Latest Articles
- Trends in rheumatic disease: Update on new diagnostic and treatment strategies
A series of case-oriented discussions in a question-and-answer format.
- Should patients with severe heart failure be treated with beta-blockers?
A recent major trial showed that a beta-blocker can indeed be beneficial in severe heart failure, if used cautiously.
What evaluation should be done for an apparently healthy patient with an increased mean corpuscular volume (MCV)?Seemingly trivial symptoms, easily overlooked, can lead to the correct diagnosis.
- Home care: What a physician needs to know
How to avoid the pitfalls in qualifying appropriate patients for Medicare’s Home Health Services and hospice programs.
- The domino effect of the strangulation of post-acute care
Regulatory fixes often have unintended consequences.
- Is laser vision correction safe in patients with diabetes?
Some patients with diabetes may be candidates for one of the two kinds of laser surgery.
- Current challenges in Barrett’s esophagus
The diagnosis and treatment of Barrett’s esophagus are fraught with unresolved questions.
- Can fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome be cured by surgery?
The hypothesis is interesting, hut data are lacking.
- Immunizations in adult immunocompromised patients: Which to use and which to avoid
Immunocompromised patients are particularly susceptible to infectious diseases, but they may not always receive the vaccines they need for protection.
