Clinical Correlations Wins 2010 Gold Award as Best Blog from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors

May 13, 2010

I am pleased to announce that Clinical Correlations has received the 2010 Gold Award as best blog from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors.

From the award announcement:

The American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors (ASHPE) recognizes editorial excellence and achievement…

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Breaking News: The Crestor Controversy

April 1, 2010

Devyani Kothari, MD

Patients are already talking about a New York Times front page article highlighting the risks associated with statin use as a preventive measure for cardiovascular events in relatively “healthy” people. The piece examines the newest FDA indications for…

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Posted in Breaking News, Cardiology

The 6th Annual Medical Blog Awards-The Polls are Open

January 28, 2010

award_lr1.gifWe are honored  to once again be named as a finalist in the categories of Best Medical Weblog and Best Clinical Sciences Weblog in Medgadget’s 6th Annual Medical Blog Awards.  Reviewing the nominations in each award category is a wonderful…

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NYU in Haiti

January 24, 2010

s_203In response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti, physicians, nurses, and staff at NYU Langone Medical Center came together to form the Haitian Effort and Relief Team (NYULMC HEART). On Friday, January 22, 2010, the first group of HEART volunteers…

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Breaking News: Begin Cervical Cancer Screening at 21 Says ACOG

November 20, 2009

800px-ca_in_situ2c_cervix_2Joshua Strauss, MD

In the second decision of its kind and magnitude in a matter of days, a major medical group has again recommended cutting back on cancer screening for women.  On the heels of Monday’s USPSTF release on reducing mammography,…

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Posted in Breaking News, Heme/Onc

Breaking News: Initiate Mammography Screening at 50, not 40, Says USPSTF.

November 17, 2009

mammogram_showing_breast_cancerAalok Turakhia, MD

As the debate over when to begin screening mammography in women rages on, the United States Prevention Service Task Force (USPSTF) added fuel to the fire by releasing a new recommendation statement in the November 17th issue of…

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Posted in Breaking News, Heme/Onc

Clinical Correlations Awarded Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award

November 11, 2009

We are very excited to announce that Clinical Correlations has been awarded the 2009 Gold eHealthcare Leadership Award.  This awards program, now in it’s tenth year,  is the largest web-oriented awards program that is focused exclusively on healthcare.  The program…

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Breaking News: FDA issues new warning for Exenatide (Byetta®)

November 5, 2009

byettaKanika Ballani, Pharm.D.
Diana Hubulasvili, Pharm.D.

 Developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Exenatide (Byetta®) is an incretin mimetic that is used as an adjunctive therapy with metformin, a sulfonylurea or a thiazolidinedione to improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients. Mechanistically, Exenatide mimics…

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Posted in Breaking News, Endocrine, Pharmacology

Breaking News: Federal Advisory Panel Recommends Ban on Vicodin and Percocet

July 1, 2009

tylenolAalok Turakhia MD

In an attempt to err on the side of safety, an advisory panel to the Federal Food and Drug Administration narrowly voted yesterday to ban the popular prescription pain medications Percocet and Vicodin, in a 20-17 vote.[1 ]Both…

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Clinical Correlations Now Indexed in TRIP Database

May 29, 2009

logoWe are excited to formally announce a new feature of Clinical Correlations. A search box (bottom right of the page) now allows our readers to carry out a direct search of the TRIP Database.

The TRIP Database, now in its 12th…

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Breaking News: Swine Flu Reaches New York

April 26, 2009

pigEunice Kang, MD

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed eight cases of swine influenza A (A/H1N1) virus infection in New York City, in addition to a dozen cases caused by the same strain scattered throughout California, Texas, Ohio, and…

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Posted in Breaking News, ID

BREAKING NEWS: Another Nut that You’d Rather Not…

March 31, 2009

397px-ars_pistachio.jpgFDA ALERTS CONSUMERS TO RECALL OF PISTACHIO PRODUCTS

Commentary by Rebecca Hall MD, PGY-1

Growing concerns over Salmonella  contamination of pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc in California have lead the manufacturer to voluntarily recall about a million pounds…

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Posted in Breaking News, ID