Enteral nutrition is defined as the provision of essential nutrients through an enteral tube to prevent or treat disease-related malnutrition in patients who are unable to consume adequate ...

A 79-year-old woman was evaluated for cough and weight loss. Chest imaging and thoracentesis findings confirmed the presence of an exudative right pleural effusion. A diagnosis was made.

Tecovirimat is available for the treatment of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) in Europe and the United States, on the basis of findings from efficacy studies in animals and safety evaluations ...

The National Academy of Medicine convened a workshop of experts and published a report that reviews the progress generative AI has achieved in health care and discusses future opportunities and ...

Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia that is encountered in clinical practice, with some 4.5% of the general population affected in the United States. It has been nearly 30 ...

A 4-year-old girl presented with a 3-day history of fever and dry cough. A chest radiograph showed a large, rounded opacity in the left lower lobe with subtle air bronchograms.

Treatment with fidanacogene elaparvovec, a recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector developed for the treatment of hemophilia B, led to sustained expression of the high-activity factor IX ...

A 56-year-old man was transferred to a burn center for management of pavement burns on his feet that had occurred during a heat wave.

As the fossil-fuel industry continues to obstruct efforts to curtail pollution from its products, the health community should use strategies that have been effective in fighting other health ...

The discovery of a highly efficacious option for preexposure prophylaxis that requires only twice-yearly administration has led to the question of whether a vaccine is still needed to end the HIV ...

In the initial months of the Trump administration, numerous executive orders have led to a chaotic dismantling of U.S. foreign-assistance and global health efforts. These orders have already had ...

The Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment benefit supports access to various services for Medicaid-covered children. But few clinicians are aware of the extent of its coverage ...