Certain vaccines may provide broad protection against infections. But new research doesn’t prove these vaccines can turn back the coronavirus,…
Reopening Primary Schools during the Pandemic
For the past 6 months, policymakers and the U.S. public have weighed economic against public health considerations in debating what…
Public Health Decision Making during Covid-19 — Fulfilling the CDC Pledge to the American People
In May 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released considerations for the opening of elementary and high…
Pregnant Black and Hispanic women five times more likely to be exposed to coronavirus
Researchers found the rate of virus exposure among Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among White…
Case 25-2020: A 47-Year-Old Woman with a Lung Mass
Presentation of Case. Dr. Jonathan E. Eisen: A 47-year-old woman presented to this hospital early during the pandemic of coronavirus…
Fusobacterium necrophorum Hepatic Abscess and Colorectal Cancer
Even after identification of complications such as pulmonary embolism and infective endocarditis, with its attendant sequelae,1 no evaluation of hepatic…
Lymphogranuloma Venereum Should be Ruled Out in Coloproctitis in Individuals Infected with HIV
The differential diagnosis in the case recently published in the journal1 deserves some consideration. Intestinal spirochetosis2,3 is a frequent animal…
Hearing Impairment and Depressive Symptoms: A Risk Assessment
I read the article by Lisan et al1 with great interest. The authors conducted a prospective study to investigate the…
Ignored Biases in the Study of Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease
An article in a recent issue of The American Journal of Medicine by Chang et al1 indicated high risks of…
Point of Care Ultrasonography Enhanced Physical Examination: A Nephrologist’s Perspective
Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is intended to answer focused clinical questions at the bedside and is rapidly emerging as an ‘enhancement’…