By Ishmeal Bradley
Faculty Peer Reviewed
In the first installment, we looked at the history behind consumer advertising of prescription drugs. We also explored the concept of commercial free speech …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Chronic Stable Angina 2.0
August 4, 2010
By Brad Pfeffer, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Case: A 75- year-old non-smoking male with a history of type II diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia comes to clinic with several months of …
Primecuts – This Week In The Journals
August 2, 2010
By Deborah Hemel, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
One of the many advantages of being on elective this week was that I finally had the pleasure of spending time outside …
Talk to Your Doctor: Direct-to-Consumer Advertising of Prescription Drugs, Part 1
July 30, 2010
By Ishmeal Bradley, MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Advertising is everywhere. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has lived in modern America. It is impossible to …
Clopidogrel (Plavix®) and Proton Pump Inhibitors: An Update on the Potential Drug Interaction
July 28, 2010
By Antony Q. Pham, Pharm.D. and Reena M. Tejura, Pharm.D.
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Recent publications have described a potential drug interaction between clopidogrel (Plavix®) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
July 26, 2010
By: Aimee Edell, MD
Gratefully returning to daylight after a two-week stint assigned to the night float service, I’ve been observing the week’s events with great mirth. It seems bedbugs have continued on their …
Appropriateness for Revascularization in Stable Angina
July 22, 2010
Ramin Shayegan Hastings MD, Jonathan Willner MD, and Steven Sedlis MD
Introduction to Cases:
During the past several weeks, we have posted a series of cases addressing the appropriate treatment for patients with stable coronary artery disease. We …
Do I have a Concussion?
July 21, 2010
By Radhika Sundararajan, M.D., Ph.D
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A healthy 18 year-old female presents to Urgent Care after slipping and falling this morning in the bathroom and hitting her head on the tile floor. She …