Decentralized clinical trials (DCTs), meaning those trials in which activities are conducted outside of hospital or clinic settings, offer many advantages over traditional clinical trials and, when…
The financial assistance policies of some U.S. hospitals now define medical necessity much more restrictively than it has conventionally been understood, as covering only services…
In this Patient Platform, a new grandmother shares her experience receiving a diagnosis of heart failure — and prescriptions for all the medications that came…
A 77-year-old woman presented with a 2-day history of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. CT of the abdomen revealed herniation of a loop of ileum…
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. The aim of the KBP-2020 study was to describe survival among patients diagnosed with lung…
TEN years have elapsed since Swyer and James1 and Macleod2 described an unusual form of hyperlucency of one lung that appeared to be due to…
In the current anti-immigrant political environment in the United States, what will happen when immigrants who work in the health care system are forced to…
In the phase 3, double-blind, randomized INAVO120 trial, treatment with inavolisib plus palbociclib–fulvestrant led to a significant progression-free survival benefit, as compared with placebo plus…
A 51-year-old man presented with a 3-month history of weight loss, diarrhea, and fever. Transthoracic echocardiography showed vegetations on the aortic and mitral valves. A…
The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming hormonal treatment for transgender minors. This decision will have profound implications.
The safety and efficacy of treatment with intravenous tenecteplase before endovascular thrombectomy in patients with acute ischemic stroke due to large-vessel occlusion remain uncertain. In…
