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….
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,…
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?
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This Teachable Moment describes a 66-year-old woman with mild dysuria, vulvar discomfort, and recurrent urinary tract infections.
Importance Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are T lymphocytes that are genetically engineered to express a synthetic receptor that recognizes a tumor cell surface antigen and causes the T cell to kill the tumor cell. CAR T treatments improve overall…
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