By Thatcher Heumann, MD
Peer Reviewed
The Next Big Thing
For many physicians in training, navigating through the numerous anti-cancer agents and keeping pace with the latest treatments can be daunting. Major categories of systemic cancer treatments …
Let’s take your breath away… with a review of the evidence for steroids in treating COPD exacerbations! How long should you treat for? Is IV better than PO? …
By Kevin Zhang, MD
Peer Reviewed
This last week saw yet another school shooting when a student in Texas opened fire on his classmates, killing 10, fueling the ongoing debate about our nation’s gun laws as well as skepticism that any meaningful …
By Daniel Sartori MD, Marty Fried MD, Shreya Trivedi MD; Illustration by Michelle Lo MD and Amy Ou MD. Quiz yourself on the 5 Pearls we will be covering:
By Michael Tamimi, MD
Peer Reviewed
At a mere 104 years old, famed ecologist and botanist David Goodall, who was frequently touted as Australia’s oldest scientist, ended his own …
By Jasmine Nee and Martin Fried, MD
Peer Reviewed
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. What is metformin-associated lactic acidosis?
2. How does severe acidemia lead to acute kidney injury?
3. How do you treat metformin-associated lactic …
By Nicolas Gillingham
Peer Reviewed
Over 30 million Americans—9.4% of the population—live with diabetes, six million of whom are at least partially dependent on exogenous insulin.[1] Insulin can be …
By Gregory Rubinfeld, MD
The thick and sultry August outside,
The stale ammonia scented inside,
James The Poet, bedridden, writing in a fury,
Charlotte on a chair next to him, yawning.
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