A patient with type 1 diabetes received genetically modified allogeneic islets and no immunosuppression. Results obtained ...
Growing acceptance of voluntary euthanasia, which opens the door to death by organ donation, warrants a recontextualization of the dead donor rule and assessment of the ethical principles involved.
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Management of hypertriglyceridemia for reducing the risk of serious clinical complications, including hypertriglyceridemia-induced acute pancreatitis, has historically been formidable and frustrating ...
Society depends on clinicians to provide high-quality services in the vast areas of medical care in which quality isn’t measured. But corporate entities may not support this type of professionalism.
The United States faces a projected shortage of millions of long-term–care workers by 2040. Yet in each area where progress could help address this gap, federal policy is moving in the wrong direction ...
A 40-year-old woman presented with a 1-month of history of fevers and 3-week history of swelling in her right armpit. Ultrasonography showed enlarged lymph nodes with an adjacent fluid collection.
Abstract Despite criticism of patient-satisfaction measures, patient-experience surveys that are designed and administered appropriately provide robust measures of the quality of health care and offer ...