The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in millions of infections, hundreds of thousands of deaths and major societal disruption due to…
Impact of lockdown on COVID-19 epidemic in Île-de-France and possible exit strategies
More than half of the global population is under strict forms of social distancing. Estimating the expected impact of lockdown…
Hyperammonemic encephalopathy exacerbated by parenteral nutrition in fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma
Fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma (fHCC) is a rare primary liver neoplasm that makes 0.6% to 8.6% of all hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC)1.…
Old Vaccines May Stop the Coronavirus, Study Hints. Scientists Are Skeptical.
Certain vaccines may provide broad protection against infections. But new research doesn’t prove these vaccines can turn back the coronavirus,…
Reopening Primary Schools during the Pandemic
For the past 6 months, policymakers and the U.S. public have weighed economic against public health considerations in debating what…
Public Health Decision Making during Covid-19 — Fulfilling the CDC Pledge to the American People
In May 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released considerations for the opening of elementary and high…
Pregnant Black and Hispanic women five times more likely to be exposed to coronavirus
Researchers found the rate of virus exposure among Black and Hispanic women to be five times higher than among White…
Case 25-2020: A 47-Year-Old Woman with a Lung Mass
Presentation of Case. Dr. Jonathan E. Eisen: A 47-year-old woman presented to this hospital early during the pandemic of coronavirus…
Fusobacterium necrophorum Hepatic Abscess and Colorectal Cancer
Even after identification of complications such as pulmonary embolism and infective endocarditis, with its attendant sequelae,1 no evaluation of hepatic…
Lymphogranuloma Venereum Should be Ruled Out in Coloproctitis in Individuals Infected with HIV
The differential diagnosis in the case recently published in the journal1 deserves some consideration. Intestinal spirochetosis2,3 is a frequent animal…