April 21st, 2017
Brainstorm: Are Subarachnoid Hemorrhages Affected by the Weather?
Harrison Reed, PA-C
When I walked into the ICU and stared at the roster of current patients, my jaw hit the floor. “Ho-lee cow,” I said as I scanned the list of diagnoses. The entire unit was full of patients with hemorrhages in their skulls. “Yeah, man.” The physician finishing the previous night’s shift leaned back in his […]
April 6th, 2016
Providers Need Care Too
Scott Cuyjet, RN, MSN, FNP-C
As a nurse practitioner, I was taught to not be too emotional or share too much about myself with my patients so as not to make the clinical visit about me. I have learned over time that being emotional and sharing does not come easily for me, nor is it always in the best interest […]
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NEJM — Recent Clinical Medicine Articles- Simplify or Stratify? The Debate over Medical School Grading Systems December 4, 2025This feature about the preclinical grading system in a medical school offers a case vignette accompanied by two essays, one supporting continuation of the five-tier grading system (A, B, C, D, F) and the other recommending implementation of a pass/fail system.
- Glucocorticoids for Pneumonia in Africa — Old Therapy, New Context December 4, 2025The African continent is home to 1.55 billion people, one fifth of the world’s population, spread over an area larger than the United States, China, and India combined. The disease burden is enormous,1 and health care resources are severely constrained. In one multinational survey, one in eight hospitalized...
- Clouded by Smoke December 4, 2025A 50-year-old man with a history of emphysema, obstructive sleep apnea, and neuropsychiatric conditions presented for evaluation of intermittent dyspnea that had occurred during the past year.
- Simplify or Stratify? The Debate over Medical School Grading Systems December 4, 2025
- NEJM — Recent Pediatrics Articles
- Pegcetacoplan for Treatment of C3 Glomerulopathy and Immune-Complex MPGN December 4, 2025The kidney diseases C3 glomerulopathy and immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (MPGN), which are diagnosed through kidney biopsies in patients with evidence of glomerulopathy, have defied successful treatment. C3 glomerulopathy is a rare disease that encompasses C3 glomerulonephritis and dense-deposit disease. It is characterized on kidney biopsy by deposition of complement by-products,...
- Updated Evidence for Covid-19, RSV, and Influenza Vaccines for 2025–2026 December 4, 2025Results from recently published, peer-reviewed studies support the safety and effectiveness of immunizations against Covid-19, RSV, and influenza.
- Trial of Pegcetacoplan in C3 Glomerulopathy and Immune-Complex MPGN December 4, 2025This trial of pegcetacoplan, a C3 and C3b inhibitor, in patients with C3 glomerulopathy or primary immune-complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis showed that the drug significantly reduced proteinuria.
- Pegcetacoplan for Treatment of C3 Glomerulopathy and Immune-Complex MPGN December 4, 2025