Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-3Â
Childhood obesity, foodborne illness and the evil pharmaceutical industy…sorry to start your day off with some gloomy topics, but the news is full of it these days. …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Class Act: What is the risk of microbial keratitis in overnight wear of soft contact lenses?
July 11, 2008
Class act is a feature of Clinical Correlations written by NYU 3rd and 4th year medical students. These posts focus on evidenced based answers to clinical questions related to patients seen by our …
Breaking news: FDA issues new Boxed Warning for Fluoroquinolones
July 10, 2008
Commentary by Marilena S. Antonopoulos, PharmD, Pharmacology Editor
On July 8th, the FDA notified the manufacturers of fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs that a Boxed Warning in the product labeling and a Medication Guide …
Admission screening cultures for MRSA: Is it time?
July 9, 2008
Commentary by Howard Leaf, M.D. Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases and ImmunologyÂ
Pressure continues to build for healthcare facilities to act to decrease hospital-acquired infections, particularly those associated with MRSA. This …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
July 7, 2008
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
Happy July 4th! As we celebrate our nation’s 232nd birthday, I sit here wondering what “shortcuts” might have looked …
Diseases 2.0: Uric acid stones linked to diabetes
July 3, 2008
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary By David Goldfarb, M.D. Professor of Medicine, NYU Medical Center, Chief Nephrology Section VA New York Harbor
At the recent meeting …
Welcome to Clinical Correlations 2.0
July 1, 2008
317 posts, 67,000 unique visitors from 167 different countries and almost 100,000 hits later and we’re still here. It’s time we evolved…
Welcome to Clinical Correlations Version 2.0. What better day than …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
June 30, 2008
Commentary by Danise Schiliro- Chuang MD
Welcome to the wide world of shortcuts. While I hope this post comes to you from your laptop while you’re relaxing on the beach with a …