Sharing successes, challenges and daily happenings in the Department of Medicine
ARTICLE: Epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in cancer aetiology and progression AUTHORS: Andrew P. Feinberg, Michael A. Koldobskiy, Anita Göndör JOURNAL: Nat Rev Genet. 2016 Mar… Read More »Epigenetic modulators, modifiers and mediators in cancer aetiology and progression
ARTICLE: Misanalysis of Urinalysis: A Teachable Moment AUTHORS: Kathryn B. Holroyd, Alexander Rittenberg and Amit Pahwa JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Mar 7. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.0067. [Epub ahead of print] A 64-year-old… Read More »Misanalysis of Urinalysis: A Teachable Moment
ARTICLE: Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App AUTHORS: Timothy B. Plante, Bruno Urrea, Zane T. MacFarlane, Roger S. Blumenthal, Edgar R. Miller III, Lawrence J. Appel and Seth S. Martin JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Mar 2. doi:… Read More »Validation of the Instant Blood Pressure Smartphone App
ARTICLE: Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women AUTHORS: Jared M. Baeten, Thesla Palanee-Phillips, Elizabeth R. Brown, Katie Schwartz, Lydia E. Soto-Torres, Vaneshree Govender, Nyaradzo M. Mgodi, Flavia… Read More »Use of a Vaginal Ring Containing Dapivirine for HIV-1 Prevention in Women
ARTICLE: Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease AUTHORS: Lazarus B, Chen Y, Wilson FP, Sang Y, Chang AR, Coresh J, Grams ME JOURNAL: JAMA Intern Med. 2016 Feb 1;176(2):238-46. doi:… Read More »Proton Pump Inhibitor Use and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease
ARTICLE: HIV Salvage Therapy Does Not Require Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Randomized, Controlled Trial AUTHORS: Karen T. Tashima, Laura M. Smeaton, Carl J. Fichtenbaum, Adriana Andrade,… Read More »HIV Salvage Therapy Does Not Require Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
ARTICLE: From Dancing to Debilitated AUTHORS: Brian A. Houston, P. Elliott Miller, Lisa M. Rooper, Paul J. Scheel, Jr. and Allan C. Gelber JOURNAL: N… Read More »From Dancing to Debilitated
ARTICLE: Quantitative IFN-γ,IL-2 Response and Latent Tuberculosis Test Discordance in HIV-infected Pregnant Women AUTHORS: Jyoti S Mathad, Ramesh Bhosale, Usha Balasubramanian, Savita Kanade, Vidya Mave, Nishi Suryavanshi, Nikhil Gupte, Samir Joshi, Ajay Chandanwale, Kathryn M Dupnik, Vandana… Read More »Quantitative IFN-γ,IL-2 Response and Latent Tuberculosis Test Discordance in HIV-infected Pregnant Women
ARTICLE: Toward Earlier Inclusion of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Tuberculosis Drug Trials: Consensus Statements From an International Expert Panel AUTHORS: Gupta A, Mathad JS, Abdel-Rahman SM, Albano… Read More »Toward Earlier Inclusion of Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Tuberculosis Drug Trials: Consensus Statements From an International Expert Panel
ARTICLE: Real cost of outrageous drug prices: Column AUTHORS: Leah Dickstein, Rachel Kruzan and Annie Antar JOURNAL: USA Today In 1996, Reva Jones’ daughter, Tonya,… Read More »Real cost of outrageous drug prices: Column