A 77-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. CT of the abdomen revealed herniation of a loop of ileum that was inferior to the inguinal ligament and ...

Intravenous thrombolysis remains a standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after onset. Vascular ...

A 63-year-old woman was evaluated for dyspnea and edema. Soft-tissue thickening was noted in the retroperitoneum and mediastinum and around the heart and vessels. A diagnosis was made.

Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking ...

The switch from fetal γ-globin to adult β-globin is controlled by BCL11A. Genetic manipulation of BCL11A improves disease outcomes by turning γ-globin expression back on to compensate for ...

A 70-year-old man was admitted to the hospital for weakness, anorexia, and weight loss. Rapidly progressive altered mental status developed shortly after admission. A diagnosis was made.

Congenital diarrhea and enteropathies (CODEs) are a group of rare disorders that primarily affect the function of intestinal epithelial cells, leading to infantile-onset diarrhea and poor growth ...

The lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease was 24% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21 to 30) among women and 38% (95% CI, 30 to 45) among men for whom all five risk factors were present. In the ...

A 72-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes had somnolence after a urologic procedure for bladder cancer. She had respiratory acidosis and anion-gap metabolic acidosis. A diagnosis was made.

This review addresses the dimensions and mechanisms of food and nutrition insecurity, as well as assessment, populations at highest risk, and health consequences across diverse contexts.

The relative stability of body weight over time in any given person suggests a highly sophisticated metabolic machinery that is capable of regulating a multitude of variables, both predictable (e ...