Commentary by Elizabeth Sedlis, MD PGY-2
Reviewed by Judith Brenner, MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
This past week was filled with heart racing mid-fall traditions which brought New Yorkers out to the streets in droves. …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Mystery Quiz
October 30, 2008Posted by Vivian Hayashi MD and Robert Smith MD, Mystery Quiz Section Editors
The patient is a 61 year old man with a history of diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and poorly controlled hypertension on five medications who was in his usual state of health until three days prior to admission when he noted …
Grand Rounds: State of the Science: Current/Future Directions and Controversies in Health Literacy Research
October 29, 2008
Commentary by Rosemary Adamson MD, PGY-3
Please also see the clinical vignette presented before last week’s grand rounds.
The topic of medicine grand rounds this week, health literacy, seemed likely to be dear to the heart of any Bellevue doctor, but …
ShortCuts- This Week in the Journals
October 27, 2008
Commentary by Josh Remick MD, NYU Senior Chief Resident
As this endless political campaign is entering its final days, I’d like to start this week’s ShortCuts with a plug to vote. It doesn’t matter …
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
October 25, 2008
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-3. Reviewed by Antonella Surbone MD PhD FACP, Ethics Section Editor.
On May 21, 2008, president George W. Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) into effect. After 13 years …
Ethical Responsbilities After GINA
Commentary by Antonella Surbone, MD PhD FACP, Ethics Section Editor
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), passed by the US Congress on May 1st 2008, protects individuals against discrimination by health insurers and employers on the basis of genetic information.(1-4) Genetic information refers to genetic tests of a person’s or a …
Plans for Healthcare Reform, by People Not Running for President
October 24, 2008
Commentary by Zackary Berger MD PhD, PGY-3, Health Care Policy Section Editor
Even in the midst of the presidential campaign, we should remember that there are a number of health care plans other than …
Grand Rounds: “Novel Applications of Erythropoietin in Cardiovascular Disease”
October 22, 2008
Commentary by Srikant Duggirala MD, PGY-2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented during this week’s grand rounds
On Wednesday, October, 15, 2008, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured one of its own guest speakers, Stuart Katz M.D., Professor of Medicine and …