A new study finds that many children with perinatal HIV infection lack sufficient immunity to combat measles, mumps, and rubella--even though they may have received the MMR vaccine.

Is there an alternative to practicing "churn-and-burn" medicine? Yes, says Dr Pamela Wible, and she will explain.

"I have lost my joy and my soul is sad. I never used to feel this way about medicine." Dr Pamela Wible offers her Rx.

A new study finds that low doses of fish oil improved pain and function in knee osteoarthritis more effectively than high doses. No clinical or structural advantage to an anti-inflammatory dose was found.

We scanned medical bloopers, wacky acronyms, one-liners, and more to create 9 slides we think will get at least a chuckle each.

A good handwritten H & P told you all you needed to know and, just as important, nothing that you didn’t need to know.

He is actively seizing when EMS arrives. Mother says this happens once a year, about the same time. Details, in the video.

Cold symptoms that persisted for several weeks became ominous signs when the headache worsened and walking became difficult.

Clearly, too much medicine can be very bad for your health. And it is also a disaster for the health of our economy.

Pt video: Woke with symptoms. PMH: hypertension, arrhythmias. PPD smoker, drinks ETOH. More history, here.

Here's a salute to 7 particularly notable doings and happenings in medicine during the past month.

It's no wonder contact lenses are associated with infections. Just about everyone who wears them engages in "risky behavior' involving improper care and handling.

The asymptomatic rash came on quickly and is prominent on the boy's trunk and arms. Close-ups of the lesions in these slides may help you make the Dx.

Who, exactly, is protecting doctors from being misdiagnosed, mistreated, and abused?

The patient felt like her "head would explode" from the pain on the left side of her face. Watch the ED video and formulate your own diagnosis.

Doctors who don't know their patients make easily avoidable technical mistakes that can have tragic consequences. The best way "to do no harm" is to know and understand your patient.

Is med school now a place where students meet doctors they'd never want to become? Is anyone modeling the happy doc in solo practice?

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The mother reports the child spilled hot liquid while removing a cup from the microwave. Does the injury match the claim?