It is vital to acknowledge trusted sources and avoid being misguided by faulty research and sensationalized headlines.

Coinfection with HIV and HCV presents a problem: many of the drugs used routinely to treat HIV have adverse interactions with the newer, and older, treatments for HCV.

Elevated serum gastrin will help confirm the presence of gastrinoma or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1.

Renal metastasis from primary colorectal cancer is very rare; 40% of colon cancer patients will have a recurrence, however, after successful initial therapy.

What is the most likely cause of epigastric pain or discomfort in patients who have not undergone any investigations?

OSA is not simply a marker for poor health but is an independent risk factor for open-angle glaucoma. Both conditions affect millions worldwide.

Becoming familiar with recent developments in managing “the king of diseases and the disease of kings” may help.

PCI is not recommended for asymptomatic adults who are highly functional and report no exercise-induced symptoms.

HIV infections are increasing most rapidly among Americans over age 65. Yet the CDC doesn't recommend routine screening in this age group, many older people are unaware of their HIV-positive status, and studies show that they may benefit more than younger patients from antiretroviral therapy.

Patients with MRSA or MSSA should always be treated for at least 2 weeks with IV antibiotics.

Pneumomediastinum is the abnormal presence of air within the mediastinum; causes include blunt force trauma, esophageal rupture, surgical complications.

Eosinophilic ascites is an extremely rare presenting sign of hypereosinophilic syndrome.

For HIV/AIDS patients, adherence to scheduled clinic visits is linked with perception of quality of care.

Incretin-based T2DM therapy is not a direct cause of pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer asserts the European Medicines Agency.

What's the best way to dislodge a fishhook? What if there is bony involvement?

Upset patients, angry patients drain your time and energy. Here is a simple 6-step protocol that works almost every time.

How would you proceed with this patient?

A miscarriage, the spontaneous expulsion of a fetus from the womb before it is able to survive on its own, ends 1 in 5 pregnancies.