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Portal is Up!
August 15th, 2006 by AdamGreenbaumThanks to all the hard work of your classmates and Ron Heller in IT, the student portal is now live! Visit it at http://medportal.wustl.edu. Leave your comments on the forum.
ITLS no more
July 29th, 2006 by AdamGreenbaumThe new CIO has completely reorganized IT, and earlier this summer, disbanded ITLS. As far as I know, all of the previous employees still work in the library, but they been shuffled to new positions in IT. Additionally, the 6th floor computer lab will be moved to the LTC. We’ll hopefully learn more when school starts.
Updated links on sidebar ~~~>
April 17th, 2006 by aaronI added some more links. Of note is the Residency Pathway Evaluation Program that is an interactive program to work through your priorities for choosing residencies.
From NYT > NYTimes.com Home
As a new bout of fear gripped the financial markets on Thursday, stocks fell sharply again, and the credit markets seized up as confidence in the nation’s financial system ebbed.
The sell-off in the stock market has been stunning, and quick government action is needed to restore confidence.
The greatest banking turmoil is setting in around Citigroup, which has lost half its value in just four days, sending shock waves through the financial world.
A federal judge issued the Bush administration a sharp setback, ordering the release of five Algerian men who had been held at Guantánamo Bay for nearly seven years.
Hundreds of artifacts are being prepared for the opening on Tuesday of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC, a $9 million branch of the Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.
From New England Journal of Medicine
Background Anxiety disorders are common psychiatric conditions affecting children and adolescents. Although cognitive behavioral therapy and selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors have shown efficacy in treating these disorders, little is known about ...
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Background Rare mutations affecting the FOXP2 transcription factor cause a monogenic speech and language disorder. We hypothesized that neural pathways downstream of FOXP2 influence more common phenotypes, such as specific ...
Background Approximately 50% of patients with heart failure have a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 45%, but no therapies have been shown to improve the outcome of these ...
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Under a law that went into effect in July, physicians in South Dakota must tell any woman seeking an abortion that she is terminating the life of "a whole, separate, ...
In the wake of the often bitter presidential election, with its emphasis on negative campaigning and intermittent controversies over the release of candidates' health information, it is not too soon ...
In this trial, 17,802 healthy men and women with low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels of less than 130 mg per deciliter and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein levels of 2.0 mg per liter or more were randomly assigned to rosuvastatin or placebo. At a median of 1.9 years, the incidence of major cardiovascular events was significantly lower in the rosuvastatin group.
The authors of this study genotyped single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at 18 diabetes-associated loci in participants of the Framingham Offspring Study. A genotype score based on these risk alleles predicted new cases of diabetes but resulted in only a slightly better prediction of risk than knowledge of common risk factors alone.
Sixteen SNPs were determined and clinical factors examined in two Scandinavian cohorts that were followed for a median of 23.5 years. Type 2 diabetes developed in 11.7% of the subjects. The inclusion of common genetic risk factors, many of which impair the capacity of beta cells to increase insulin secretion, in risk models modestly improved the prediction of future type 2 diabetes.
The timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected infants has been debated, in part because of the potential long-term toxicity of the medication, the risk of resistance, adherence challenges, and cost. In this randomized trial involving 377 HIV-infected infants in South Africa, early initiation of antiretroviral therapy reduced infant mortality by 76% and the rate of HIV progression by 75%.
Patients with a history of myocardial infarction and a reduced ejection fraction are at increased risk for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. Which of these patients are the most appropriate candidates for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy is unclear. Factors influencing the decision are discussed.
This review presents evidence for two overlapping yet distinctive clinical types of sickle cell disease. The basis of one is the vaso-occlusive crisis; the other is the consequence of intravascular hemolysis. The authors focus on the acute vaso-occlusive crisis, the acute chest syndrome, and pulmonary hypertension, all common complications of sickle cell disease.
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The ability to obtain peripheral intravenous access is an essential and potentially lifesaving skill for all physicians. This video demonstrates how to cannulate peripheral veins with the use of an intravenous catheter.
A 34-year-old woman with a 3-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted to the hospital with sore throat and headache that had lasted for 3 weeks. She had been ...
An 84-year-old man with coronary artery disease, atrial fibrillation, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and congestive heart failure was admitted to the hospital because of a decrease in mental status. He ...
A 59-year-old man was admitted to this hospital with a 6-month history of chronic daily headache, fever, and myalgia. Dry mouth, polydipsia and polyuria, and pain in the jaws on chewing developed. Neuroimaging studies showed diffuse thickening and enhancement of the dura, extending to the pituitary stalk. Computed tomography revealed calcified nodules in the lungs and spleen. A diagnostic procedure was performed.
The aphorism "prevention is better than cure" makes perfect sense when applied to healthy habits such as following a sensible diet, maintaining an ideal body weight, exercising regularly, and not ...
A proof-of-principle study shows that attenuation of a virus can be achieved by interfering with codon-pair bias. The modified virus encodes an amino acid sequence that is identical to that of wild-type virus but is probably translated less efficiently.
To the Editor: In the article by Piot et al. (July 31 issue),1 cyclosporine, an inhibitor of the mitochondrial permeability ...
To the Editor: Weintraub et al. (Aug. 14 issue)1 report the results of the Clinical Outcomes Utilizing Revascularization and Aggressive ...
To the Editor: In his Clinical Practice article on malaria prevention in short-term travelers, Freedman (Aug. 7 issue)1 offers clinical ...
To the Editor: The American Heart Association enthusiastically supports the editorial by Curfman et al. (Sept. 4 issue)1 on a ...
To the Editor: The restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common sensorimotor disorder of unknown cause affecting approximately 10% of ...
This book is about heads of state -- presidents, shahs, prime ministers. Author David Owen seeks to examine the relationship between the health of leaders and the quality and integrity ...
In the 1970s and 1980s, the first wave of disability theorists began to criticize medical professionals and bioethicists for using a medical model of disability. They argued that those who ...
Supportive care for patients with cancer is not a new concept -- the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer had its 21st international symposium earlier this year. However, both ...
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