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11/25/2018

This article presents updated definitions of and clinical criteria for diagnosing sepsis and septic shock based on recommendations from an expert task force.

11/21/2018

Nature

11/20/2018

While your mind may be traveling a mile a minute, keep these questions to ask at your residency interview at the top of your agenda.

11/02/2018

This Clinical Evidence Synopsis summarizes a Cochrane review of randomized trials comparing the effects of treatment of lower extremity superficial thrombophlebitis on venous thromboembolism and major bleeding.

10/25/2018

This JAMA Insights reviews the clinical presentation and management of the most common and severe immune checkpoint inhibitor toxicities.

10/20/2018

This narrative review summarizes advances in diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including use of age-adjusted D-dimer levels and rule-out criteria (PERC) to exclude the diagnosis, use of newer oral anticoagulants (NOACs) as treatment, and indications for thrombolysis.

10/14/2018

Efforts to optimize cesarean delivery rates have prompted research regarding the optimal approach to the management of labor.1,2 The second stage of labor, defined as the interval from complete cervical dilation until delivery of the fetus, is a critical period in labor management. Whether the...

10/14/2018

This narrative review summarizes current evidence regarding the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

10/13/2018

This Patient Page describes candidates for cardiac rehabilitation and how it can help treat cardiovascular disease.

10/13/2018

In this issue of JAMA Dermatology, Jull et al1 use meta-analysis to suggest an additional healing benefit of exercise in patients with venous leg ulcers (VLUs). Combining and analyzing data from 5 relatively small studies (the largest with 63 participants), the authors found that 61% of participants...

10/10/2018

10/03/2018

Notorious asphyxiator carbon monoxide has few true admirers, but it's favored by University of California, Irvine scientists who use it to study other molecules.