Joshua Strauss MD
Faculty peer reviewed
The weather in the Northeast dipped below freezing over the weekend, along with our first snowfall of the season. Breaking out the heavy coats, scarves and …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Continuous Glucose Monitors
December 2, 2009
Ilena George
Faculty peer reviewed
Are continuous glucose monitors the answer for better glucose control in diabetes?
A poorly controlled type 2 diabetic who is non-compliant with his at-home glucose monitoring comes to Bellevue’s Adult Primary Care …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
November 30, 2009
David Ecker MD
Faculty peer reviewed
With Thanksgiving behind us, hopefully we have all had a chance to ruminate on the flurry of changes to cancer screening guidelines and the …
Myths and Realities: Cell phones and the risk of brain cancer
November 27, 2009
Daria B. Crittenden
Although children today have never known a world without cell phones, the rest of us remember when these devices were created and have watched their popularity soar. The …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
November 23, 2009
Rennie Rhee MD
Less is more, some say, and this past week the general direction of screening guidelines seems to affirm this mantra. After an unprecedented change in the United States Preventive Services Task …
Breaking News: Begin Cervical Cancer Screening at 21 Says ACOG
November 20, 2009
Joshua Strauss, MD
In the second decision of its kind and magnitude in a matter of days, a major medical group has again recommended cutting back on cancer screening for women. On the …
What is the Role of Drug Therapy in Treating Obesity?
November 19, 2009
Arlene Chung
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Despite the high prevalence of obesity1 and its associated morbidity2 and mortality 3,4, it represents one of the most difficult chronic conditions to treat. Barriers include a …
Breaking News: Initiate Mammography Screening at 50, not 40, Says USPSTF.
November 17, 2009
Aalok Turakhia, MD
As the debate over when to begin screening mammography in women rages on, the United States Prevention Service Task Force (USPSTF) added fuel to the fire by releasing a new recommendation statement in the …