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In the current anti-immigrant political environment in the United States, what will happen when immigrants who work in the health care system are forced to leave?
Intravenous thrombolysis remains a standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after onset. Vascular reocclusion may occur after intravenous thrombolysis and may be preventable ...
As her patients near the end of life, an infectious disease physician who knows their stories sometimes needs to step out of her proverbial lane to help them assess and achieve their goals of care.
The financial assistance policies of some U.S. hospitals now define medical necessity much more restrictively than it has conventionally been understood, as covering only services that are ...
To the Editor: The study by Devamani et al. (March 12 issue)1 of the incidence of scrub typhus in rural South India presents several methodologic considerations that warrant careful attention. Firs ...
In this article on measles, the authors review the epidemiology, clinical presentation, and associated illnesses as well as treatment and prevention strategies.
Intracranial aneurysms are common, and the risk of rupture is influenced by size, location, morphology, and factors such as hypertension, smoking, and family history. Management options and risks a ...
Four patients with infantile-onset Pompe’s disease received a single intravenous injection of an adeno-associated virus serotype 9 vector carrying codon-optimized complementary DNA encoding ...
Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking ...
A 63-year-old woman was evaluated for dyspnea and edema. Soft-tissue thickening was noted in the retroperitoneum and mediastinum and around the heart and vessels. A diagnosis was made.
The benefit of the addition of perioperative pembrolizumab to standard care with surgery and adjuvant therapy for patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous-cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is unc ...
Discontinuity negatively affects patients, learners, and health care systems. Changes that create continuity could improve both patient outcomes and the learning environment for medical trainees.