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Hepatitis B virus infection: Understanding its epidemiology, course, and diagnosisInternists should be aware of the natural history of hepatitis B virus infection, a vital prerequisite to assessing disease severity and determining the need for antiviral therapy.
- Bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaw: Innocent association or significant risk?
A cause-and-effect relationship has not been established, and most of the reported cases have been in patients with cancer who were receiving much higher doses than those used in osteoporosis or Paget disease of the bone.
- Black hairy tongue
A 71-year-old man presents for evaluation of an asymptomatic black discoloration of the tongue. What is the most likely diagnosis?
- A medical center is not a hospital: Reflections of a department chair still in the game
Dr. Thomas Lansdale’s commentary in the September issue resonated with many physicians because he so eloquently captured the increasing frustration that many physicians feel.