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Global Coronavirus Deaths Cross 100,000, a Grim Milestone, as Cases Pass 1.6 Million: Live Updates
Lockdowns are being extended across much of the world heading into the Easter weekend. Russia’s outbreak is gaining momentum.
Characteristics, service use and mortality of clusters of multimorbid patients in England: a population-based study
Multimorbidity is associated with mortality and service use, with specific types of multimorbidity having differential effects. Additionally, multimorbidity is often…
Middle-Aged Man With Left Limb Weakness
A 45-year-old man had been diagnosed with right cholesteatoma and mastoiditis, and he received mastoidectomy and tympanotomy 1 year previous. Since…
Money can’t buy love — or friendship
While researchers have suggested that individuals who base their self-worth on their financial success often feel lonely in everyday life,…
Disease Control, Civil Liberties, and Mass Testing — Calibrating Restrictions during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Urgent responses to the Covid-19 pandemic have halted movement and work and dramatically changed daily routines for much of the…
“A Pause for Pot”
We present the case of a 19 year-old, 59 kilogram woman with a history of syncopal events since childhood. The…
A Peculiar Phenotype Hindering Early Diagnosis: Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 2B Syndrome
A 28-year-old Chinese man presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute onset of abdominal distension, generalized abdominal pain, and…
SUBACUTE COMBINED DEGENERATION OF THE SPINAL CORD
A 67-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 3-month history of persistent numbness below the level of the…
Middle-Aged Man with Left Limbs Weakness
A 45-year-old man had been diagnosed with right cholesteatoma and mastoiditis, and he received mastoidectomy and tympanotomy 1 year ago. Since…