By Akansha Chhabra, MD
Peer Reviewed
Blue and black or white and gold? This seems to be the most popular question across social media platforms over the last …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Why Do We Do What We Do: Common Hospital Practices Revealed
February 27, 2015
By Dana Zalkin
Peer Reviewed
A code is called on the overhead speaker and the on-call teams rush to the scene to see what awaits them. EKG leads are being placed, medications are …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 25, 2015
By Steven R. Liu, MD
Peer Reviewed
“And the award goes to…” – for those of you who watched the Academy Awards this week, you will have been an admirer of …
Ethical Considerations in the Use of Cordons Sanitaires
February 19, 2015
By Rachel Kaplan Hoffmann, M.D., M.S.Ed., and Keith Hoffmann, J.D.
Peer Reviewed
On December 6, 2013, a two-year-old boy living in southeastern Guinea became the first victim of …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 17, 2015
By Ian Henderson, MD
Peer Reviewed
An apple a day keeps the doctor away, right? Viewed by the public to be so healthy as to prevent doctor’s visits, the apple may be …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 9, 2015
By Shyam Amin, MD
Peer reviewed
In the news…
Congratulations to the New England Patriots and their fans for a thrilling Super Bowl victory this past week. A full ten years since their …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
February 3, 2015
By Kelley Coffman, M.D.
Peer Reviewed
The anti-vaccine movement appears to be gathering steam on social media and major media networks despite a growing outbreak of measles spreading to 8 states, …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
January 26, 2015
By Meng Chen, MD
Peer Reviewed
Last Friday, in an announcement of hope and optimism, Reuters quoted a senior health official from Liberia as reporting only five remaining confirmed cases of Ebola …