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Should all college-bound freshmen receive meningococcal vaccine?Although freshmen living in dormitories have a higher risk, the CDC advises education rather than routine vaccination.
- Influenza 2000–2001
Delays in production of influenza vaccine are forcing physicians to prioritize who should be vaccinated first.
- Andropause, testosterone therapy, and quality of life in aging men
The common wisdom that men do not undergo menopause is being replaced. Testosterone replacement therapy can help.
- In postmenopausal women who have had a subtotal (simple) hysterectomy, how much estrogen is enough, and how do you test for deficiency?
A standard dosage can be titrated upward according to symptoms.
Should speculations about immune-mediated adverse effects of Lyme disease vaccine deter us from giving it?The vaccine is safe, but should not replace simple common-sense precautions in tick-infested areas.
- A 75-year-old woman with a swollen hand and supraclavicular lymphadenopathy
What is the cause of this patient’s symptoms? A self-test on a clinical case.
- Fly-fishing and painting inspire CCJM Art Director’s Homeric odyssey
Artist, biographer, and fisherman—Bob Demarest, our Art Director, is a man of many talents.
- A review of pericardial diseases: Clinical, ECG and hemodynamic features and management
Pericardial diseases are common, have multiple causes, and are often misdiagnosed.