Category: PrimeCuts

Clinical Correlations


PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

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Microbes and Molecules

Jon-Emile Kenny MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

With the recent sensory overload regarding swine flu, I’ve spent considerable time pondering our immune system – and what …

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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

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toadfishAditya Matoo MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

The New York Times was on our case again this week reminding us (meaning Americans) of our poor lifestyle habits. They reported that middle-aged Americans …

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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

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picture-287Kathir Palanisamy MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

Let’s start the week with an update about the swine flu before turning our attention to tuberculosis. The New York Times reported on 6/5/09 that …

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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

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picture-284Jessica Lambert MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

One hot topic making news this week is government spending on substance abuse, addiction and its consequences, both medical and legal. As reported in The …

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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

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angeloak3.JPGMarsha Laufer MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

“Disruption, Disruption, Disruption.” This was the title of the plenary session at last week’s SGIM meeting in Miami, Florida. What does this mean? What image …

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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals

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palmEunice Kang MD

Faculty peer reviewed

It seems that attention-grabbing headlines about swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) have finally ceased to dominate the news. On May 8, 2009 the New York Times …

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PrimeCuts-This Week in the Journals

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rainDaewha Benjamin Hong, MD

Faculty Peer Reviewed

According to the New York Times, a genetic sequencing company called Knome is holding a charity auction on E-Bay with the winner to receive …

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