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(Podcast) Two years ago, two HIV-positive patients lost all signs of the virus, as far as doctors at Harvard Medical School could tell. Suddenly, months later, the virus returned in force. What happened, and what does it mean?

Despite a revolution in treatment options for hepatitis C, many physicians are taking a wait-and-see approach, hoping even newer medications may have a lower price tag.

Oral and spray forms of medical marijuana can help treat some symptoms, according to a systematic review from the American Academy of Neurology.

The exact mechanism responsible for this effect is still open for debate. A salutatory side effect of the news may be the impact on medication adherence among men with both elevated LDL-C and erectile dysfunction.

Many primary care doctors do not test every adult for HIV (as guidelines mandate), perhaps uncertain what to do or say afterwards. Here, from three experts, simple words of advice.

Patients hate waiting. In fact, some would pay extra for "faster service" and others would be willing to see another provider if it meant a shorter wait.

Complications of heroin use; RLS; thyroid nodule: we present 5 questions on these and other topics to challenge you this week.

For several months, a 45-year-old woman has had ocular irritation, tearing, blurred vision, and swelling of the eyelids in both eyes. Her medical history includes lupus and seasonal allergies, for which she has been taking hydroxychloroquine and loratadine. Your dx?

Plus, see what you know about parotid masses, thyrotoxic periodic paralysis, new antivirals for hepatitis C, and postpartum neurologic deficits-all topics in this week’s quiz.

This finding could encourage more men with cardiovascular disease to remain compliant with their therapy.

And the inability to perform sexually may be linked to a range of other health problems.

Which meningococcal vaccines can now be given to very young infants? Can a Mediterranean diet lower inflammation? What does regular narrow QRS complex tachycardia imply? Can you answer these questions and 2 others?

The mediastinal benign schwannomas is a nerve sheath tumor composed of Schwann cells. These tumors are often asymptomatic and found incidentally.

Two weeks after injury to the right chest wall and shoulder, the patient continues to have pain. He also reports numbness and tingling in his hands bilaterally. What do the ED images reveal?

Sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors act independently of insulin level and so can be used at various stages of type 2 diabetes disease progression. Latest findings, here.