Vivian Hayashi MD, Robert Smith MD
The patient is a 46 year old female who presented to the emergency room with breathlessness, productive cough, subjective fever, and myalgia for one week. Her history was notable for mild persistent asthma treated with tiotropium, mometasone, formoterol, and albuterol as needed. The patient …
By Arvind Reddy Devanabanda, MD
Peer Reviewed
Americans are anxiously awaiting a Supreme Court ruling in King v. Burwell. In this case, the existence of federal subsidies for health insurance coverage in 34 states …
By Stephen Armenti, MD
Peer Reviewed
Please see Part 1 of this Spotlight Case which can be found here.
Case Report
A 45-year-old man with a history of mild intermittent asthma presented with …
Please enjoy this Post from the archives dated February 29, 2012
By Rachel Bond, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the field of medicine including the art of physical diagnosis, there is nothing more nerve provoking …
By: Karin Katz, MD
This past week, American Pharoah won Belmont and was the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years. “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time” won best play at the 69th …
By Amar Parikh, MD
I recently visited The Metropolitan Museum of Art and stumbled across this sculpture called “Woman of Venice II” by Alberto Giacometti. It made me recall an experience I had with a patient on the hematology service this past autumn, and I could not help but marvel at …
By Samir Bhalla, MD
Peer Reviewed
Earlier this week, 14 individuals with ties to FIFA were indicted by US attorney general Loretta Lynch on charges of racketeering, corruption and conspiracy. A collaborative Swiss investigation remains underway to assess for corruption with regards …
By: Arvind Reddy Devanabanda, MD
This week we are reminded of the costs of over-testing and over-diagnosis in Dr. Atul Gawande’s article “Overkill” published in the New Yorker. Six years later Dr. Gawande revisits the health care …