A national teachers’ union said teachers might strike as a “last resort” if they didn’t feel safe. Pilgrims to Mecca…
Cancer, Religion and a ‘Good’ Death
It is hard to know how much my patient, caught in an eternal childhood, understood about his cancer.
How to Stop Biting Your Nails
Start by becoming aware of the behavior. What mood accompanies the biting? Are you more likely to chew in certain…
How to Stop Biting Your Nails
Start by becoming aware of the behavior. What mood accompanies the biting? Are you more likely to chew in certain…
Sore throat with normal oropharyngeal examination
A 30-year-old healthy female presented with a two-day history of fever and severe throat pain. She reported dysphagia and odynophagia…
Challenges in Diagnosing Comatose Patients with Ethylene Glycol Poisoning
A 41-year-old man with a long history of depression presenting with consciousness disturbance was brought to a hospital. Upon examination,…
Spontaneous Retroperitoneal Hemorrhage in Dermatomyositis
A 53-year-old woman presented with proximal muscle weakness and myalgia in her upper and lower limbs. She was recently diagnosed…
Cost-effectiveness of inhaled oxytocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage: a modelling study applied to two high burden settings
Access to oxytocin for prevention of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) in resource-poor settings is limited by the requirement for a consistent…
How airway cells work together in regeneration and aging
Researchers have identified the process by which stem cells in the airways of the lungs switch between two distinct phases…
Highly invasive lung cancer cells have longer ‘fingers’
Tiny finger-like projections called filopodia drive invasive behavior in a rare subset of lung cancer cells. Analysis of molecular features…