Welcome to HotSpots. In this series, we highlight unique websites of interest to the medical profession. Feel free to make suggestions for sites that should be featured in this series by clicking the comment field or sending us …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
How Should You Approach a Patient Co-infected with HIV and Hepatitis C?
June 11, 2009
Uzma Sarwar MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
With advancement in therapy, life expectancy has significantly increased among HIV-infected patients, and patients are now more likely to succumb to chronic disease processes. At …
Grand Rounds: Genomic Medicine: Hope, Hype and Reality
June 10, 2009
Kristen Lee MD
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before Grand Rounds on the 13th of May.
The Medical Grand Rounds lecture on May 13, 2009 titled “ Genomic Medicine: …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
June 8, 2009
Kathir Palanisamy MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
Let’s start the week with an update about the swine flu before turning our attention to tuberculosis. The New York Times reported on …
Commentary on Conscientious Objection in Medicine: A Moral Dilemma
June 5, 2009
The following is a commentary on last week’s post, Conscientious Objection in Medicine: A Moral Dilemma, written by Dr. Bradley.
 Commentary by Antonella Surbone, MD PhD FACP, Ethics …
Grand Rounds: Primary Aldosteronism, Beyond Conn’s Syndrome
June 4, 2009Michael Chu MD
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before Grand Rounds on the 21st of May.
The Medical Grand Rounds presentation on …
Class Act: A Multivitamin a Day – Does It Really Keep the Doctor Away?
June 3, 2009
Does daily use of a multivitamin help prevent illness and chronic disease?
Kate Gibson, MS-4
Faculty Peer Reviewed
A 65 year old male patient with a history of …
PrimeCuts: This Week in the Journals
June 1, 2009
Jessica Lambert MD
Faculty Peer Reviewed
One hot topic making news this week is government spending on substance abuse, addiction and its consequences, both medical and legal. As reported …