By Antonella Surbone MD PhD and Jerome Lowenstein MD
The recent hearings at the Food and Drug Administration regarding the revocation of approval for the use of Avastin in the treatment of breast cancer [1,2,3] bring into sharp focus several very …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Should My Patient with a Solid Tumor be Anticoagulated in the Absence of Venous Thromboembolism?
September 8, 2011
By David Altszuler, Class of 2012
Faculty Peer Reviewed
An empiric association between occult malignancy and thrombophlebitis has been recognized since Trousseau first reported the syndrome in 1865.[1] The mechanism by which cancer predisposes to thrombophilia has not been fully elucidated; however, …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
September 6, 2011
By Keri Herzog, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Hurricane Irene came and went. Its path of destruction brought flooding and powerful winds, forcing evacuations, causing loss of power and extensive structural damage. It was a time where we all came together, not …
Should you Treat a COPD Exacerbation with Antibiotics?
September 3, 2011
By: Aviva Regev
Mr. S is a 68-year old man with longstanding COPD and a 40-pack-year smoking history. He presents to clinic with three days of increasing shortness of breath, and complains that he has been …
You Don’t Look Diabetic:Diabetes in Non-Obese South Asians–Is There a Molecular or Genetic Basis for Increased Insulin Resistance?
August 24, 2011
By Adelaide Hearst, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Diabetes is a nationwide epidemic in the United States, affecting 23.6 million people, over 7% of the population.[1] But all diabetics may not be created equal. In the US, …
Primecuts-Gone Fishin’
August 22, 2011
Primecuts will be taking a much needed holiday and will return to action 9/6/11. Not to worry though, new posts will still be arriving these next few weeks. This is the perfect opportunity to catch …
Subclinical Hypothyroidism: To Screen or Not to Screen?
August 17, 2011
By Addie Peretz, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Despite the ease of screening for hypothyroidism with hormone assays and the availability of thyroxine replacement therapy, no recommendations regarding routine screening for hypothyroidism in adults are universally accepted. The American Academy of Family …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 15, 2011
By Megha Shah, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Political unrest in northern Africa. Economic woes in the United States. Shootings in Morningside Heights. A review of the daily news is almost always a somber experience. A closer look, though, can reveal stories …