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- Prostate cancer screening and the role of PSA: A UK perspective
We advocate PSA screening for all middle-aged men, especially if they have risk factors.
- Prostate cancer: To screen or not to screen? The question is complicated
Prostate cancer screening is controversial due to the complexity of harms and benefits.
- COVID-19 diagnostic testing and the psychology of precautions fatigue
Overuse of special precautions can lead to diminished vigilance.
- A patient with breast cancer and a rash on her hands and feet
She had completed her third cycle of chemotherapy 3 days earlier.
- Cryptosporidiosis in an immunosuppressed patient with persistent diarrhea
A 29-year-old lung transplant recipient presents with diarrhea lasting 1 month.
- Perioperative management of pregnant women undergoing nonobstetric surgery
If surgery during pregnancy is unavoidable, special management considerations apply.
- Prescribing testosterone and DHEA: The role of androgens in women
Androgens play an important physiologic role and can promote sexual health.
- Trials and tribulations of testosterone therapy in women: Importance of adhering to the evidence
Testosterone should not be touted for outcomes that are not supported by data.
- The role of SGLT-2 inhibitors in managing type 2 diabetes
These drugs improve glycemic control and offer cardiovascular and metabolic benefits.
- SGLT-2 inhibitors: A new era in managing diabetic kidney disease starts now
Randomized controlled trials of these new agents had positive outcomes.