Category: PrimeCuts

Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations 

It’s been easy to become distracted from medicine with all the other news going on this week. First Ike ravaged Texas and now Wall Street …

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 …

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, …

Commentary by Josh Remick MD, NYU Senior Chief Resident

Well, it’s been quite a week! First there was Obama’s VP buzz putting the world in a frenzy, which finally culminated with his 3am “phone …

Commentary by Danise Schiliro- Chuang MD

Welcome to this week’s edition of ShortCuts. Hoping as always that this post finds you all doing well. For those of you who have taken or who are about …

Commentary by Michael Poles MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations  

Well, it is early Saturday morning and I am sitting at my keyboard with coffee in hand. Gotta figure out what interesting tidbits from the world of medicine to …

Commentary by Neil Shapiro, Editor in Chief, Clinical Correlations 

Summer. A time for exercise, eating right and staying healthy. It’s a time to take things slow and focus on the lighter side of life. Summer is definitely a time …

Commentary by Michael Tanner MD, Section Editor, Clinical Correlations

This week in the Lancet, a study of the life expectancy of HIV-positive patients in affluent countries highlights the amazing gains made in this disease. …