Commentary by Cara Litvin MD, Executive Editor, Clinical CorrelationsÂ
Vaccines were the buzz this week after it was made public that a federal government program designed to compensate people after vaccine injuries agreed to …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
HotSpots: Promed
March 7, 2008
Welcome to HotSpots, a new feature of Clinical Correlations. In this series, we intend to highlight unique websites of interest to the medical profession. Feel free to make suggestions for sites that should be …
Ethical Dilemmas: Medical Futility-The Texas Approach
March 6, 2008
Commentary by Vlad Fridman MD, PGY-3
Futility is a topic which has been debated since the beginning of modern medicine. In Hippocratic times, medical practitioners were called upon to serve three …
Bell’s Palsy 2.0—Crocodile Dundee Tears
March 5, 2008
Diseases 2.0 – Bringing you the latest updates on disease pathophysiology and treatment
Commentary by Aaron Lord MD, PGY-1
A 39 year-old woman awakes one morning and notices that the left side …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
March 4, 2008
Commentary by Judith Brenner MD, Associate Program Director, NYU Internal Medicine Residency Program
There were many medical stories in the news last week that seemed relevant and worthy of a spot in this …
How do you approach male patients with osteoporosis?
February 28, 2008
Commentary by Carrie Mahowald MD
Case: GS, a 65 year old man with only a history of severe OA, is seen in pre-op clinic for medical clearance before his hip replacement. On his …
Meeting Perspectives: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
February 27, 2008
Last November, thousands of eager hepatologists descended on Boston to attend the AASLD Liver Meeting. While there was an enormous amount of hepatology information presented, one intrepid GI fellow, Ponni Perumalswami MD, has compiled …
Grand Rounds: “Insulin Resistance: Implications for Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes”
February 26, 2008
Commentary by Melissa Freeman MD, PGY2
This week’s Grand Rounds was delivered by Dr. Gerald Shulman, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.P. Professor of Internal Medicine and Cellular & Molecular Physiology and Investigator at …