Aortic root abscess is a recognized complication of both native and prosthetic valve endocarditis. It is uncommon to develop an…
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Artificial Intelligence Transforms the Future of Health Care
Life sciences researchers using artificial intelligence (AI) are under pressure to innovate faster than ever. Large, multilevel, and integrated data…
Critical new clues about what goes awry in autistic brains
A team scientists has discovered important clues to what goes wrong in the brains of people with autism — a…
Athletes can rest easy: Extreme exercise does not raise heart disease risk or mortality, study shows
High volumes of exercise are safe, even when coronary calcium levels are high, new research suggests.
Females find social interactions to be more rewarding than males, study reveals
Females find same-sex social interactions to be more rewarding than males, and females are more sensitive to the rewarding actions…
Going for an MRI scan with tattoos?
Tattoos are increasingly popular. Every eighth person in Germany has already felt the sting of getting a tattoo. Yet, if…
Presumed Pancreatitis in the Setting of Renal Impairment
We present a patient misdiagnosed with acute pancreatitis in the setting of acute kidney injury. Misdiagnosis delayed the treatment of his…
Recurrent Abdominal Pain in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Concurrent Lupus Enteritis and Lupus Cystitis
A 44-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital in March 2017 with a 5-day history of abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea,…
More martial than arts: Coronary artery dissection after chest kick
A 40-year-old male smoker without relevant medical history reported to the emergency department two days after a kick to his…
Diffuse vascular FDG uptake in late onset Takayasu arteritis
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