Lumbar disk herniations are among the most frequent causes of sciatica. Fortunately for patients, sciatica is generally self-limited and resolves…
Case 9-2020: A 64-Year-Old Man with Shortness of Breath, Cough, and Hypoxemia
Presentation of Case. Dr. Ryan J. Sullivan: A 64-year-old man presented to this hospital for evaluation of a mass in…
How skin cells prepare to heal wounds
Researchers have published the first comprehensive overview of the major changes that occur in mammalian skin cells as they prepare…
Melanoma is killing fewest Americans in decades
Advances in treatment have led to the largest yearly declines in deaths due to melanoma ever recorded for this skin…
High-speed microscope captures fleeting brain signals
Neuroscientists can now capture millisecond electrical changes in neurons in the cortex of an alert mouse, allowing tracing of neural…
Hereditary Angioedema
Hereditary angioedema is a rare, potentially life-threatening disorder characterized by attacks of cutaneous and submucosal swelling. Quincke first described its…
The Dishonesty of Informed Consent Rituals
The patient was moaning and swearing, his emergency visible from across the department: the flattened shoulder, the dent where the…
Opioid Prescribing in the Midst of Crisis — Myths and Realities
The once-simple act of writing an opioid prescription has become fraught. Physicians must check prescription monitoring databases to review patients’…
Researchers find brain cell that triggers tremor and how to control it
Researchers have improved our understanding of how tremor — the most common movement disorder — happens, opening the possibility of…
Coronavirus testing kits to be developed using RNA imaging technology
Researchers will use a pioneering imaging technology — called Mango, for its bright color — to develop coronavirus testing kits.