By Courtney Maxey
Faculty Peer Reviewed
At this point it seems that the general public is aware of the relationship between exposure to the sun and skin cancer. It is …
Category: Systems
Clinical Correlations
The Myth of the Helminth: Can Worms be the Next Therapeutic Breakthrough for IBD Patients?
March 16, 2011
By Michael Guss, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Helminths–parasitic worms that have co-evolved with humans and colonized our gastrointestinal (GI) tract for millennia–have developed the ability to modulate our …
Stroke Prevention in the Setting of a Patent Foramen Ovale: A “Hole†in the Evidence
March 9, 2011
Brandon Oberweis, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
 Case Report:
A 48-year old gentleman with no significant past medical history presents to the emergency department with new-onset left upper extremity …
Medicine by the Numbers: Blood Count
March 4, 2011
By Michael Ford, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
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From the Archives: Myths and Realities: Does the Weather Really Affect Arthritis?
March 3, 2011
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted March 19, 2009
Aditya Mattoo MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For our first post, I wanted to …
Ramadan, Fasting, and Diabetes
February 25, 2011
By Sana Shah, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The Islamic faith is characterized by five central pillars: the …
The Resurgence of Pertussis: Is Lack of Adult Vaccination to Blame?
February 23, 2011
By Ijeoma Ejigiri, Class of 2011
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Whooping cough. 100 day cough. Pertussis. These are the various names …
A Vaccine Against Nicotine—New Hope or Mere Hype?
February 18, 2011
By Carolan Hass, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Cigarettes remain an anathema to many physicians. Like so many unhealthy …