The treatment of acute ischemic stroke has undergone a revolution recently with the publication of five positive thrombectomy trials in…
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Annals of Communication: ’Giving a Patient a Diagnosis‘ and Other Idioms in Development
Communication is at the heart of the medical enterprise. We doctors share our research and our interpretations of that research…
Classic Lesion, Not-So-Classic Cause
Calciphylaxis (also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy) is a serious disorder characterized by skin necrosis secondary to reduction in the…
Genomics and Precision Medicine to Combat Opioid Use Disorder
Chronic pain is a debilitating disorder affecting approximately 100 million people, or almost 30% of the adult population of the…
Canakinumab: Promises and Future in Cardiometabolic Diseases and Malignancy
Inflammation has proven in multiple studies to be responsible for the progression of cardiometabolic diseases and malignancies. The interleukin family…
An Overlooked Cause of Polyuria
A 40-year-old woman presented to the Outpatient Department with complaints of frequent urination and excessive thirst for 3 months. She…
Evidence Basis for a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination to Refine Referral for Outpatient Echocardiography
Few data exist on the potential utility of a cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examination in the outpatient setting to assist…
CLIPPERS: An Increasingly Recognized Chronic Inflammatory Central Nervous System Disorder
Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to Steroids (CLIPPERS) is a rare chronic inflammatory neurological syndrome affecting multiple…
Wanted: Local Medical Experts /Champions to Prevent Gun Violence
In response to the current, horrific, US public health crisis, an epidemic of gun violence, due primarily to handguns, physician…
Concomitant Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants with Antiplatelet Agents and the Risk of Major Bleeding in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation commonly have comorbidities requiring concurrent use of oral anticoagulants and antiplatelets. There are no real-world…