In May 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released considerations for the opening of elementary and high…
Pregnant Black and Hispanic women five times more likely to be exposed to coronavirus
Researchers found the rate of virus exposure among Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among White…
Aspirin for Primary Prevention in Adults Older than 70 Years is Not Supported by High-Quality Trial Data and May Cause Harm
We read with interest the commentary on aspirin in primary prevention by Gitin et al.1 As ASPirin in Reducing Events…
Outcomes of Patients With Heart Failure and Substance Abuse
We read with interest the article by Nishimura et al titled “The Impact of Substance Abuse on Heart Failure Hospitalizations”…
Point of Care Ultrasonography Enhanced Physical Examination: A Nephrologist’s Perspective
Point-of-care ultrasonography (POCUS) is intended to answer focused clinical questions at the bedside and is rapidly emerging as an ‘enhancement’…
Ignored Biases in the Study of Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation and Stage 4 or 5 Chronic Kidney Disease
An article in a recent issue of The American Journal of Medicine by Chang et al1 indicated high risks of…
Hearing Impairment and Depressive Symptoms: A Risk Assessment
I read the article by Lisan et al1 with great interest. The authors conducted a prospective study to investigate the…
Lymphogranuloma Venereum Should be Ruled Out in Coloproctitis in Individuals Infected with HIV
The differential diagnosis in the case recently published in the journal1 deserves some consideration. Intestinal spirochetosis2,3 is a frequent animal…
Fusobacterium necrophorum Hepatic Abscess and Colorectal Cancer
Even after identification of complications such as pulmonary embolism and infective endocarditis, with its attendant sequelae,1 no evaluation of hepatic…
Case 25-2020: A 47-Year-Old Woman with a Lung Mass
Presentation of Case. Dr. Jonathan E. Eisen: A 47-year-old woman presented to this hospital early during the pandemic of coronavirus…