Deaths and injuries from firearms are significant public health problems, and clinicians are in a unique position to identify risk among their patients and discuss the importance of safe firearm practices. Although clinicians may be ill-prepared to engage in such discussions, an adequate body of...
Recent Resources
Impact of High Volume Energy Drink Consumption on Electrocardiographic and Blood Pressure Parameters: A Randomized Trial
Abstract
Background
Energy drinks have been linked to an increase in emergency room visits and deaths. We aim to determine the impact of energy drinks on electrocardiographic and hemodynamic parameters in young healthy volunteers.
Methods and Results
A randomized,...
Keywords/Tags:
Discussions of Dense Breasts, Breast Cancer Risk, and Screening Choices in 2019
Breast density, a radiologic term that describes the proportion of parenchymal relative to fatty tissue in mammograms, is a strong and prevalent risk factor. With increasing breast density, the risk of having a breast cancer masked or hidden on mammography increases, as does future breast cancer...
Keywords/Tags:
Menopausal Hormone Therapy
Hormone therapy is the most effective treatment for managing menopausal vasomotor symptoms. Hot flashes and night sweats affect approximately 70% of midlife women and may persist for a decade or longer.1 ...
Keywords/Tags:
Association of Nonfasting vs Fasting Lipid Levels With Risk of Major Coronary Events in the Anglo-Scandinavian Cardiac Outcomes Trial–Lipid Lowering Arm
IMPORTANCE:
Recent guidelines have recommended nonfasting for routine testing of lipid levels based on comparisons of nonfasting and fasting populations. However, no previous study has examined the association of cardiovascular outcomes with fasting vs nonfasting lipid levels measured in...
Keywords/Tags:
Five-Year Outcomes of Gastric Bypass in Adolescents as Compared with Adults
BACKGROUND
Bariatric surgery results in weight loss and health improvements in adults and adolescents. However, whether outcomes differ according to the age of the patient at the time of surgery is unclear.
METHODS
We evaluated the health effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
Keywords/Tags:
2018 Cholesterol Clinical Practice Guidelines: Synopsis of the 2018 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology/Multisociety Cholesterol Guideline
Description:
In November 2018, the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology (AHA/ACC) released a new clinical practice guideline on cholesterol management. It was accompanied by a risk assessment report on primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (...
Keywords/Tags:
The Many Faces of Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Deficiency
Although cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was described over a century ago, it is still difficult toestablish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the right treatment. Symptoms related to vitamin B12 deficiency may be diverse and vary from neurologic to psychiatric. A number of individuals with...
Keywords/Tags:
The Many Faces of Cobalamin (Vitamin B12) Deficiency
Although cobalamin (vitamin B12) deficiency was described over a century ago, it is still difficult toestablish the correct diagnosis and prescribe the right treatment. Symptoms related to vitamin B12 deficiency may be diverse and vary from neurologic to psychiatric. A number of individuals with...
Keywords/Tags:
New Approaches to Management of Depression
Interview with Andrew A. Nierenberg, MD, author of Evolving Issues in the Treatment of Depression
Keywords/Tags: