Hypertension, diabetes, depression, obesity-just a few of the chronic ills that affect persons with sleep insufficiency. Catch up on your sleep facts and figures in these 10 slides.

Hyperkalemia is often asymptomatic, but as the potassium level rises it may produce, fatigue, generalized muscle weakness, and paresthesias.

Despite his symptoms the patient says he is able to function and is otherwise healthy. What clues to his condition can you spot in his ECG?

Forced to end a marathon athletic quest just short of the finish line, our blogger said it was "okay." She explains why and how it applies to medicine.

This brief slideshow summarizes some of the key points about CAM and integrative medicine so that you can share the benefits-and risks-with your patients.

A recently published treatment guideline responds to the steep rise in deaths related to opioid misuse and abuse. Find key recommendations in this slideshow.

Weakness, nausea, abdominal pain, and a change in her skin color bring a nervous 31 y/o woman to see you. Your Dx?

The need for cancer care will increase 40% over the next 20 years and only a combined care model will be able to successfully meet the demand.

Every healthcare provider has a stack of dog-eared sacred favorites they travel with, for life. This selection is based on one MD's annual assessment.

October is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Find out in this podcast with Harvard professor Richard Penson, MD, what traits in your female patients should prompt testing.

Get a quick refresher on how much water is enough, when to drink it, and why. Then float these tips by your patients.

Video: Right ear pain and purulent drainage have not improved despite antibiotic Rx several days ago. Watch the exam. What's your Dx?

You knew it was coming; you prepared and prepared; you had meetings, you stayed late; you were ready. So, how'd it go?

She has had intermittent episodes of weakness and nausea for 6 months and is alarmed by the change in her skin color. What do her symptoms suggest to you?

Primary adrenal insufficiency or Addison’s disease, is the result of destruction of the adrenal cortex.

The empagliflozin CV benefit was "astounding" and a first for any diabetes drug, but what does it actually mean?

Here’s a quick look at 6 notable things that happened in medicine very recently.

Turing Pharmaceutical's CEO has backed down on the 4000% price hike for Daraprim, but is the damage done? Take our poll.

Pt calls 911 for chest pain. In transit, signs, symptoms, history of the real problem are unmistakable. Your Dx?

The use of mud as medicine goes back to ancient times. Today many look to a dip in a warm mud bath to ease pain and tension. More on medicinal mud in our slides, here.