Foreword. This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then…
Antiplatelet Treatment to Prevent Early Recurrent Stroke
Without urgent treatment, the risk of major stroke in the week after a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke…
Signet-Ring Plasma Cells
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Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA
Among patients with an acute ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), the risk of a subsequent ischemic stroke is…
Trial of Roflumilast Cream for Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
High-potency topical glucocorticoids and vitamin D derivatives are the main treatments for psoriasis. Topical glucocorticoids are effective in the treatment…
Uncertain Trust
“I know you are worried about Xin — all of us are, as well,” I told the patient’s mother. “We…
Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis: A Review
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune demyelinating and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system, and the leading cause of…
Dietary Sodium Restriction for Heart Failure: A Systematic Review of Intervention Outcomes and Behavioral Determinants
The 1500mg/day dietary sodium-restriction commonly recommended for patients with heart failure has recently been questioned. Poor adherence to sodium restricted…
Autochthonous Chagas’ Disease. How are These Infections Happening?
Proven cases of vector-transmitted acute autochthonous Chagas’ disease in the US are rare (