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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Posted in Breaking News
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
January 28, 2010
We 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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Posted in Breaking News
January 24, 2010
In 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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Posted in Breaking News
November 20, 2009
Joshua 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
November 17, 2009
Aalok 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
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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Posted in Breaking News
November 5, 2009
Kanika 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
July 1, 2009
Aalok 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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Posted in Breaking News
May 29, 2009
We 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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Posted in Breaking News
April 26, 2009
Eunice 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
March 31, 2009
FDA 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
