Wildfires and Human Health
This JAMA Insights explores the adverse effects of wildfires on human health and health care systems and offers suggestions on how clinicians can help mitigate the health threats posed by wildfires.
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Solitary Acute Necrotic Scrotal Ulcer in a Young Patient
A healthy young male patient was referred to the department of dermatology for evaluation of a solitary painful scrotal ulceration that developed rapidly 48 hours before consultation. What is your diagnosis?
Initial Management of BRAF V600E-Variant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer – The FAST Multidisciplinary Group Consensus Statement
Importance BRAF/MEK inhibitors revolutionized the treatment of BRAF V600E-variant anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (BRAFv-ATC), offering improved outcomes for patients with this previously incurable disease. Observations Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) accounts for approximately half of thyroid cancer−related deaths. It presents as a rapidly growing tumor that…
International Medical Graduates and the Physician Workforce
Importance Physician shortages and the geographic maldistribution of general and specialist physicians impair health care delivery and worsen health inequity in the US. International medical graduates (IMGs) represent a potential solution given their ready supply. Observations Despite extensive clinical experience, evidence of…
Sodium-Dependent Multivitamin Transporter Deficiency
This case report describes a 3-year-old girl who presented with progressive pruritic, palmoplantar plaques, and periorifical exudative erythema who experienced hair loss, recurrent episodes of pneumonia, and transient thrombocytopenia.
Partial Heart Transplant in Congenital Cardiac Surgery
This Surgical Innovation outlines the advantages of performing a partial transplant to deliver growing heart valve implants in newborn babies.
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.
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…
