John Trahanas
She was not my patient. Actually, she was nobody’s patient, she was just a wife; she was “the family.” She was a rough, stern looking woman, and with good …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Some gleanings from the meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in Philadelphia, October 29-November 1. 2009
January 6, 2010
Neal H. Steigbigel, M.D.
The recent IDSA meeting reviewed many important and interesting findings. Topics spanned a wide array of subjects, many of which are of importance and interest to all physicians. These …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
January 4, 2010
Ramin Hastings MD
Faculty peer reviewed
While the journals and media continue to focus on the H1N1 virus, an article published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) …
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday to Us
January 1, 2010
As we here at Clinical Correlations celebrate the New Year and mark our 3rd anniversary we realize that we have so much to be thankful for. 2009 has been a very productive …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 28, 2009
Kevin Hsueh, MD
This week finally sees the passage of a belated, but significant milestone in healthcare reform in the United States. On Christmas Eve ’09, the Senate passed its …
Tales of Survival: The Bellevue Clap
December 24, 2009
Bellevue Hospital, the nation’s oldest public hospital and the heart of our residency program, provides unique and unforgettable training for new physicians. It is probably safe to say that every resident who trains at …
Primecuts-This Week in the Journals
December 22, 2009
Ishmeal Bradley, MD
The year 2009 could aptly be named “The Year of the Swine Flu.” Indeed, the emergence of a new influenza pandemic was the biggest health story of the …
Tailoring Colon Cancer Screening
December 19, 2009
Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening and the Recent Evidence Behind Them
Nazia Hasan, MD MPH
Faculty peer reviewed
For most residents, screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) may seem as established as that for breast and cervical cancer. In reality, the use of CRC …