Please enjoy this post from the archives dated September 30, 2011
By Vicky Jones, MD
A 40-year-old female presented to her primary care provider with a chief complaint of weight gain over the past year. She wants to be fully evaluated for any kind …
By Jonathan Gursky
Peer Reviewed
Approximately 5.2 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) [1], with this number expected to triple by the year 2050 [2]. Alzheimer’s disease is now …
By Mark Adelman, MD
Peer Reviewed
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC confirmed on May 12 that a second case of Middle East Respiratory …
By Nancy Hernandez
I did not know you until that time,
We scurried into your room
And found you pulseless, breathless, lifeless.
I was asked to keep
Time.
Fumbling for paper, I resorted to …
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By Molly Anderson
Peer Reviewed
Managing hyperlipidemia is a mainstay of cardiovascular risk reduction. The 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines no longer target specific low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels, but recommend lipid-lowering therapies of varying …
By Kaley Myer, MD
Peer Reviewed
The US government has offered to assist the Nigerian government this week in an effort to locate hundreds of girls kidnapped from …
By Susanna Jeurling
Peer Reviewed
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently finalized its position regarding annual low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scanning for early detection of lung cancer. The grade B …