There is an urgent need to increase patient access to treatment of chronic Hepatitis C infection. We developed a co-localized…
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Venous thromboembolism in the setting of a pancreatic duct leak
A 46-year-old man with a history of alcohol use disorder, tobacco use, and chronic pancreatitis complicated by an untreated pseudocyst…
Multiple pigmented lesions of the breast following ipsilateral breast carcinoma
A 75-year-old Caucasian woman presented to the dermatology clinic (February 2019) with multiple dark lesions on her right breast of…
CHOLANGIOCARCINOMA MANIFESTING AS NON-BACTERIAL THROMBOTIC ENDOCARDITIS IN A YOUNG PATIENT
A 41-year-old female with steroid-dependent rheumatoid arthritis and a recent (four months prior) cerebellar stroke presented with complaints of constant…
Unruptured Sinus of Valsalva Aneurysm causing Complete AV block: A Case Report
A 44-year-old man presented to our emergency room with a history of chest tightness, vertigo and nausea as well as…
Medication adherence, health care utilization, and spending among privately-insured adults with chronic conditions in the United States, 2010-2016
Chronic conditions are common and costly for older Americans and for the health system. Adherence to daily maintenance medications may…
Prevention and management of CVD in LMICs: why do ethnicity, culture, and context matter?
Low- and middle-income countries now experience the highest prevalence and mortality rates of cardiovascular disease.
Temporal Trends of the Management and Outcome of Patients with Myocardial Infarction According to the Risk for Recurrent Cardiovascular Events
Some patients are at higher risk for recurrent cardiovascular events following a myocardial infarction, due to their clinical characteristics and…
Systemic treatment with glucocorticoids is associated with incident hypoglycemia and mortality: A historical prospective analysis
Steroids (glucocorticoids) are part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, which is responsible for the regulation of the immune system1. Steroids have…
Financial Incentives for Smoking Cessation in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Background-Financial incentives for smoking cessation and use of evidence-based therapy may increase quit rates and reduce health and economic disparities.Methods-We…