Commentary by Steven Sedlis, MD Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief, Division of Cardiology Manhattan Veterans Administration Medical Center
The annual scientific session of the American Heart Association was held in New Orleans on November …
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PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
December 15, 2008
Commentary by Christopher Tully MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the holiday shopping season rapidly rising to its peak and winter weather finally beginning to take hold, take a break from the cold, chaotic …
Breaking News: FDA Advisory Committee Calls For Ban on Long Acting Beta Agonists in Asthma
December 12, 2008
Commentary by Denise Pate MD, PGY-1
The FDA released a 460 page document regarding the safety of long acting beta agonists (LABA) for the use of asthma, in addition to a two day advisory …
Tackling Cancer Control Worldwide: Report From the 2008 World Cancer Congress
December 11, 2008
Commentary by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, NYU Department of Medicine and Clinical Correlations Ethics Section Editor
On Tuesday December 9th 2008, leading global cancer organizations met in Atlanta to discuss the 2008 WHO World …
Grand Rounds: “Evidence-Based Physical Exam”
December 10, 2008
Commentary by Steven Giovannone MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
This week’s Medical Grand Rounds was given by Dr. Steven McGee from the University of Washington School of Medicine, author of the …
Class Act: The Role of Angiotensin II in Renal Fibrosis and Diabetic Kidney Disease
December 9, 2008
Commentary by Daniel Fine MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Diabetic nephropathy is the most frequent cause of end-stage kidney disease in the United States, Europe and Japan. Large scale randomized controlled trials have shown that …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
December 8, 2008
Commentary by Denise Pate MD, PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
These days, when patients are concerned about being able to afford keeping a roof over their head and food on their table, the cost of …
Celebrating our second anniversary!!
December 4, 2008
Commentary by Neil Shapiro MD, Editor-in-Chief, Clinical Correlations
Two years, four hundred posts…wow, I’ve finally even impressed myself. It’s hard to believe that we’re here celebrating our second anniversary, although there are times when I feel like we’ve …