The association of takotsubo syndrome with future risk of cardiovascular and noncardiovascular morbidity and mortality is unclear. We assessed the…
Blue Toes at High Altitude: Peripheral Cyanosis
At altitudes >2,500 meters, acute mountain sickness is usually self-limiting, presenting with hypoxia and pulmonary edema.1 Chronic mountain sickness results…
The American Health Care System is Broken. Part 7: How Can We Fix It?
Previous articles have outlined the many problems that confront America in trying to humanely and efficiently deliver health care to…
Oral anticoagulation in emergency department patients: high rates of off-label doses,no difference in bleeding rates
Patients with oral anticoagulation constitute an increasing proportion in the present medical routine.1 The approval of the first direct oral…
Oral Anticoagulation in Patients in the Emergency Department: High Rates of Off-Label Doses, No Difference in Bleeding Rates
Empirically, a significant proportion of patients using direct oral anticoagulation (DOAC) take off-label reduced doses. We aimed to investigate the…
Contrast-enhanced ultrasound predicts nodule transformation to hepatocellular carcinoma
A new study has identified sonographic biomarkers that can predict eventual malignant transformation of pathologically confirmed cirrhotic nodules for patients…
Medical News Today: Aplastic anemia: Everything you need to know
Aplastic anemia is a rare condition that damages vital stem cells in the bone marrow. Learn about the symptoms and…
Scientists uncover the process behind protein mutations that impact gut health
A new study has uncovered why a protein mutation that causes inflammatory bowel diseases is dysfunctional.
Schizophrenia risk gene linked to cognitive deficits in mice
Researchers have discovered in mice how one of the few genes definitively linked to schizophrenia, called SETD1A, likely confers risk…
Medical News Today: How to treat peripheral neuropathy naturally
Peripheral neuropathy involves damage to the peripheral nerves. This can cause various sensations, including pain. Here, learn more about the…