Cover Feature Articles

Recognizing bacterial meningitis

By Cedric W. Spak, MD, MPH January 06, 2009

Bacterial infection of the meninges is potentially treatable if diagnosed early, making rapid diagnostics essential and increasing pressure on the clinician.
 

Allergic rhinitis: An update on management

By Christopher Zipp, DO, MS, Frank A. Filipetto, DO, and Carman Ciervo, DO September 30, 2008

Despite an armamentarium of available and effective therapies, allergic rhinitis is too often undertreated by primary-care physicians.
 

Kidney stones: Helping patients avoid the pain

By Edgar V. Lerma, MD August 01, 2008

Some risk factors are unavoidable, but adjusting your patient's diet and addressing comorbidities can prevent excruciating episodes.
 

Welcome to our 20th Anniversary Issue

June 26, 2008

The premiere issue of Cortlandt Forum declared the journal to be "an open forum for physicians to exchange suggestions, comments, and questions on daily clinical practice." Twenty years later we're as committed as ever to that concept.
 

20 years of Practice news

Compiled by David Azevedo June 26, 2008

A timeline of two decades of medical practice news.
 

20 years of Controversies

Compiled by Delicia Honen Yard June 26, 2008

A timeline of two decades of medical controversies.
 

20 years of Breakthroughs

Compiled by Myra Dembrow June 26, 2008

A timeline of two decades of medical breakthroughs.
 

What they think

June 26, 2008

We put two critical questions to our Editorial Advisory Board and asked our resident experts to peer into medicine's future. You'll be surprised at what they see.
 

A unique voice

June 26, 2008

William F. Buckley's ideas and ideology lit up the pages of Cortlandt Forum for more than a decade. Mr. Buckley, who died earlier this year, was America's foremost conservative commentator and a tireless writer. Here is a flavor of his wit and viewpoints as they appeared in Cortlandt Forum.
 

Views from the Forum

June 26, 2008

Some of the most thoughtful and strong-willed commentators of the day—medical and otherwise—once contributed to Cortlandt Forum. Here are some snippets that still stand up today.