By Amber Whitley, MD
What comes to mind when you hear the word physician? Male, intelligent, arrogant, medicine, white, surgeon, healer, etc. Do you think of me, a black female physician in medicine? …
Author: Neil.Shapiro@nyulangone.org
Clinical Correlations
The Medicare Part D Coverage Gap (“Donut Holeâ€) Explained
October 19, 2022
By Michael Papazian
Peer Reviewed                  Â
Let’s start with a case. Mr. B is a 67-year-old male with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and coronary artery disease. As his primary care physician, …
Is Cocoa the New Aspirin 81?
September 29, 2022
By Luke Bonanni
Peer Reviewed
Theobroma, literally “food of gods†in Greek, is an apt description of chocolate. Made from the fermented seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree, chocolate is an immensely popular …
Statin Use in Young People: A Missed Opportunity?
August 10, 2022
By Akshay N. Pulavarty MPH
Peer Reviewed
A quick look into the medicine cabinet of anyone sixty or older will likely reveal a statin. Primary prevention with high-intensity statins has substantially reduced the …
The Chicken or the Egg: The Relationship Between Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Type 2 Diabetes
July 30, 2022
By Mahip Grewal
Peer Reviewed
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is estimated to affect 25% of the world’s population.1 NAFLD is a spectrum of disease ranging from nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), which is …
Evolution and the Vermiform Appendix
July 21, 2022
By Hannah Kopinsky, MD
Peer Reviewed
Appendicitis is the most common reason for urgent surgery related to abdominal pain in the US, with a lifetime incidence of 8.6% for men and 6.7% for women.1 …
First Principles
June 17, 2022
Clinical Correlations is proud to present our section for humanism in medicine, Tales from the Bedside, where we showcase our community’s unique and …
Coronary Artery Calcium Score: What’s the Controversy?
April 21, 2022
By Kyla Wright
Peer Reviewed
First developed in 1990,1 coronary artery calcium scoring has emerged as a noninvasive risk stratification tool for the detection of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).2 Unlike other commonly used …