Commentary by Jon-Emile Kenny MD, PGY- 2
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Medical grand rounds on November 12, 2008 was given by Dr. Jose Baselga, MD. His lecture, …
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Grand Rounds: “A New Mechanism of Platelet Thrombus Regulation Induced by ADAMTS-18: Clinical Implications”
November 6, 2008
Commentary by Yelena Kopyltsova MD, PGY-2
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Last week’s grand rounds speaker was Simon Karpatkin MD, NYU Professor of Medicine & Director of the NYU Division of Hematology. In the 80s, multiple cases of autoimmune …
Grand Rounds: “Molecular Genetics of Colorectal Cancer”
October 19, 2008
Commentary by Sabina Berezovskaya MD PGY-3
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On Wednesday, October 8, 2004, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured guest lecturer Vincent Yang, M.D. Ph.D., Professor of Medicine and …
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 …
Grand Rounds: Clinical Development of Anti-Cancer Drugs: Succeed Slowly or Fail Fast
October 3, 2008Commentary by Daniel Egan MD, PGY2
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On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured guest speaker Hilary Calvert, …
Class Act: The Use of MRI in Breast Cancer Screening
August 28, 2008
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.
Commentary by Daniel Green …
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. …
Neutropenic Precautions Demystified
June 13, 2008
Commentary by Rachana Jani MD, PGY-1 and Neal Steigbigel MD, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases/Immunology)
Rachana Jani MD: Walking onto an oncology floor, one cannot help but notice the precautionary signs that segregate …