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From the Editor
- Meet Peter Studer, our new publisher
Joining our small but dedicated staff of professionals, Mr. Studer is the right man for the job.
1-Minute Consult
Is there an age at which we should stop performing screening Pap smears and mammography?Mammography is reasonable if life expectancy is at least 5 years, but screening for cervical cancer is more complex.
Current Drug Therapy
- Statins and osteoporosis: Can these lipid-lowering drugs also bolster bones?
Statin drugs may promote bone formation. Although the clinical data are limited and mixed, they may point the way to better drugs for osteoporosis.
- How to prevent, recognize, and treat drug-induced nephrotoxicity
How drugs injure the kidney, who is at risk, and how to prevent renal injury.
Review
- The case for more aggressive screening and treatment of mild thyroid failure
What do you do if a patient has mildly elevated TSH but normal T4 and T3 levels?
Heart Failure Update
- Improving the care of patients dying of heart failure
Too many heart failure patients die in pain, short of breath, and with too much left unsaid. We can do better for them.
Review
- Management of smell and taste problems
Too often, loss of smell or taste does the medical attention it deserves.
Im Board Review
- Sudden weakness in a patient with lymphoma
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test.
Medical Grand Rounds
A practical guide for examining and treating the diabetic footSome tips on performing a quick, focused examination of the diabetic foot for problems in circulation, nerve function, skin, muscles, and bones.
