A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of mild, generalized pruritus. A total-body examination of the patient's skin revealed small, yellowish-brown flecks in the hair of the upper arm (Panel A), chest, and axilla . . .
Background Whole-genome sequencing may revolutionize medical diagnostics through rapid identification of alleles that cause disease. However, even in cases with simple patterns of inheritance and unambiguous diagnoses, the relationship between ...
It is impossible to recall another time when a single incident -- in this case, the off-cycle election of a U.S. senator -- so thoroughly implicated the long-term direction of ...
Voters are angry and distrustful of Washington. Democrats have lost their nerve. Republicans, sensing weakness, are closing in for the kill. We have seen this health care reform horror movie ...
On the evening of January 12, 2010, a few hours after the Haitian earthquake, the leaders of Project Medishare in Miami began contacting Haitian associates, faculty and staff of the ...
Two days after Haiti's devastating earthquake, a medical relief team made up in part of four emergency physicians and four emergency nurses from Stanford University Hospital and three emergency physicians ...
A patient wants to know about symptoms she may have from a prescription drug she is taking. Consulting the label's "Adverse Reactions" section, she finds a wealth of data. Little ...
On February 1, the Virginia Senate passed a bill stating that "No resident of this Commonwealth . . . shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual insurance coverage." ...
The human suffering that followed the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and the many survivors in urgent need of lifesaving care, brought an outpouring of support from the U.S. health care ...
A 63-year-old man with a history of recurrent aseptic meningitis presented with fever and headache. The physical examination showed scleral injection and mild nuchal rigidity. Analysis of the cerebrospinal fluid ...
A 50-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of mild, generalized pruritus. A total-body examination of the patient's skin revealed small, yellowish-brown flecks in the hair of the upper arm ...
In this issue of the Journal, Steidl et al.1 provide a technically sound and important model for using molecular tools to better predict how various cancers will respond to currently ...