Primary care physicians need to pay more attention to this common medical disorder that frequently is unrecognized or misdiagnosed.

Melanoma in pre-adolescent children is extremely rare, but not totally unknown. Because this lesion had recently become larger and darker, the lesion was excised; histology confirmed a benign nevus.

GI specialists call for more systematically-developed criteria for IBS diagnosis and often rely, like their primary care colleagues, on a process of exclusion.

Think you have it bad? Consider the Chinese.

Just 3 percent of primary care physician compensation comes from quality measures. The rest? Productivity.

Which organism is the likely cause of this lesion? Can you pick up dx clues in this sonogram? Test your clinical skills here with this week’s 5-question quiz…

Regular yoga practice may be valuable adjunctive therapy for persons with mild-to-moderate hypertension. This study is ongoing.

Is this lesion the result of an injury, as the boy’s mother suspected, or something else?

Psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease. Other skin conditions might seem like psoriasis, so ruling out the look-alikes is important. This compact slide show provides visual presentations of various lesions.

Simvastatin 40 mg once daily was shown to attenuate increases in cardiorespiratory fitness in response to exercise training. Here, the lead author discusses details of the study and the clinical implications for primary care practice.

The European Heart Rhythm Association provides the first guide to safe and effective use of apixaban, rivaroxaban, and dabigatran. Included are sections on 15 clinical scenarios, from start up schemes to managing dosing error.

Awareness of this major health problem is on the rise, as evidenced by numerous recent reports about important new study findings.

This nodule on the neck is a typical location and appearance for an epidermal cyst. If the cyst has never been inflamed or infected, it may be removable through a very small punch biopsy followed by lateral pressure or a small linear incision.

HAS-BLED, HEMORRHAGES, OBRI -- shorthand for the clinical elements that make up the 3 risk calculators used most frequently--but not often enough--in clinical and research settings.

Asthma may be a risk factor for the development of obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a new longitudinal study.

A high burnout rate translates into even more physicians leaving practice, thus adding to an already critical shortage.

Expanded options for anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation raise important questions about the safety of the newer agents during cardioablation and other common cardiac procedures.

"The patient's report" has long been considered the most valid measure of human pain. Can fMRI reports match that?