Does paying for performance in primary care save lives? Maybe not, according to this comprehensive study.

A national mandate to fortify all enriched grain products with folic acid has led to an overall intake of the nutrient, yet consumption still falls short of targets and varies among populations.

Might hypertension and body mass index be modifiable risk factors for depression in older adults?

By way of targeted next-generation sequencing, the authors propose that Sotos and Sotos-like syndromes are epigenetic diseases caused by loss-of-function mutations in the SETD2 gene.

Should aldosterone blockade after MI start before hospital discharge?

Newly described biomarkers may increase the ability to differentiate benign renal oncocytoma from other renal cell carcinomas with a greater chance of metastasis.

Is laboratory monitoring a reliable way to measure engagement in HIV care?

Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) is a frequent complication in women with urinary or systemic schistosomiasis, particularly in geographic areas where the disease is endemic.

Does a higher dose of adipose invite the grim-reaper?

Primary care physicians without access to urological studies may have a new tool for diagnosing prostate problems.

This study explored behavioral and pharmacological interventions for maintaining weight loss in obese adults to determine which were most effective over the long-term.

Primary care physicians are often the first to evaluate patients with postconcussion syndrome. This review summarizes both pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment options for PCS in primary care.

Learn more about the clinical consequences of major bleeds, as well as management and treatment effects of warfarin vs. apixaban.

Which CD4 counting instrument is most reliable?

Is substituting nevirapine for rilpivirine safe and effective in virologically suppressed HIV patients?

Does bias exist against women in the academic setting?

Detection of aneuploid neoplastic T cells in the blood is associated with large cell transformation in tissue.

Groin infections resulting in arterial bleeding due to bacterial vessel destruction are a severe challenge in vascular surgery. What's the best approach?

Read the first report of a primary nodal Merkel cell tumor in a patient with HIV.

The authors provide a framework for understanding how primary care and behavioral health services can be integrated in routine practice.