Case Presentation By: Sameer Dhalla, M.D. NYU Chief Resident
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Clinical Correlations
The NYU Langone Health Online Journal of Medicine
Tales of Survival: The 16W Grandpa
October 9, 2008
Welcome to “Tales of Survival,” a new feature of Clinical Correlations. Bellevue Hospital, the nation’s oldest public hospital and the heart of our residency program, provides unique and unforgettable training for new physicians. It is …
Breaking News: USPSTF Recommends Against Routine Screening for Colorectal Cancer After Age 75
October 8, 2008Commentary by Andrew McKinstry MD, PGY-1 (reviewed by Michael Poles, MD, Associate Editor Clinical Correlations, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology)
Hot on the heels of its recommendation in August against routine screening for prostate cancer in men over 75, the US Preventive Services Task Force has issued recommendations against routine …
ShortCuts: This Week in the Journals
October 6, 2008
Commentary by Jon-Emile Kenny MD, PGY-2Â
Those crazy Canadians. My Grandmother would have liked new research from Canada demonstrating that honey is very effective in killing drug-resistant biofilms found in human nares. This adaptive virulence …
Grand Rounds: Clinical Development of Anti-Cancer Drugs: Succeed Slowly or Fail Fast
October 3, 2008
Commentary by Daniel Egan MD, PGY2
Please also see the clinical vignette presented during last week’sgrand rounds
On Wednesday, September 24, 2008, the NYU Department of Medicine Grand Rounds featured guest speaker Hilary …
Healthcare and the US Presidential campaign: a defining moment
October 2, 2008
Commentary by Albert B. Knapp MD, FACP, PC, NYUÂ Clinical Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)
The American people are facing a transformational election this November 4th. Many important issues including the focus of our …
Propofol Infusion Syndrome: An Unusual Case of Lactic Acidosis
October 1, 2008
Commentary by Bani Chander MD, PGY-3Â and Reviewed by Laura Evans MD, NYU Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Case presentation:
The patient is a 26 year-old female with long-standing refractory epilepsy, …
ShortCuts-This Week in the Journals
September 29, 2008
Commentary by Michael Tanner MD, Section Editor, Clinical Correlations
Stormy SEAS for Vytorin
This week the New England Journal published the Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) trial, whose findings had …