Medical Practice and the Climate Crisis
This JAMA Insights discusses the significant role that health care plays in the climate crisis and provides strategies to assist clinicians with improving patient care while also protecting the environment.
Medical Knowledge
Racial Disparities in Sports Cardiology – A Review
Importance Racial disparities in cardiovascular health, including sudden cardiac death (SCD), exist among both the general and athlete populations. Among competitive athletes, disparities in health outcomes potentially influenced by social determinants of health (SDOH) and structural racism remain inadequately understood. This…
Odynodysphagia and Oropharyngeal Mass
A 60-year-old female patient presented with odynophagia and dysphagia and was found to have left-sided erythematous oropharyngeal bulging. What is your diagnosis?
A 25-Year-Old With an Incidentally Detected Ascending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Bicuspid Aortic Valve
A woman had shortness of breath and a first-degree relative with a history of ascending aorta dissection. Imaging showed an isolated dilatation in the mid ascending aorta and a bicuspid aortic valve but no pulmonary infiltrates, effusion, or embolism and…
Bifid Pupil Iridodialysis Secondary to Airsoft Gun Injury
This case report describes a diagnosis of iridodialysis in an 11-year-old boy who presented with decreased vision and inflammation after direct blunt trauma to the left eye.
Bilateral Rhino-Orbital-Cerebral Mucormycosis
This case report discusses a diagnosis of rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis in a man aged 61 years who presented with vision loss, ophthalmoplegia, and ptosis.
Vascular Conjunctival Lesion in a Patient With a Recent Diagnosis of HIV Infection
This case report describes a diagnosis of conjunctival Kaposi sarcoma in a patient recently diagnosed with HIV infection and taking highly active antiretroviral therapy.
An Epiretinal Roller Coaster Effect
This case report describes a diagnosis of epiretinal membrane with retinal traction in a patient with known bilateral age-related macular degeneration.
Medications for Obesity – A Review
Importance Obesity affects approximately 19% of women and 14% of men worldwide and is associated with increased morbidity. Antiobesity medications (AOMs) modify biological processes that affect appetite and significantly improve outcomes, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Observations AOMs should…
Management of Elevated Blood Pressure in the Hospital—Rethinking Current Practice
This Clinical Insight proposes a new framework for managing asymptomatic blood pressure elevation in the hospital setting.
