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04/14/2024
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
04/14/2024
02/29/2024
Shannay Bellamy, MD1 • William Ott, MD1 • Muhammad Ahmad Shahid, MD1 • Muzzamil Khan, MD1 • Richen Jirel, MD1
Shannay Bellamy, MD1 • William Ott, MD1 • Muhammad Ahmad Shahid, MD1 • Muzzamil Khan, M...
A 57-year-old man presented with a 1-day history of substernal chest pain, diaphoresis, palpitations, and lightheadedness while walking his dog. He initially attributed his symptoms to a panic attack,...
02/29/2024
12/12/2023
Researchers sought to establish the overdose death rate during the transition of the fourth wave of the illicit drug use crisis in the United States.
12/12/2023
Interactive Features
04/14/2024
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
04/14/2024
04/26/2018
A 56-year-old house painter fell off a ladder and fractured 3 ribs. He was prescribed tramadol for pain relief. A few days later, the results of a urine drug test came back positive for methadone. The man...
04/26/2018
Clinical Insights
02/27/2023
As the number of new hepatitis C virus infections continues to rise in the United States, rapid diagnosis and treatment of high-risk patients is more important than ever. In this Q&A, Benjamin Eckhardt, MD,...
02/27/2023
