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January 9, 2025

New catheter materials for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) may reduce the risk of device failure due to infectious, thrombotic, and catheter occlusion events. However, data from ran...

Amanda J. Ullman, Robert S. Ware

January 9, 2025

An 84-year-old man was noted to have gray skin. On physical examination, diffuse gray pigmentation of the skin, nails, and sclera was seen. A skin biopsy revealed small, dark granules in sweat glands.

Tin Yan Lee, Wan Hang Lau

January 9, 2025

A 35-year-old woman was admitted at 8 weeks postpartum because of shortness of breath and edema in the legs. Proteinuria had developed at the end of the pregnancy. A diagnosis was made.

Jessica S. Tangren, Veronica E. Klepeis

January 9, 2025

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation is the only curative treatment for myelofibrosis. Driver mutations are the pathophysiological hallmark of the disease, but the role of mutation cl...

Nico Gagelmann, Nicolaus Kröger

January 9, 2025

Making integrated fracture liaison services a routine part of postfracture care could help reduce disparities in care — and may offer a useful model for the management of other chronic diseases.

Nicola Napoli, Douglas P. Kiel

January 9, 2025

The past two decades have witnessed a renaissance in the evaluation and treatment of patients with valvular heart disease, catalyzed by advances in surgical innovation, transcatheter techniques, an...

Patrick T. O’Gara

January 9, 2025

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction is noted for symptoms of heart failure, LVEF of at least 50%, and cardiac or structural abnormalities. Treatment includes diuretics and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Antonio Cannata, Theresa A. McDonagh

January 9, 2025

This report describes a novel tickborne orthonairovirus species identified in patients presenting with an acute febrile illness in China.

Ming-Zhu Zhang, Wu-Chun Cao

January 9, 2025

This Double Take video discusses the differential diagnosis for a man presenting with persistent abdominal pain, fatigue, and anorexia with weight loss and reviews how it evolves with new clinical ...

Ann Cheung, Caren G. Solomon

January 9, 2025

In this audio interview, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Jane Leopold discuss research being presented at the 2024 European Society of Cardiology annual meeting. . . .

Eric J. Rubin, Stephen Morrissey

January 9, 2025

A man with prostate cancer who was receiving androgen blockade had a substantial reduction in the frequency of hot flashes with the use of fezolinetant.

Kevin L. Lin, Anthony M. Joshua

January 9, 2025

Persistent chylomicronemia is a genetic recessive disorder that is classically caused by familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), but it also has multifactorial causes. The disorder is associated w...

Gerald F. Watts, Daniel Gaudet

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