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Plus, see what you know about parotid masses, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, new antivirals for hepatitis C, and postpartum neurologic deficits-all topics in this week’s quiz.

This finding could encourage more men with cardiovascular disease to remain compliant with their therapy.

And the inability to perform sexually may be linked to a range of other health problems.

Which meningococcal vaccines can now be given to very young infants? Can a Mediterranean diet lower inflammation? What does regular narrow QRS complex tachycardia imply? Can you answer these questions and 2 others?

The mediastinal benign schwannomas is a nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. These tumors are often asymptomatic and found incidentally.

Two weeks after injury to the right chest wall and shoulder, the patient continues to have pain. He also reports numbness and tingling in his hands bilaterally. What do the ED images reveal?

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors act independently of insulin level and so can be used at various stages of type 2 diabetes disease progression. Latest findings, here.

Confirmation of President Obama's nominee for Surgeon General is suspended as the debate over an answer to this question continues.

Having insurance encourages people to use health care services. Thus the inception of "Obamacare" is likely to have a dramatic impact HIV/AIDS in the US, increasing quick diagnosis and early treatment, and perhaps even heralding the first HIV-free generation.

(AUDIO) How many lives have been saved due to early treatment of HIV infection, and what is the impact on society? An economist who has helped to answer these questions also ponders the deeper implications of the new information about progress against HIV.

Patients aged 80 years or older were more than twice as likely to visit the ED and nearly 5 times as likely to be hospitalized for insulin-related hypoglycemia than those aged 45 to 64 years.

Please use the comment box to tell us more about how you deal with distraction in the examination room.

Initially treated empirically for acute bronchitis, this patient came to the ED with a 6-week history of worsening cough, dyspnea, fevers, weakness, and a 20-lb weight loss.

A 35-year-old woman, in the ED for the second time in the same day, is described by ambulance medics as "bizarre." ECG and labs are normal except for elevated urinary and peripheral WBC counts. More, here.

Do you ask patients to turn off the sound on their phones during an office visit? Share your opinion in a quick poll and tell us if you have a policy.

Being overweight increases a woman’s risk of ovarian cancer, according to a new comprehensive report. The finding offers a way to reduce the risk.

As the incidence of malignant melanoma continues to rise, so does primary care physicians’ need to identify pigmented lesions for early detection. Take a look at these presentations to test your knowledge.