In a phase 3 clinical trial, tenapanor significantly lowered elevated blood phosphate in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, resulting in an…
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Acute pancreatitis
Acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory condition with a variable clinical course. Diagnosis is based on clinical presentation, laboratory studies and…
The Medical Profession, Industry and Continuing Medical Education: Finding the Balance That’s Right for Patients
Provision and participation in formal external continuing medical education (CME) is costly. Employer or state support of CME is the…
New Drug Approvals in 2018 – Another Record Year!
In 2018, the US Food and Drug Administration approved 59 novel drugs. This all-time record was due primarily to the…
Swollen hands and “fist sign” in acromegaly
Clinical Communications to the Editor.
Maternal Implications of Breastfeeding – A Review for the Internist
Breastfeeding seems to be a low-cost intervention that provides both short- and long-term health benefits for the breastfeeding woman. Interventions…
An uncommon presentation of pancreatic carcinoma
To the Editor:
WAS LEONARDO DA VINCI DYSLEXIC?
2019 marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci, a man so talented in arts and science…
Iron supplementation improves cardiovascular outcomes in patients with heart failure
Iron deficiency is prevalent in patients with heart failure. This meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the therapeutic effects of iron…
An Ominous Facial Droop
Presentation.