Intravenous thrombolysis remains a standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after onset. Vascular ...

A 63-year-old woman was evaluated for dyspnea and edema. Soft-tissue thickening was noted in the retroperitoneum and mediastinum and around the heart and vessels. A diagnosis was made.

Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking ...

This review considers enteral nutrition in the context of disease-related malnutrition, provides evidence for the use of enteral nutrition in hospitalized patients, and discusses practice considera ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by the progressive development of airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. 1 The term COPD encompasses chronic obstructive ...

Congenital diarrhea and enteropathies (CODEs) are a group of rare disorders that primarily affect the function of intestinal epithelial cells, leading to infantile-onset diarrhea and poor growth ...

The lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease was 24% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21 to 30) among women and 38% (95% CI, 30 to 45) among men for whom all five risk factors were present. In the ...

A total of 543 participants (women, 44%; median age, 77 years) were included in the analysis: 271 were assigned to receive EVT plus best medical treatment and 272 to receive best medical treatment ...

Venous insufficiency comprises a constellation of symptoms and clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic spider veins and varicose veins to venous leg ulcers. Chronic venous disease is ...

Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical therapy, is typically recommended; surgery is considered in some cases.

Diminished well-being among physicians is of growing concern. The authors review measures of burnout and depression, causal factors, and interventions to improve well-being.

Hairy-cell leukemia, a rare B-cell cancer driven by a BRAF mutation and manifesting with cytopenias and splenomegaly, is responsive to purine analogue chemotherapy and to BRAF inhibitors combined w ...