Clinical Correlations

Shortcuts- This Week in the Journals

September 8, 2008

PrimeCuts 3 min read

Commentary by Sandeep Mangalmurti MD, JD, Health Care Policy Section Editor

As the summer of 2008 winds down, I hope everyone looks backward with fond memories. Last week was the Republican National Convention, and …

Addiction 2.0 Part 2

September 4, 2008

Diseases 2.0 Psychiatry 4 min read

Commentary by Joshua Lee MD, Ellie Grossman MD and Marc Gourevitch MD, NYU Division of General Internal Medicine

Please also see Part 1 of this series, posted last week

Alcohol treatment in primary care: evidence for effectiveness …

ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals

September 2, 2008

PrimeCuts 6 min read

Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations

In a week dominated by the politics of first, the Democratic National Convention, and later, Senator McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as the VP nominee, …

Case Presentation: Acute Rheumatic Fever

August 29, 2008

Cardiology ID 6 min read

Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-3. and Ben Bergman MD, PGY-3

Please also see last week’s Class Act Post on the pathogenesis of Rheumatic Heart Disease

A 34-year-old Hispanic male presents with the chief complaint of …

Class Act: The Use of MRI in Breast Cancer Screening

August 28, 2008

Class Act Heme/Onc Radiology 5 min read

Class act is a feature of Clinical Correlations written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. Prior to publication, each commentary is thoroughly reviewed for content by a faculty member.