Parry-Romberg Syndrome With Concurrent en Coup de Sabre
This case report describes a young man who presented with a long history of progressive right hemifacial deformity and a streak of scarring alopecia from eyebrow to scalp.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Primary Care as a Public Utility – The Case for a Common Fund
Importance More than one-third of US adults lack access to primary care, which has increasingly become a commodity rather than the common good envisioned by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Many states are working to bolster primary…
AMA STEPSFORWARD – Medical Assistant Professional Development – Enhance the Skills and Roles of the Care Team
This toolkit outlines the steps required to begin a medical assistant (MA) professional development program, empowering MAs to contribute more meaningfully to a physician practice. The toolkit guides readers on best practices for building a team, developing a curriculum, and…
Musical Trick Alleviating Benign Essential Blepharospasm
This case report describes a 61-year-old professional oboist whose symptoms of bilateral essential blepharospasm abated when she played the oboe or sung a musical arrangement.
State-Level Abortion Bans and the OBGYN Workforce – A Review of Current Evidence
The US Supreme Courtís June 2022 Dobbs v Jackson Womenís Health Organization (hereafter Dobbs) decision radically changed the landscape of abortion care in the US. As states enacted near-total abortion bans with limited exceptions, critically ill pregnant patients were unable…
Intralenticular Stratification in a Complicated Cataract
This case report discusses intralenticular stratification in the cataract of a boy aged 13 years with a history of familial exudative vitreoretinopathy and total retinal detachment.
Chikungunya
This JAMA Insights discusses the transmission, diagnosis, management, and prevention of chikungunya.
Cobblestoning Monomorphic Papules of the Lower Extremities
A 62-year-old Vietnamese man with a history of hepatitis B presented with a chronic, generalized pruritic rash that involved the back, trunk, and upper and lower extremities. What is your diagnosis?
Prurigo Pigmentosa Associated With Ketogenic Diet
This case report describes a man with recurrent pruritic papulovesicular eruptions who reported practicing intermittent fasting and adhering to a ketogenic diet.
AMA STEPSFORWARD – Sharing Clinical Notes With Patients – A New Era of Transparency in Medicine
This toolkit describes how shared clinical notes benefit clinicians, keep patients engaged and informed, and improve overall care. It also discusses how to educate team members about the rules for open notes and provides resources for patients, family members, and…
