By Krithiga Sekar
Faculty Peer Reviewed
“The patient goes to bed and sleeps quietly until about two in the morning when he is awakened by a pain which usually seizes the great toe, but …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
June 5, 2012
By Joshua Strauss, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Temperatures have been rising in New York this past week, with Memorial Day highs approaching 90 degrees. This was a great setup for trips to the shore, barbecuing, …
BiDil: The Future of Medicine or a Return to a Dark Past?
May 31, 2012
By Christopher David Velez, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Given the traumatic and often criminal role that medicine and the larger scientific community played in some of the most shameful acts of the 20th century, it is natural …
American College of Cardiology 2012
May 29, 2012
By Steven Sedlis, MD
The 2012 Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology were held from March 24-27, 2012 in Chicago. This is always a great city for a conference —terrific restaurants, museums and parks—it almost makes you feel as though …
Primecuts-Gone Fishin’
May 28, 2012
Primecuts is taking a well deserved (if we do say so ourselves) break. We will resume our regular schedule next Monday. Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend.
Breaking News: The Downfall of the PSA
May 23, 2012The United States Preventive Services Task Force stands their ground in this week’s Annals of Internal Medicine and recommends against the routine use of the PSA as a screening tool for prostate cancer. This Class D recommendation is grounded in data that suggests a “very small” mortality benefit at the …
Clinical Correlations Wins 2012 Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors
May 21, 2012
With Primecuts on a brief hiatus this week, I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a bit of bragging…
I am very pleased to announce that Clinical Correlations has received a 2012 Gold Award from …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 14, 2012
By Robert Mocharla, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Both New York and the world had a busy last few days this week. We all shared a collective cringe when JP Morgan announced a monstrous financial loss …