Foods high in soluble fiber like oatmeal, nuts and beans were associated with reduced breast cancer incidence.
New research suggests in-womb gene correction
New research led by hearing scientists suggests an avenue to treat and prevent intractable genetic disorders before birth. Researchers, working…
Health and economic burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease and the cost-effectiveness of potential interventions against RSV among children under 5 years in 72 Gavi-eligible countries
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) frequently causes acute lower respiratory infection in children under 5, representing a high burden in Gavi-eligible…
Multiple Sclerosis and Smoking
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a common, severe neurological disease that affects millions of people worldwide. Nevertheless, the actual cause of…
Tungiasis, another traveler’s concern
Tungiasis is an emerging pathology in traveling patients from non-endemic areas. We present two cases of popular interest due to…
Age-specific competing risk of cardiovascular versus cancer mortality as a function of coronary artery calcium: The Coronary Artery Calcium Consortium
Coronary artery calcium is a guideline recommended cardiovascular disease risk stratification tool that increases with age and is also associated…
Narrative medicine: thinking with stories during The Plague
People integrate life experiences in an inner story to construct a self-narrative1. This inner story, or narrative structure of a…
Disparities, Uncertainties and Societal Cost: Precision Medicine and Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Elucidation of the biologic mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis has led to the approval of therapies to…
Myocardial calcifications: thinking beyond the heart.
Myocardial calcifications are often discovered incidentally and result from dystrophic or metastatic deposition of calcium1. Dystrophic calcification represents the sequalae…
Neoplasm or Pseudoneoplasm? Broaden Your Differential Diagnosis Beyond Conditions Native to the Gastrointestinal Tact
Endometriosis is a benign complex gynecologic disease characterized by the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus. The intestines are…