Commentary By: Neil Shapiro, M.D., Editor-In-Chief, Clinical Correlations
It’s hard to believe there was other news this week besides the black cloud that has now been cast over all of baseball. Barry …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
FDA Warns of Possible Link Between Chantix Therapy and Mood Disturbances
December 14, 2007
Commentary by Robert Leonard PharmD, Pharmacy Resident New York Harbor Healthcare System
On November 20, 2007 the FDA announced mounting evidence linking varenicline (Chantix®) therapy for smoking cessation with suicidal ideation and erratic and aggressive …
Meeting Perspectives: Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) October, 2007
December 13, 2007
Commentary by Neal Steigbigel MD, Professor of Medicine (Infectious Diseases/Immunology)
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) was a hot topic at this year’s IDSA meeting. The CA (community-acquired)-MRSA strains are spreading rapidly …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
December 12, 2007
Commentary By: Sean Cavanaugh, M.D. Associate Editor Clinical Correlations
Science magazine published the first practical application of the induced pluripotent stem (IPS) cells in a mouse model for sickle cell anemia. As was recently published, skin cells can be …
Grand Rounds-“The Joys of Translational Research”
December 11, 2007
Commentary By: Benjamin Bergman PGY-2
This week’s Grand Rounds lecture was delivered by Dr. Barry Coller, a graduate of our own internal medicine program in 1972. He completed advanced training in …
Ethical Dilemmas: Artificial Feeding
December 7, 2007
Commentary by Shrujal Baxi MD, Ethics Section Editor, and Joseph Lowy MD, Medical Director, Palliative Care Service at NYU Hospital
Mrs. Pleasant is an 85 year old woman brought into the ER by her …
Clinical Pathology Conference 12/7/07
December 5, 2007
Case presentation by Alana Choy-Shan MD, Chief Resident
Welcome to the monthly posting of our NYU Department of Medicine’s Clinical Pathology Conference. Use the links below to review the case and the …
Grand Rounds: “Innate Immunity and Viral Pathogenesisâ€
December 4, 2007Commentary by Urania Rappo, PGY-2
This week’s Medicine Grand Rounds guest lecturer was Dr. Robert Finberg, currently Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He earned his …