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- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Retinal detachment
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Urinary incontinence in women
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Disorders of infant feeding
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hirsutism
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Child abuse
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic venous insufficiency
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of pancytopenia
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 18 Jul 2025Topic:Multiple myeloma
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of polyneuropathy
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Contraception
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Transient synovitis of the hip
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Sexual abuse and assault
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Osteomyelitis
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Opioid overdose
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Sickle cell anemia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Constipation
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Essential tremor
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Acromegaly
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of infantile dystonia
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadismTopic:Hypogonadism in men
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- 01 Jul 2025Topic:Hodgkin lymphoma
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Listeriosis
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Waldenström macroglobulinemia
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of dermatologic disorders in HIV
- 24 Jun 2025Topic:Hepatitis B
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadismTopic:Hypogonadism in men
- 14 May 2025Pause in use of live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine in older adults due to safety concernsTopic:Chikungunya virus infection
- 13 May 2025US FDA approves gepotidacin, a first-in-class antibiotic for UTIs in womenTopic:Urinary tract infections in women
- 25 Apr 2025WHO reaffirms mpox outbreak in Africa still meets criteria for a public health emergency of international concernTopic:Mpox
- 24 Apr 2025Dapagliflozin approved by FDA for treatment of type 2 diabetes in childrenTopic:Type 2 diabetes in children
- 19 Mar 2025Esketamine approved in the US as the first ever monotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in adultsTopic:Depression in adults
- 14 Mar 2025Guidelines recommend statins for people living with HIV to prevent cardiovascular eventsTopic:HIV in adults
- 05 Mar 2025FDA approves olezarsen for the treatment of familial chylomicronemia syndromeTopic:Hypertriglyceridemia
- 11 Feb 2025First bird flu death reported in the US outbreak; case of human infection detected in the UKTopic:Avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection
- 13 Nov 2024US FDA approves new treatment for schizophrenia, the first drug with a novel target in decadesTopic:Schizophrenia
- 06 Aug 2024Updated American College of Gastroenterology guidance includes new fluid resuscitation recommendations for patients with acute pancreatitisTopic:Acute pancreatitis
- Anesthesiology
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Opioid overdose
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- Assessments
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hirsutism
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of pancytopenia
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of polyneuropathy
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of infantile dystonia
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of dermatologic disorders in HIV
- Cardiology
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic venous insufficiency
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- Cardiothoracic surgery
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- Critical care medicine
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Child abuse
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Opioid overdose
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- Dermatology
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hirsutism
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of dermatologic disorders in HIV
- Ear, nose, and throat
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- Emergency medicine
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Child abuse
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Sexual abuse and assault
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Opioid overdose
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- Endocrinology and metabolic disorders
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hirsutism
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Acromegaly
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadismTopic:Hypogonadism in men
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
- Gastroenterology and hepatology
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Constipation
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Listeriosis
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- 24 Jun 2025Topic:Hepatitis B
- General surgery
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- Genetics
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Sickle cell anemia
- Geriatric medicine
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Constipation
- Health maintenance
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Contraception
- Hematology
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of pancytopenia
- 18 Jul 2025Topic:Multiple myeloma
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Sickle cell anemia
- 01 Jul 2025Topic:Hodgkin lymphoma
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Waldenström macroglobulinemia
- Hospital medicine
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Child abuse
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Opioid overdose
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- Infectious diseases
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Osteomyelitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Listeriosis
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of dermatologic disorders in HIV
- 24 Jun 2025Topic:Hepatitis B
- Internal medicine
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hirsutism
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic venous insufficiency
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of pancytopenia
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 18 Jul 2025Topic:Multiple myeloma
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of polyneuropathy
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Transient synovitis of the hip
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Osteomyelitis
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Sickle cell anemia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Essential tremor
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Acromegaly
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of infantile dystonia
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadismTopic:Hypogonadism in men
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- 01 Jul 2025Topic:Hodgkin lymphoma
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Listeriosis
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Waldenström macroglobulinemia
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of dermatologic disorders in HIV
- 24 Jun 2025Topic:Hepatitis B
- Nephrology
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- Neurology
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of polyneuropathy
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Essential tremor
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of infantile dystonia
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- Neurosurgery
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Acromegaly
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- Nutrition
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Disorders of infant feeding
- Obstetrics and gynecology
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Urinary incontinence in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Contraception
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria
- Oncology
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 18 Jul 2025Topic:Multiple myeloma
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 01 Jul 2025Topic:Hodgkin lymphoma
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Waldenström macroglobulinemia
- Ophthalmology
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Retinal detachment
- Orthopedics
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Transient synovitis of the hip
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Osteomyelitis
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- Palliative care
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Constipation
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- Pediatrics and adolescent medicine
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Disorders of infant feeding
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Child abuse
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Transient synovitis of the hip
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Sexual abuse and assault
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Sickle cell anemia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of infantile dystonia
- Primary care
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Urinary incontinence in women
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Disorders of infant feeding
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hirsutism
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Child abuse
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic venous insufficiency
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of pancytopenia
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of shock
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Bacterial meningitis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of polyneuropathy
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Contraception
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Vitamin B12 deficiency
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Sexual abuse and assault
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Sickle cell anemia
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Constipation
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Essential tremor
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of infantile dystonia
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- 01 Jul 2025Topic:Hodgkin lymphoma
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of syncope
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Evaluation of dermatologic disorders in HIV
- 24 Jun 2025Topic:Hepatitis B
- Psychiatry
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Opioid overdose
- Pulmonary medicine
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of respiratory acidosis
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Inhalation injury
- Rheumatology
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of unintentional weight loss
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Transient synovitis of the hip
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- Surgery
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Retinal detachment
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Urinary incontinence in women
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic venous insufficiency
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of acute abdomen
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Contraception
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Transient synovitis of the hip
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of hemoptysis
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of balance disorders
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Esophageal cancer
- 16 Jul 2025Topic:Osteomyelitis
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- 14 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of ataxia
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 08 Jul 2025Topic:Acromegaly
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Epiglottitis
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadismTopic:Hypogonadism in men
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- 03 Jul 2025Topic:Mild traumatic brain injury
- 02 Jul 2025Topic:Musculoskeletal lower back pain
- 26 Jun 2025Topic:Acute cervical spine trauma
- 25 Jun 2025Topic:Large bowel obstruction
- Urology
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Urinary incontinence in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 09 Jul 2025Topic:Wilms tumor
- 04 Jul 2025Evidence supports cardiovascular safety of testosterone therapy in men with hypogonadismTopic:Hypogonadism in men
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pyelonephritis
- Vascular surgery
- 23 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic venous insufficiency
- 15 Jul 2025Topic:Aortic dissection
- Women's health
- 24 Jul 2025Topic:Urinary incontinence in women
- 22 Jul 2025Topic:Chronic pelvic pain in women
- 17 Jul 2025Topic:Contraception
- 04 Jul 2025Topic:Evaluation of dysuria