Singh AK et al. Correction of anemia with epoetin alfa in chronic kidney disease. N Engl J Med 2006 Nov 16; 355:2085-98.
Drüeke TB et al. Normalization of hemoglobin level in patients with chronic kidney disease and anemia. …
Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
NYU’s Dr. Hochman Releases OAT Results
November 16, 2006 
Hochman JS et al. for the Occluded Artery Trial Investigators. Coronary intervention for persistent occlusion after myocardial infarction. N Engl J Med 2006 Nov 14; 355.
Reperfusion via thrombolytics or PCI in patients with acute STEMI has been shown …
Should We Screen All Smokers for Lung Cancer?
November 15, 2006Commentary by Deborah Shapiro, M.D. Attending Physician, Dept. Veterans Affairs
The International Early Lung Cancer Action Program Investigators. Survival of patients with stage I lung cancer detected on CT screening. N Engl J Med 2006;355:1763-1771
Over the last few weeks there has been major …
Tamiflu Patients Need Monitoring
November 14, 2006
Over 100 cases have been reported to the FDA involving the use of Tamiflu and the development of hallucinations, delerium and other unusual behavior mainly in Japanese children. From the Chicago Tribune article "Health officials have been sensitive about …
Google to Replace Physicians?
November 13, 2006
So someone has finally done an official “study” of what most of us were already aware of. Online at the BMJ is a study proving Google’s diagnostic ability. The researchers took 3-5 terms from case reports from the NEJM, fed them into …
Getting Published
November 10, 2006
I knew I should have patented my idea for The Journal of Anecdotal Medicine…I certainly joked enough about it for the last several years. Now here comes The Journal of Medical Case Reports. From their website: …
Improving Stroke Recovery-The EXCITE Trial
November 9, 2006The EXCITE trial was the lead article in last week’s JAMA. It looks at a 2 week program of contstraint induced movement therapy vs. usual care in patients suffering a cva within the previous 3-9 months. Pt’s in the treatment arm wore a restraining mitt on …
Diagnostic Dilemma #1-Faculty Response
November 8, 2006Commentary By Michael Poles, M.D. Gastroenterologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Mircrobiology and Pathology.
Welcome blog readers to this inauguration of the NYU medicine blog. If the future cases are as interesting as this one, I am sure we will be having a lot of fun, and …