From the Journal

Deaths from heat-related illness among the elderly are small compared to other ailments that lead to mortality among the older population.

Geriatricians and physicians caring for older adults recognize frailty in older patients.

There is a wide availability of pharmacologic agents for maintaining bowel regularity.

Two days after "heading" a soccer ball, a 17-year-old boy presented to the emergency department with progressive pain and a foreign-body sensation in his left eye. Visual acuity was 20/20 in the right eye...

With the introduction of Gardasil--the vaccine that protects against infection with human papillomavirus (HPV) types 6, 11, 16, and 18--pediatricians are fielding an increasing number of questions from...

This rash has developed over the past few months in a 4-month-old girl.

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1. Discuss the clinical definition of constipation and to be able to identify its potential causes, particularly in the elderly. 2....

Secondary hyperparathyroidism and its skeletal complications is a growing problem as the number of persons with CKD continues to increase.

Cigarette smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, contributing to one out of five deaths every year.

The most common type of dementia is still thought to be Alzheimer’s disease (AD).