Commentary by Melissa Freeman, PGY-2
As summertime is just around the corner, many begin to evaluate whether their bodies are ready to expose what has been hidden under those bulky winter clothes. Between busy lives …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Approach to a Patient with ‘Treatment Refractory’ Depression in The Medical Setting: Part 1
May 15, 2008
Commentary by Brian Bronson, MD, Chief of Psychosomatic Medicine, VA New York Harbor, New York Campus
Summary: Symptoms of depression in the medical setting may not respond to usual pharmacologic antidepressant treatment for a number of reasons. These may include an incorrect …
Meeting Perspectives: American College of Cardiology, Part 2
May 14, 2008
Commentary by Rob Donnino MD, NYU Division of Cardiology
The annual meeting of the ACC was held last month in Chicago. A good number of NYU faculty and fellows either presented at or attended the meetings. The cardiology fellows exhibited an impressive …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
May 12, 2008
Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical Correlations
Making headlines this week was a study published in JAMA analyzing prospective data from over 100,000 female participants in the Nurses’ Health Study for 22 …
Its okay to smoke…we’ll screen you
May 9, 2008
Commentary by Shrujal Baxi MD, NYU Chief Resident
One of the first things you learn about critically analyzing a medical journal piece is to go to the end and see who sponsored the study. …
Meeting Perspectives: American College of Cardiology, Part 1
May 8, 2008Commentary by Rob Donnino MD, NYU Division of Cardiology
The annual meeting of the ACC was held last month in Chicago. A good number of NYU faculty and fellows either presented at or attended …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
May 6, 2008
Commentary by Sean Cavanaugh MD, Associate Editor, Clinical Correlations
More strong evidence is popping up in the journals indicating that genes might actually be important in determining disease. Who knew? Now that we are …
Class Act: The Polypill Panacea
May 1, 2008
Commentary by David Hatcher, MSIII (reviewed by Neil Shapiro, MD Editor-In-Chief, Clinical Correlations)
C.M. is a 68 year-old retired Caucasian male with a past medical history significant for coronary artery disease, hyperlipidemia, HTN, …