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A multiple sclerosis diagnosis can leave patients feeling overwhelmed, but these 5 apps can help providers guide patients through diagnosis and treatment. 

A new study found that electronic cigarette use may lead some US youths to get hooked on traditional combustible cigarettes when they would otherwise never try smoking. 

The 32-year-old presents to the ED after 2 hours of acute nonpleuritic dyspnea--a first-ever episode. How would you proceed?

Unclear prescriptions can trigger a cascade of serious events. See if these 5 caught by one pharmacy team look familiar, and beware.

Fad diets can be traced all the way back to 35 000 BC. Find out how much you know about which ones worked or didn't work with our 10-question quiz.

Most data on US opioid-related deaths come from adults, but a recent study shows pediatric opioid deaths are on the rise at an alarming rate.

From a mobile fluid tracker to an app with a 3-D beating heart, these are the top 5 heart failure apps that every primary care physician and patient should know about. 

Browse through the references from our slideshow, To Eat or Not to Eat: A Brief History of Dieting. 

A 19-year-old previously healthy man presents with intermittent diarrhea, fever, and weight loss with pleuritic left-sided chest pain for 1 month. What does the chest x-ray show?

From acne to the menacing flu, we have picked the top 10 FDA-approved drugs every primary care physician should know about from the fourth quarter. 

What are the 5 must-have apps that physicians can use to promote optimal eye health? Scroll through our quick slideshow to find out. 

Take this brief test to find out what you know about conventional studies that had unconventional findings.

Patient claims pruritic full-body rash is from a course of vancomycin. Is he correct? Could it be something else?

What are the top 5 HIV/AIDS apps that both physicians and patients can use? Scroll through our new slideshow to find out. 

Air filters for cardioprotection, the growing menace of superbugs, and 8 other new findings in medicine that may shock you. 

With deaths attributed to opioids increasing, some experts question if they are all accidental overdoses. Could some be suicides? Does chronic pain play a role?

Test your knowledge of the peculiar applications of some common treatments with this 10-question quiz.