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All About Allergies: Be Ready for Spring In addition to the common ragweed, other pollinating weeds (eg, Russian thistle), trees, grasses, and molds can cause seasonal allergies. Learn about the different seasonal allergens and their current treatments.
March 6, 2025
Clues in the Oral Cavity: Are You Missing the ... A closer look at oral findings can improve early disease detection.
February 21, 2025
Alzheimer Disease: Diagnostic Challenges The prevalence and financial burden of Alzheimer disease continues to rise. Explore the latest insights in modifiable risk factors, biomarkers, and more.
February 14, 2025
Psoriasis: Presentation, Imitators, and Treatment Psoriasis is a disfiguring and often painful skin condition that affects an estimated 125 million people worldwide. Know the facts about this dermatologic issue.
February 11, 2025
Contact Dermatitis: From Triggers to Treatment Contact dermatitis is frequently encountered by healthcare professionals. This is a useful summary of the condition, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, differentiation, and treatment.
February 3, 2025
Diagnosing “Broken Heart Syndrome” Takotsubo cardiomyopathy ("broken heart syndrome") is a transient cardiac syndrome that mimics acute coronary syndrome. Do you know how to recognize this condition in your patients?
January 31, 2025
11 Opioid-Related Emergencies: Dangerous Highs Thousands of people in the United States continue to struggle with opiate addiction and suffer complications and death as a result.
January 17, 2025
Central Vertigo: Identifying the Hidden Cause Vertigo, defined as an exaggerated or erroneous feeling of internal or external movement, has numerous causes, from brain tumors to cerebellar hemorrhage.
January 15, 2025
Brain Lesions: Summaries of 12 Cases Brain lesions can produce widely diverse symptoms depending on size, type, location, and etiology. Here are 12 illuminating case summaries.
January 13, 2025
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Facts and Misconceptions The hallmarks of SAD are different from those of classic depression, in which people typically eat less and sleep less.
January 2, 2025
Hypothermia: The Cold Facts Hypothermia, defined as a core body temperature below 35°C, usually occurs because of exposure to a cold environment. Hypothermia may arise in a variety of conditions, from those found on wilderness outings to inner-city and aquatic environments.
December 20, 2024
Burn Injuries Winter often means more exposure to open flame, such as fireplaces and candles, but this comes with risks. Burns can cause physical and mental damage, leading to lifelong chronic pain and psychological trauma.
December 19, 2024
Alcohol and Wellness: What's at Stake Alcohol and Wellness: What's at Stake
December 9, 2024
Baby Belly Aches: 7 Causes of Abdominal Pain in ... Evaluating the pregnant patient with abdominal pain has inherent challenges, and even the experienced clinician must be wary. Be sure you can safely rule the most worrisome diagnoses in or out.
November 21, 2024
Recognizing and Treating Common Sports Injuries Playing sports offers health benefits but comes with the risk for serious injuries.
November 18, 2024
Gout for the Holidays Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis. Once called the "disease of kings," gout can result from holiday-related overindulgence in certain foods and beverages.
November 14, 2024

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