Importance An estimated 7.6% of children and 10.8% of adults have IgE-mediated food-protein allergies in the US. IgE-mediated food allergies may cause anaphylaxis and death. A delayed, IgE-mediated allergic response to the food-carbohydrate galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) in mammalian meat affects an estimated…
A 31-year-old woman presented for evaluation of bilateral blurry vision over the past month. She experienced fulminant hepatic failure 3 months ago and underwent a liver transplant 2 weeks later. Postoperative pathological results showed hepatolenticular degeneration. What would you do…
This JAMA Insights in the Climate Change and Health series discusses the increase in extreme weather events caused by climate change and how these events bring about increased migration due to effects on water availability, food access, and rates of…
This JAMA Insights discusses the importance of effective patient-clinician communication and provides strategies for clinicians that can enhance accurate information gathering and exchange, encourage patient engagement, enhance comprehension, and ensure retention of the information.
This case report describes the finding of a carotid web in combination with a wandering and rotating carotid artery, resulting in a stroke.
A 62-year-old male was referred for evaluation of a painless right lower-eyelid lesion noted during routine glaucoma follow-up. The lesion had been present for 3 years with slow, gradual enlargement. What would you do next?
A man in his 40s presented with a 10-year history of pruritic lesions on the scrotum and buttock. What is your diagnosis?
This case report discusses a diagnosis of giant ascending aortic aneurysm in a patient who presented with transient monocular blindness and no cardiovascular symptoms.
A 47-year-old man presented with a sudden decrease in vision in the right eye and a history of binocular diplopia, bilateral cranial nerve 6 palsies, and an undifferentiated pontine mass. Examination revealed a large optic nerve head mass with optic…
A woman in her early 70s with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, and colon polyps presented to oculoplastic surgery with 1 week of progressive right-sided proptosis, headache, right eyelid ptosis, and blurry vision. Outside magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated…
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