Commentary by Michael Seidman MD, Chief Oncology Fellow
New treatment options for both early and advanced Renal Cell Cancer have recently been published. Traditionally, treatment for early stage disease was partial or radical nephrectomy. In the metastatic …
Commentary by Dr. Daniel Labovitz, Director of the NYU Stroke Center
After an 8-year hiatus, the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association has at last published a fresh set of guidelines on the management of acute spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) [Stroke …
The big bomb this past week was the Rosiglitazone Effect. Resulting in front page news in various newspapers (on multiple days), the meta-analysis in last week’s NEJM is causing quite the stir. For more information, …
A 31 year old female with hypertension and proteinuria secondary to IgA nephropathy, currently treated with an ARB, presents to clinic stating that she would like to become pregnant.
What is the risk of fetal morbidity in the …
Back in December we reported on the FDA cautioning practioners about the use of gadolinium (an mri contrast agent) in patients with chronic kidney disease. The FDA is now requesting a black box warning stating “that patients with severe kidney insufficiency who receive gadolinium-based agents are at risk for developing a debilitating, …
Commentary by Seagram Villagomez MD, Chief Resident
Since its approval in 1999, nearly 1 million Americans have used the thiazolidinedione (TZD) rosiglitazone (Avandia – GlaxoSmithKline) for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes. However, in a drug class which …
This week’s review is a potpourri of interesting if not groundbreaking articles.
The pharmaceutical industry certainly got off easier this week (see last week’s shortcuts) and the New York Times focused instead on the “industrialization” of the art of medicine. A hospital …
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