The Case of the Very Sick Sailor
What is the cause of the severe, diffuse inflammation of skin, joints, and mucous membranes in this Persian Gulf patient?
Diabetes Disparities and Differences
Wild variations in treatment success and how T2D differs in youth and adults top the diabetes news. Click inside for highlights.
A Case of A Baby with Bumpy Feet
Bilateral tiny lumps in a 4-month-old boy's heels are making his mother anxious. Get a close look at the lesions and enter your Dx.
8 Fairly Weighty Obesity Issues
As the prevalence increases, obesity continues to grow as a major health problem. Here are brief summaries of the latest research findings.
Life's Not so Simple with Asthma and Pimples
A young teen presents with an acne outbreak that is uncharacteristic for her. What are the clues to the diagnosis in the PMH?
Back to School Report Card: 10 New Health Lessons
Counsel patients and parents on how best to prepare--click through these slides for the latest on school-related health issues.
A Long Brown Line Under A Young Woman's Fingernail
What is in your differential diagnosis for a thin brown line of parallel bands, regular in width that span nail fold to free nail edge?
Mortality and Medicine: 6 New Findings
A short slide show highlights results of 6 new clinical studies that look at death, risk of death, and cheating death.
Diabetes Update: Smartphone Craze Not So Crazy
Brief slideshow summaries highlight Pokémon’s potential for diabetes prevention and other noteworthy study findings.
A Weak Infant with Large Muscles: What's Your Diagnosis?
Asthenia and developmental delay seem at odds with well-defined musculature in this 9-month-old. What Dx do you suspect?
ADHD: What’s Myth and What’s Fact?
ADHD: seen only in kids; boys are more impaired vs girls; only stimulants work. Myths or facts?
Obamacare Special Report and More Medical News
Scroll through the slides for an Affordable Care Act “study” and other Web articles of interest to primary care.
Acute-onset Acne: A Mysterious Case
An acute outbreak on a formerly clear-complected young girl is suspicious for some notable features that are missing. Your Dx?
The New Old: 10 Updates on Geriatric Health
Recent research on the health of older persons uncovers news both good and sobering. See highlights of 10 studies in our slides.
An App for Aspirin and Other Medicine in the News
An app for aspirin, an antidote for opioids: 2 of the 6 topics in our slide show of notable studies on the Web.
More New Cancer Facts in the News: If Your Patient Asks, Part II
More meeting highlights from ASCO in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment--in case your patient asks.
10 New Facts about Prostate Cancer
Slide Show: Get top-line results of 10 new studies on the most common non-skin cancer among US men.
Twin Sisters with an Odd, Progressive Rash
The first stage of this rash began at birth; it has twice changed distinctly in form. Are these changes the key to a diagnosis?
Migraine Matters: 6 Meeting Highlights
This brief slide show toplines key research from the 58th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Headache Society, June 1-4, 2016.
Diabetes, Obesity, and Weight Loss: An Update
New findings and guidelines translate into better awareness, understanding, and clinical decision making.