Journal-based

Endometrial Cancer – A Review

Importance  Endometrial cancer accounts for 95% of uterine cancers. Uterine cancers are the fourth most common cancer in women in the US, with an estimated 68 270 new cases and 14 450 cancer deaths projected to occur in 2026. The US mortality…

Defining Expanded Episode-Based Surgical Quality Measurement

Importance  Surgical quality assessment has largely focused on addressing risk-adjusted postoperative outcomes, which neglects quality assessment across the entire perioperative surgical continuum. The Veterans Health Administration (VA) has the unique opportunity to employ a surgical episode framework to measure surgical…

Reticulate Purpuric Macules of the Feet After Endovascular Aortic Repair

A man in his 70s with a history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and aortoiliac occlusive disease was admitted with a symptomatic impending rupture of a thoracic aortic aneurysm, followed by reticulate erythematous to violaceous macules that appeared…

Management of Crohn Disease in Adults

This JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis summarizes the American College of Gastroenterologyís 2025 recommendations on management of Crohn disease in adults.

A Ketogenic Diet for Treatment-Resistant Depression – A Randomized Clinical Trial

Importance  Preclinical evidence and case reports suggest potential therapeutic benefits of ketogenic diets (KDs) in the treatment of depression, but evidence from well-controlled randomized clinical trials (RCTs) is lacking. Objective  To assess the efficacy of a KD compared with a…

Rapid Methadone Titration for Opioid Withdrawal Management

This Teachable Moment describes how traditional titration protocols for patients with fentanyl use disorder may be inadequate for patients with frequent, high-dose, or high-potency opioid use.