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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.

A healthy 50-year-old woman walks into your office; she is concerned about her risk of breast cancer because right-sided breast cancer was diagnosed in her mother at age 55. She is of Caucasian ancestry and has no other family members with breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer. She has read the news about an actress who had a “cancer gene” and ended up having prophylactic mastectomies. She is very concerned about her risk of developing breast cancer and wants to be “tested.”

Eccentric and irregular pigmentation prompted a biopsy in this elderly woman with a history of basal cell carcinoma and melanoma. The surprising diagnosis was a heavily pigmented squamous cell carcinoma in situ.

The financial impact of health care on patients is not benign.

GLP-1 receptor antagonists suppress post-meal glucose excursions and are compatible with basal insulin; the combination addresses both FPG and PPG.

Incarcerated rectal prolapse is uncommon and seen mainly in elderly female patients. If ischemia is present, perineal proctosigmoidectomy is the only remaining treatment option.

(AUDIO) HIV-positive status is hardly a death sentence today, yet too many patients in the US do not complete the continuum of care from diagnosis to completion of antiretroviral therapy. AIDS specialist Katerina Chrstopoulos MD examines the barriers along the cascade of care, and suggests solutions.

Incidence of CHD was more than double in twins diagnosed with PTSD than those without the disorder.

All non-urgent tasks-refills, phone messages, referrals-should be "batched" for twice-daily attention, morning and afternoon.

One simple addition, basketball, is doing more for health and mental health in this community than months or years of therapy or any number of medications or office visits with me.

Syncope accompanied by a sensation of coldness preceded a fall in this 67-year-old woman. She had a similar experience 6 months earlier.

A randomized study of such a web-based app called “Life-Steps,” coupled with modules for stress reduction and mood management, suggests it may help HIV-infected people stay on their antiretrovirals.

Besides the AIDS-related cancers such as Kaposi's sarcoma, HIV-positive patients are now surviving long enough to face the age-related increased risk of cancer that affects everyone else. How do they fare, compared to the non-HIV-infected population?

Your everyday calendar must include your family and personal engagements as well as your work commitments.