Chester Higgins, New York City, a Young Moslem Woman in Brooklyn, 1990

Prospective analysis of genital ulcer disease in Brooklyn, New York.

We prospectively studied 82 men and women with first episodes of genital ulceration. By using newer diagnostic techniques, a definite microbial etiology of 84 infections in 65 of the 82 patients evaluated was found. There were 33 cases of definite primary syphilis, 27 of definite chancroid, and 24 of definite genital herpes simplex. Conclusive evidence of more than one microbial etiology was fo...

Surfing through the night shift in Brooklyn, New York.

In Your Words I surf. I like the feel of the water as it flows over my body and the sound of the waves crashing as they break and slide along the shore. If I could do only 1 thing with my time, it would be to sit atop my 9’0” Harbour Habanero just outside the break during a southwest swell at Third Point, Scorpion Bay, catching that perfect glassy wave. But I have a family—2 amazing kids and a ...

A Retrospective Study on Dismemberment in New York City , 1990 - 2006

Body mutilation, especially postmortem dismemberment, is typically motivated by five major objectives: to transport the victim’s remains; to conceal the body and other evidence of a crime; to prevent the investigators from identifying the victim; as a demonstration of extreme loathing or disregard for human life; and to fulfill fantastic or ritualistic urges. This research is a retrospective an...

Diabetes in New York City.

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Brooklyn, New York: Fluoroquinolone Resistance at our Doorstep

To examine the resistance rates and epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Brooklyn, New York, isolates were collected during two boroughwide surveillance periods in 1997 and 1999. Of 138 isolates, 67% were susceptible to penicillin and 34% to ciprofloxacin. Susceptibility rates to ciprofloxacin decreased dramatically from 1997 to 1999 (47% to 16%, p=0.0003). Five isolates (3.6%) were resi...