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Canakinumab: Promises and Future in Cardiometabolic Diseases and Malignancy
Inflammation has proven in multiple studies to be responsible for the progression of cardiometabolic diseases and malignancies. The interleukin family…
An Overlooked Cause of Polyuria
A 40-year-old woman presented to the Outpatient Department with complaints of frequent urination and excessive thirst for 3 months. She…
Evidence Basis for a Point-of-Care Ultrasound Examination to Refine Referral for Outpatient Echocardiography
Few data exist on the potential utility of a cardiac point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examination in the outpatient setting to assist…
CLIPPERS: An Increasingly Recognized Chronic Inflammatory Central Nervous System Disorder
Chronic Lymphocytic Inflammation with Pontine Perivascular Enhancement Responsive to Steroids (CLIPPERS) is a rare chronic inflammatory neurological syndrome affecting multiple…
Wanted: Local Medical Experts /Champions to Prevent Gun Violence
In response to the current, horrific, US public health crisis, an epidemic of gun violence, due primarily to handguns, physician…
Concomitant Use of Direct Oral Anticoagulants with Antiplatelet Agents and the Risk of Major Bleeding in Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation
Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation commonly have comorbidities requiring concurrent use of oral anticoagulants and antiplatelets. There are no real-world…
Reinfarction in Patients with Myocardial Infarction with Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries (MINOCA) : Coronary Findings and Prognosis
Myocardial infarction (MI) with nonobstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) is common. There are limited data on the mechanisms and prognosis for…
Impact of Geriatrician-Performed Comprehensive Geriatric Care on Medication Use and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Referred to a Non-Hospital-Based Rehabilitation Unit
Eighty-eight percent of older adults referred to Danish non-hospital-based rehabilitation units used ≥5 regular drugs per day at the beginning…
A Genetic Origin? Purpura Fulminans
Over days, a patient’s relatively small lesion evolved into widespread tissue damage. A previously healthy 49-year-old Arab woman was admitted…