD
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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 …
By David Kudlowitz, MD
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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 …
By Steven Bolger
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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 …
By Kevin Ha, MD, PhD
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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 …
By Jennifer Ng, MD
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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 …
Cindy Fei, MD
Peer Reviewed
A 63-year-old woman with hypertension presents to your clinic for routine follow-up. She came across an online article regarding C-reactive protein and its purported link to heart disease, and she asks you whether she should be tested …