Intravenous thrombolysis remains a standard treatment for acute ischemic stroke within 4.5 hours after onset. Vascular reocclusion may occur after intravenous thrombolysis and may be preventable ...

A 63-year-old woman was evaluated for dyspnea and edema. Soft-tissue thickening was noted in the retroperitoneum and mediastinum and around the heart and vessels. A diagnosis was made.

Corporatization” of health care, a process predicted decades ago, now refers to the general trend throughout the industry toward higher levels of integrated control by consolidated profit-seeking ...

This review considers enteral nutrition in the context of disease-related malnutrition, provides evidence for the use of enteral nutrition in hospitalized patients, and discusses practice considera ...

Among 40,292 persons invited to participate, 8953 (22.2%) expressed interest in participating and 6393 had their polygenic risk score calculated; 745 (11.7%) had a polygenic risk score in the 90th ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by the progressive development of airflow limitation that is not fully reversible. 1 The term COPD encompasses chronic obstructive ...

Congenital diarrhea and enteropathies (CODEs) are a group of rare disorders that primarily affect the function of intestinal epithelial cells, leading to infantile-onset diarrhea and poor growth ...

The lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease was 24% (95% confidence interval [CI], 21 to 30) among women and 38% (95% CI, 30 to 45) among men for whom all five risk factors were present. In the ...

Chronic spontaneous urticaria is an idiopathic syndrome defined by recurring itch, hives, or angioedema (or a combination of these symptoms) for more than 6 weeks. Remibrutinib, an oral, highly sel ...

Most rotator-cuff tears are degenerative, atraumatic, and more prevalent with age. Nonoperative treatment, including physical therapy, is typically recommended; surgery is considered in some cases.

Hairy-cell leukemia, a rare B-cell cancer driven by a BRAF mutation and manifesting with cytopenias and splenomegaly, is responsive to purine analogue chemotherapy and to BRAF inhibitors combined w ...

Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital from The New England Journal of Medicine — A 30-Year-Old Woman with Back Pain, Leg Stiffness, and Falls ...