The concepts of social distancing and self-quarantine are being interpreted in a variety of ways, not always correctly. Here’s a…
How to Keep Your Distance
The concepts of social distancing and self-quarantine are being interpreted in a variety of ways, not always correctly. Here’s a…
China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections
All of the new cases reported on Thursday involved people who had come to China from elsewhere, the government said.
China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections
All of the new cases reported on Thursday involved people who had come to China from elsewhere, the government said.
Are environmental area characteristics at birth associated with overweight and obesity in school-aged children? Findings from the SLOPE (Studying Lifecourse Obesity PrEdictors) population-based cohort in the south of England
Geographical inequalities in overweight and obesity prevalence among children are well established in cross-sectional research. We aimed to examine how…
The Emerging Pandemic of Coronavirus: The Urgent Need for Public Health Leadership
There is ample precedent for public health officials directing the containment of emerging pandemics. For example, in the early to…
An Immunocompromised Woman with a Brain Lesion
A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital for dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, and falls after elective tooth extraction. She…
Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Heart Transplant Patient
Opportunistic mycosis referred to as Mucormycosis can cause fatal infections in immunocompromised and diabetic patients.1 The most common species include…
Adrenal failure and orchitis secondary to tuberculosis mimicking metastatic malignancy
Primary adrenal insufficiency, a potentially life-threatening disease, often runs an insidious course mandating a strong clinical suspicion for a prompt…
Age Differences in the Chief Complaint Associated with a First Acute Myocardial Infarction and Patient’s Care Seeking Behavior
To describe age differences in patient’s chief complaint related to a first myocardial infarction, and how the “typicality” of patient’s…