A 62-year-old woman with Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome due to documented lipoprotein lipase deficiency presented with pancreatitis 48 hours after eating…
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Disseminated Blastomycosis Presenting as Obstructive Renal Mass Treated with Fluconazole
A 78-year-old male with hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and urothelial carcinoma excised 3 years prior presented with lower abdominal pain…
Beware Ketoacidosis with SGLT2 Inhibitors in Latent Autoimmune Diabetes of the Adult
Sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors are increasingly used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, but have been associated with ketoacidosis.
New York State Investigates Christian Health Cost-Sharing Affiliate
Subpoenas have been issued to a company that solicits memberships for a health insurance alternative that offers no guarantees for…
New York State Investigates Christian Health Cost-Sharing Affiliate
Subpoenas have been issued to a company that solicits memberships for a health insurance alternative that offers no guarantees for…
New York State Investigates Christian Health Cost-Sharing Affiliate
Subpoenas have been issued to a company that solicits memberships for a health insurance alternative that offers no guarantees for…
In health care, does ‘hotspotting’ make patients better?
The new health care practice of ‘hotspotting’ — in which providers identify very high-cost patients and attempt to reduce their…
New study reveals the origin of complex malaria infections
New technology employing single cell genome sequencing of the parasite that causes malaria has yielded some surprising results and helps…
Losing a night of sleep may increase blood levels of Alzheimer’s biomarker
A preliminary study has found that when young, healthy men were deprived of just one night of sleep, they had…
Pathways that extend lifespan by 500% identified
Scientists have identified synergistic cellular pathways for longevity that amplify lifespan fivefold in C. elegans, a nematode worm used as…