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- Do patients with submassive pulmonary embolism benefit from thrombolytic therapy?
The risk of hemorrhage is signifi cant, and the benefi t is unclear. A one-treatment-for-all approach cannot be applied.
- Women’s health 2016: An update for internists
Important studies of urinary tract infections, bisphosphonates, ovarian cancer screening, and contraception.
- Taurine, energy drinks, and neuroendocrine effects
Taurine is a major ingredient in popular energy drinks, but little is known about its neuroendocrine effects.
- Influenza: Still more important than Zika virus in 2016–2017
Despite all the news reports, infl uenza still kills or hospitalizes more people than Zika.
- Breaking the pain contract: A better controlled-substance agreement for patients on chronic opioid therapy
Common limitations of current pain treatment “contracts,” and strategies to improve them.
- Update on the management of intestinal failure
Bowel resection can lead to inability to maintain nutritional homeostasis, a serious complication.
- Benefits and challenges of caring for international patients
Improving the quality of care and the clinical experience for both providers and patients.
- Serotonin syndrome: Preventing, recognizing, and treating it
Serotonin syndrome can be easily overlooked, misdiagnosed, or exacerbated. Early recognition is critical.
- Update in perioperative cardiac medicine
Risk assessment, risk reduction, antiplatelet therapy after stent placement, and bridging anticoagulation.
- Skin findings associated with nutritional deficiencies
Reviewing the dermatologic effects of defi ciencies of zinc and vitamins A, B2, B3, B6, and C.

