We are proud to announce that Clinical Correlations has been voted the Best Clinical Sciences Weblog of 2008 in Medgadget’s 5th annual Medical Weblog Awards. First, we’d like to congratulate all the other nominees and winners. It’s exciting to …
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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 …
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 …
Clinical Correlations’ Editor-in-Chief Named a Top Hospitalist
November 13, 2008
Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
We are proud to announce that our editor-in-chief, Neil Shapiro MD, has been selected by ACP Hospitalist as a Top Hospitalist for his work to establish and maintain Clinical …
Breaking News: The Jupiter Trial
November 12, 2008
Commentary by Ilana Bragin MD, PGY-3
This week online in the NEJM, the results of a trial known as Jupiter were presented in an article that will likely change the way we approach cardiovascular health protection. The …
Breaking News: USPSTF Recommends Against Routine Screening for Colorectal Cancer After Age 75
October 8, 2008Commentary by Andrew McKinstry MD, PGY-1 (reviewed by Michael Poles, MD, Associate Editor Clinical Correlations, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology)
Hot on the heels of its recommendation in August against routine screening for prostate cancer in men over 75, the US Preventive Services Task Force has issued recommendations against routine …
Breaking News: Revenge of the Gila Monster?
August 20, 2008
Commentary by Rachana Jani MD, PGY-2
As recently reported in ShortCuts, Byetta recently made headlines after the suggestion of a mortality benefit for patients taking the drug in a small subset of the Accord study. So is this the new golden drug …
Breaking News: USPSTF Issues New Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines
August 5, 2008Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
The US Preventive Services Task Force issued new guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Monday. For the first time, the task force recommends AGAINST routine screening in patients over 75 years of age, citing the “moderate to substantial” harms over small to no benefits from screening. …