by Lucy Karp | Mar 19, 2026 | Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Immunology, Infectious Disease, Most Viewed, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology
There seems to be a growing cultural obsession with “inflammation”. Scroll through social media long enough and you’ll find sweeping claims: inflammation is the root of fatigue, weight gain, menstrual cramps, brain fog, and even depression. And alongside this...
by Darren Wong, Hans Rosenberg | Oct 25, 2021 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club
Methodology: 1/5 Usefulness: 1/5 von Dach E, et al. JAMA. 2020 Jun 2;323(21):2160-2169. doi: 10.1001/jama.2020.6348. Question and Methods: In a multi-center, noninferiority, randomized, double-blinded clinical trial, the authors compared the rates of...
by Hans Rosenberg | Apr 6, 2020 | Full Article, Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Respirology
Methodology: 3/5 Usefulness: 2.5/5 Butler CC, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Jul 11;381(2):111-120 Editorial: COPD Exacerbations – A Target for Antibiotic Stewardship. Question and Methods: This was a multicenter RCT to determine if POCT CRP testing vs usual care may help...
by Hans Rosenberg | Aug 12, 2019 | Infectious Disease, Journal Club, Respirology
Journal Club Summary Methodology Score: 2.5/5 Usefulness Score: 3/5 Prins HJ, et al. Eur Respir J. 2019 May 23;53(5). Question and Methods: The CATCH Study was a multicentre, randomised, controlled open intervention clinical trial comparing CRP guided antibiotics for...
