Commentary by Michael Poles MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
Welcome to this week’s primecuts. Let’s slice right in and take a big bite out of last week’s medical news, starting with a little political …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Diseases 2.0: Sepsis
February 5, 2009
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Andrew McKinstry MD PGY-1
Faculty Peer Reviewed
For anyone who has stepped into an ICU, the septic patient is a familiar sight. …
Pay for Performance: A Temporary Solution for Improving Health Care Quality
February 4, 2009
Commentary by Amit Sura, MD, MBA, PGY-1 and Nirav Shah MD, MPH, NYU Assistant Professor of Medicine
On March 1, 2001 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) released “Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
February 2, 2009
Commentary by Sherley Abraham MD PGY-3
Faculty Peer Reviewed
This week we reflect on the interplay in life which is showcased by two football teams. In medicine, it plays out between two …
X-Ray Visions: What is your radiation risk?
January 29, 2009
Commentary by Michael Hanley MD PGY-3 and James D. Koonce MD PGY-3, Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina
www.X-rayRisk.com – A Free Online Calculator that Estimates an Individual’s Additional Risk of Cancer as a …
Grand Rounds: “Activated Protein C, Translational Research models of Sepsis and Stroke”
January 28, 2009
Commentary by Adi Diab MD, PGY-3
This past week on January 21th, Medical Grand Rounds was given by guest speaker Dr. John Griffin who shared his knowledge of the role of Activate …
Hotspots: The NYU Literature, Arts, and Medicine Blog
January 27, 2009
The Literature, Arts, and Medicine blog focuses on topics in the medical humanities. Written primarily by invited contributors, it brings perspectives of the social sciences, humanities, and arts to current issues …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
January 26, 2009
Commentary by Michael Tees MD, MPH , PGY-1
The journals this week were not where the eyes of the nation or the world were fixed. All were focused upon a turning point, …