Mixed Topics
Commentary
What can we do about mass shootings?
Anger, hatred, racism, and evil may be ailments of the soul, but they are not mental illnesses.
News
Does taking isotretinoin worsen a patient’s baseline IBD symptoms?
To investigate this topic, the researchers identified 19 patients who were diagnosed with IBD and treated with isotretinoin over a 16-year period...
News
PA convicted of distributing more than 1.2 million opioid pills
Conference Coverage
A psychiatric patient confesses to murder: Now what?
Philadelphia case report offers lessons in handling an unusual dilemma.
News
HPV strains covered by the vaccine have declined greatly in the U.S.
Conference Coverage
IBD after age 60: More evidence antibiotics play a role
IBD “should be considered, especially if you have a patient who’s reporting multiple courses of antibiotics in the last few years.”
Opinion
How to make visits run more smoothly and be more productive
Some symptoms are so distressing and severe that symptomatic treatment is needed, but most aren’t.
News
Lyme disease may cost U.S. nearly $970 million per year
Patients with localized disease had the lowest attributed costs, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and intervention.
Conference Coverage
First fatty liver guidelines for endocrinology, primary care
Endocrinologists and primary care docs “need to be the ones who are diagnosing and managing [non-alcoholic fatty liver disease] because there just...
Case Reports
Inverted Appendix in a Patient With Weakness and Occult Bleeding
Appendiceal mucinous neoplasms are rare adenomatous primary tumors that can cause serious potentially fatal complications.