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Month: March 2008
Clinical Correlations
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
March 10, 2008
Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
Vaccines were the buzz this week after it was made public that a federal government program designed to compensate people after vaccine injuries agreed to compensate …
HotSpots: Promed
March 7, 2008
Welcome to HotSpots, a new feature of Clinical Correlations. In this series, we intend to highlight unique websites of interest to the medical profession. Feel free to make suggestions for sites that should be featured …
Ethical Dilemmas: Medical Futility-The Texas Approach
March 6, 2008
Commentary by Vlad Fridman MD, PGY-3
Futility is a topic which has been debated since the beginning of modern medicine. In Hippocratic times, medical practitioners were called upon to serve three purposes: cure, …
Bell’s Palsy 2.0—Crocodile Dundee Tears
March 5, 2008
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1
A 39 year-old woman awakes one morning and notices that the left side of her …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
March 4, 2008
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
There were many medical stories in the news last week that seemed relevant and worthy of a spot in this week’s ShortCuts. First, …