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 Floyd …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 22, 2015
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 outdoors. …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 13, 2015
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 …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
April 8, 2015
By Jovan Begovic, MD
Peer Reviewed
On March 26th, a gas explosion on the Lower East Side of Manhattan caused a fire in three adjacent buildings, 25 injuries, and 2 recently confirmed deaths. Bellevue was readied for triage in case …
Microbiome Blues in E
April 1, 2015
By M tanner
Many  bacteria live in and on me—I’ve always known that. But when I learned that bacteria make up 90% of the cells in my body, it made me feel so sucio, so unclean.
I went through my …
Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Guide to Oral Iron Supplements
March 26, 2015
By Cindy Fei, MD
Peer Reviewed
Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anemia in the United States. Despite this, there are a multitude of questions surrounding the best choice …
From The Archives – EKG Websites: A Review of the Most Viewed Websites
March 25, 2015
Please enjoy this post from the archives dated February 3, 2012
By Melissa Mroz, MDÂ and Rachel Bond, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The electrocardiogram (EKG) is a test not only interpreted by cardiologists.
In fact, it is usually early in the year that the …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
March 23, 2015
By Ian Henderson, MD
Peer Reviewed
This past Tuesday The 2015 NCAA College Basketball tournament began. The yearly event, always filled with bracket busting upsets and edge-of-your-seat buzzer beaters, normally stars …