Ovarian Aging and Fertility
This JAMA Insights discusses ovarian aging and provides strategies to address infertility due to ovarian aging.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Preventing Cannabis Use Among Minors
As more states legalize, decriminalize, or otherwise increase access to cannabis for adult populations, there are also potential health implications for children and adolescents. Maria H. Rahmandar, MD, physician at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine, explores the risk factors, screening…
Penile Persistent Yellow Plaques With Recurrent Ulcerations
A man in his 30s presented with a painful ulcer on the ventral aspect of the penile shaft that had appeared 3 months before. Physical examination disclosed discrete penile swelling with an indurated yellowish plaque diffusely involving the ventral surface….
Impact of Clinical Information on Melanocytic Skin Lesion Pathology Diagnosis – A Scoping Review
Importance There is poor accuracy and reproducibility for the histopathologic diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions, and the provision of clinical information may improve this. Objective To examine the impact of clinical information on the histopathologic diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions. Evidence Review PubMed,…
Branch Retinal Artery Occlusion in an Adolescent Male
A 17-year-old male with an unremarkable medical history presented with 2 days of painless blurred vision in the right eye. Three weeks prior, he was admitted with fever, myalgias, hepatosplenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and truncal rash. What would you do next?
Differences in Drug Shortages in the US and Canada
Importance Drug shortages are a persistent public health issue that increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Both the US and Canada follow similar regulatory standards and require reporting of drug-related supply chain issues that may result in shortages. However, it is unknown…
Using Music to Teach Health Professions Students to Listen Closely and Promote Peace
Promoting peace with patients requires clinicians to be skilled in helping patients feel safe, respected, and heard. Close listening is a teachable skill set that enables clinicians to focus sensory attention on a patient and to cultivate space for reflection…
How Should Clinicians Share Decision Making With Patients Interested in Using Psychedelics to Feel Psychologically Safe?
This commentary on a case of a transgender patient interested in using psychedelics to feel more at peace and achieve a sense of psychological safety argues that health care practitioners can help their patients minimize potential harms of psychedelics by…
Government Obligations and the Negative Right to a Healthy Urban Environment
Urban development often generates noise and light pollution, reduces green space, produces heat islands, and increases population density that can exacerbate crime, disease transmission, anxiety, and stress. This article argues that individuals and communities have rights to not have their…
Alzheimer Disease as a Clinical-Biological Construct—An International Working Group Recommendation
Importance Since 2018, a movement has emerged to define Alzheimer disease (AD) as a purely biological entity based on biomarker findings. The recent revision of the Alzheimer’s Association (AA) criteria for AD furthers this direction. However, concerns about a purely biological…
