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 …
By Jennifer S. Mulliken, M.D.
Peer Reviewed
Case Report
A 45-year-old man with a history of mild intermittent asthma presented with two days of right knee pain and swelling accompanied by subjective fevers, shaking chills, and night sweats. He also …
By Jessica Taff, M.D.
Peer Reviewed
As the curfew in Baltimore was lifted, the excitement of the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match died down, and Nepal continued on its recovery after the recent earthquake, medical literature remained relatively subdued this week as …
By Matthew Dallos, MD
Peer Reviewed
This Saturday, sports fans were treated to a day of televised glory as American Pharaoh raced across the finish line of the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby in a nail-biter and …
By Luke O’Donnell, MD
Peer reviewed
This week , winter finally gives way to a suggestion of spring and as temperatures flirt with the non-frigid range of the thermostat, more people—including the older among us—are leaving their apartments to enjoy the …
By Arvind Devanabanda, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last week, the president stated:“No challenge poses more of a public threat than climate change” at a round table discussion at Howard University. We are now four years into California’s drought and Governor Jerry …