Improving Patients’ Treatment Expectations
This JAMA Insights offers evidence-based communication strategies for addressing patient treatment expectations, which can improve outcomes and reduce adverse effects.
ABMS Lifelong Learning CME Activity
Papular and Vesicular Lesions on the Vulva and Thighs
A woman in her 60s, who had undergone hysterectomy, adnexectomy, and concurrent chemoradiotherapy for cervical cancer 8 years prior, presented with a 2-year history of painful pink vesicular and papular lesions on the vulva and thighs. What is your diagnosis?
Anorexia Nervosa—Facts, Frustrations, and the Future
Importance Anorexia nervosa is a prevalent psychiatric illness associated with exceptionally poor outcomes, including high rates of morbidity and premature mortality. Current evidence-based treatments for anorexia nervosa were developed several decades ago and have limited efficacy. The anorexia nervosa field—and the…
Trauma-Informed Care
This JAMA Insights discusses trauma-informed care practices that can help clinicians provide sensitive and supportive care that may improve health outcomes in patients with a history of trauma.
A New Dystonia Phenotype in Wilson Disease
This case report describes a 36-year-old male patient with Wilson disease and opposite muscle tone manifestations in his upper and lower limbs.
Intrapartum Sildenafil to Improve Perinatal Outcomes – A Randomized Clinical Trial
Importance Sildenafil citrate may increase uteroplacental blood flow. Its ability to reduce perinatal complications related to fetal hypoxia during labor is uncertain. Objective To compare the effectiveness of intrapartum maternal oral sildenafil citrate vs placebo in improving perinatal outcomes potentially related to…
Safer Prescribing of Opioids for Pain Management
As health care professionals, it is essential to prescribe opioids safely and appropriately to ensure effective and equitable pain management while minimizing risk. This course offers an overview and application of safer opioid prescribing practices through five patient interactions in…
Johns Hopkins: An AI Success Story
Dr Alvin Liu, an endowed professor of the AI Oversight Team and inaugural director of the James P. Gills Jr., MD, & Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses Johns Hopkins Medicine’s journey with Augmented Intelligence…
Hypertrophic Tongue Papillae in Cowden Syndrome – PTEN
This case report describes a woman in her 60s with hypertrophy of dorsal tongue papillae in a honeycomb pattern along with papillomatous growth of the gingiva.
A Patient With Cough, Palpitations, Dyspnea, and Chest Pain
A man in his early 50s presented with recurrent episodes of cough, palpitations, shortness of breath, and exertional chest pain. What would you do next?
