Primecuts is taking a well deserved (if we do say so ourselves) break. We will resume our regular schedule next Monday. Hope everyone had a great holiday weekend.
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Breaking News: The Downfall of the PSA
May 23, 2012The United States Preventive Services Task Force stands their ground in this week’s Annals of Internal Medicine and recommends against the routine use of the PSA as a screening tool for prostate cancer. This Class D recommendation is grounded in data that suggests a “very small” mortality benefit at the …
Clinical Correlations Wins 2012 Gold Award from the American Society of Healthcare Publication Editors
May 21, 2012
With Primecuts on a brief hiatus this week, I thought it would be a great opportunity to do a bit of bragging…
I am very pleased to announce that Clinical Correlations has received a 2012 Gold Award …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 14, 2012
By Robert Mocharla, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Both New York and the world had a busy last few days this week. We all shared a collective cringe when JP Morgan announced a monstrous financial …
Should Patients With Nephrotic Syndrome Receive Anticoagulation?
May 9, 2012
By Jennifer Mulliken
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case 1:
A 30-year-old African-American male with a history of bilateral pulmonary emboli presents with a 1-week history of bilateral lower extremity edema. Blood pressure is 138/83, cholesterol …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
May 7, 2012
By Jessica Taff, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With the thrills of the Kentucky Derby and Cinco de Mayo now behind us, we are left awaiting the May flowers promised by an abundance of …
The Placebo Effect: Can Understanding Its Role Improve Patient Care?
May 4, 2012
By Brian D. Clark
Faculty Peer Reviewed
The ability to critically assess the validity of a clinical trial is one of many important skills that a physician strives to develop. This skill helps …
Primecuts – This Week In the Journals
May 1, 2012
By Matthew Ingham, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
History provides many examples of medical interventions that were intended for one use, but were ultimately found therapeutic for a wholly different purpose. A review of this …