Summary by Lakshmi Tummala, MD
The Medical Grand Rounds lecture on October 6, 2010 titled “Influenza 2010: Update after the 2009 Pandemic was presented by Dr. Alicia Fry, M.D., MPH an epidemiologist …
Summary by Lakshmi Tummala, MD
The Medical Grand Rounds lecture on October 6, 2010 titled “Influenza 2010: Update after the 2009 Pandemic was presented by Dr. Alicia Fry, M.D., MPH an epidemiologist …
By David Hormozdi, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
As Thanksgiving fast approaches and you enjoy the last stretch of fall weather, Primecuts is here to offer you the latest medical news making …
Dana Clutter, MD
Edited by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
Faculty peer reviewed
The answer to the mystery quiz is bacillary angiomatosis (BA). BA is a disease that most frequently affects individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and typically …
Dana Clutter, MD
Edited by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
A 25 year old woman infected with HIV presents to an HIV/AIDS clinic in Kampala, Uganda, for evaluation of cutaneous lesions on her face, arms and back. Aside from the disfiguring nature of her lesions, she …
By Verity Schaye, MD and Ishmeal Bradley, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This past week we saw yet another significant election in modern American history. The Republicans, with significant Tea Party support, managed to …
By David Hormozdi, MD
The weather outside may be cooling off but the debate surrounding lung cancer screening is heating up once again as preliminary results released from The National Lung Screening …
Please enjoy this post from the Clinical Correlations archives first posted February 18, 2009
Commentary by Antonella Surbone, MD PhD FACP, NYU Department of Medicine, Clinical Correlations Ethics Section Editor
In October 2008, BMJ published a research article entitled “Prescribing placebo treatments: …
By Jon-Emile Kenny, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 37-year-old man, with no past medical history and taking finasteride for male pattern baldness, is admitted to Medicine with profound lower extremity weakness …