Case Report

Synovial Chondromatosis: An Unusual Case of Knee Pain and Swelling

Author:

Melissa Moates Grace, MSN, RN

Lt Col (Ret) Eric J. Letonoff, DO

Although it is an uncommon cause of knee pain and swelling, synovial chondromatosis should be included in the differential diagnosis when...

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Article

A Brief History of Death Rates Among Women

Researchers find women’s health and death rates have fluctuated over the years due to technologic and medical advances.

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Pilot Program

A Robotic Hand Device Safety Study for People With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Author:

Steven Scott, MD

Tommy Yu, MD

Kevin T. White, MD

Wanda Van Harlinger, OTR/L

Yasmin Gonzalez, OTR/L

Imelda Llanos, MS, OTR/L

F. Andrew Kozel, MD, MSCR

This study of the FES Hand Glove 200 device suggests possible efficacy in enhancing range of motion of various wrist and finger joints.

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News

Ultra-Short Tuberculosis Prophylaxis

Patients with HIV may only need 1 month of antibiotics to prevent tuberculosis.

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News

Targeting the Gut in Patients With HIV

Researchers find ART may not be enough when protecting CD4+ T-cells from the gut.

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News

Surgeon General wants naloxone widely on hand. Is that feasible?

Author:

Shefali Luthra, Rachel Bluth, Kaiser Health News

Is Dr. Adams’ have-naloxone-will-carry recommendation at best limited in what it can achieve?

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Original Research

A Practical Guide to Urine Drug Monitoring

Author:

Mena Raouf, PharmD, BCPS

Jeffrey J. Bettinger, PharmD

Jeffrey Fudin, PharmD

Urine drug monitoring is an important tool for substance misuse or abuse and adherence to a prescribed regimen.

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News

New IHS Dashboard Monitors Quality of Health Care

The Indian Health Service announces a new tool to assist in the monitoring and distribution of health care quality information amongst the...

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Original Research

Restless Legs Syndrome Among Veterans With Spinal Cord Lesions

Author:

Tacjana Friday, MD

Pablo R. Castillo, MD

Ali Hashmi, MD

Imran S. Khawaja, MD

Researchers developed a restless legs syndrome questionnaire using diagnostic criteria to assess its prevalence among veterans with spinal cord...

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News

A Cluster of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Cases

New data are being uncovered that shows dental personnel are at risk for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

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News

PDPK1 could be novel target in MCL

Author:

Mary Ellen Schneider

The poor prognosis of mantle cell lymphoma despite advances in immunochemotherapy means that new therapeutic targets are needed.

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Case Report

Acute Exertional Upper-Extremity Rhabdomyolysis in 3 Female Trainees

Author:

Capt (Ret) Bruce A. Cohen, MD, MPH, MC, USN

Early diagnosis and comprehensive management of exertional rhabdomyolysis are crucial to ensure full recovery and avoidance of complications.

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News

PrEP Prescriptions Are on the Rise

CDC data find an uptake in PrEP prescriptions pushing closer to a goal of a 500% increase by 2020.

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News

Studies Look at Monoclonal Antibodies for Resistant Infection

The fight against antibiotic-resistant bacteria continues as researchers begin to test treatment using monoclonal antibodies.

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Original Research

Self-Management in Epilepsy Care: Untapped Opportunities

Author:

Judy Ozuna, ARNP

Pamela Kelly, Dha, MBA

Alan Towne, MD

John Hixson, MD

Constant accessibility, rapid scalability, and modest costs make digital and mobile epilepsy self-management platforms an attractive alternative...

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