Design is and always has been interventional and clinically relevant. Modern evidence-based designers’ lineage was prominently shaped between 1800 and 1970. This article investigates hospital designs during this period that were correlated with patients’ health outcomes and suggests how this…
This activity is comprised of five multiple-choice questions based on the content of an AMA Journal of Ethics podcast about therapeutic music and peace in health care. The featured guests are Jeanne Kisacky, PhD, medical historian; and John Meyer, human-centered…
This case report describes a man in his 60s with hypertension, deep vein thrombosis, and a recent diagnosis of HIV presented with low CD4 cell count after starting antiretroviral therapy with tenofovir alafenamide-emtricitabine-bictegravir.
A man in his early 50s presented to autoimmune dermatology clinic for 3 years of periarticular nodules on his fingers that were painful with manipulation or minor trauma and symmetric polyarthralgia. What is your diagnosis?
This case report describes a man in his 50s with palmar fasciitis and polyarthritis syndrome.
Importance Axial spondyloarthritis is an immune-mediated inflammatory condition involving the sacroiliac joints, spine, and peripheral joints. It affects approximately 1% of adults in the US and is associated with impaired physical function and reduced quality of life. Observations Inflammatory chronic back pain…
Importance In poor-prognosis children’s cancers, new therapies may carry fresh hope for patients and parents. However, there is an absolute requirement for any new therapy to be properly evaluated to fulfill scientific, regulatory, and reimbursement requirements. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are…
This Clinical Insights discusses how the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nares swab may be used alongside disease prevalence and clinical factors to determine when MRSA coverage is needed for common inpatient infections.
Maintaining competency in blood pressure (BP) measurement is an essential part of a health care professional’s ongoing education and training. This self-guided training is designed to help health care professionals refresh their skills and knowledge, focusing on the areas that…
Learn about potential for cannabis addiction, withdrawal symptoms, and overdose. Board-certified physician at Stanford Medicine, Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH, reviews screening, models of care, and treatment for cannabis use disorder.
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