By Enoch Jiang
Peer Reviewed
“Counseled patient on diet and lifestyle.” Over the past few weeks on my Ambulatory Care rotation, this phrase has rapidly shot to the top of my internal gestalt of a prototypical …
Clinical Correlations
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Is There a Role for Vitamins in the Management of Alcohol Use Disorder?
November 1, 2024
By Chloe Fong
Peer Reviewed
The correlation between vitamin deficiency and alcohol use disorder (AUD) has been well documented in the literature, with a study from 1963 finding that 70% of patients admitted to the …
“Mama, Can You Die from a Broken Heart?” Exploring the Pathogenesis of Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy
October 9, 2024
By Justin Jewell
Peer Reviewed
We all have our guilty pleasures, and one of mine happens to be country music. On a cold night in February, as I struggled to stay afloat in my seemingly …
Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: Are They Part of the Future of Healthy Eating?
August 20, 2024
By Daniel Joyce
Peer Reviewed
I vividly recall my first Impossible Whopper at Burger King after its introduction to the menu in 2019. As I bit down, …
To Be (a Donor) or Not to Be? A Question Older than Shakespeare
August 1, 2024
By Johain Ounadjela
Peer Reviewed
I still remember filling out the application form for my driver’s license at the Redwood City, California Department of Motor Vehicles. I was 16 years old and ready to zoom …
Jefferson Airplane Gave Me Tinnitus
July 18, 2024
By Dr. Michael Tanner
The author, at age 14 in 1968, with pennies on his eyes, wearing a Napoleonic military jacket fashionable at the time.
Albums clockwise from top left:
After Bathing at Baxter’s (Jefferson Airplane),
Blonde on Blonde (Bob Dylan),
Disraeli Gears (Cream),
Magical Mystery Tour …
The Silence Killer: Tinnitus and the Soundscape of Current Treatment
July 16, 2024
By Carolyn Akers
Peer Reviewed
Roger Daltrey, co-founder and lead singer of The Who, had this to say of bandmate Pete Townshend’s famous penchant for bludgeoning Fender Stratocasters:
“Pete wasn’t just smashing his guitar. He used …
Medicare Part D Price Negotiations
May 1, 2024
By Alison Cline
Peer Reviewed
Let’s Start with a Case…
A 79-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation and stroke presents to the emergency department with new focal neurologic deficits in the setting of a recent …