A small ulcer hid a limb-threatening diabetic infection, highlighting how structured, guideline-based evaluation prevents missed diagnoses in high-risk patients.
New perspective calls for dynamic, multidimensional stratification systems to address patient heterogeneity that is overlooked by standardized protocols.
Reduced renal function significantly alters blood biomarkers of neurodegeneration but acts as a disease modifier rather than an independent risk factor for dementia.
A bureaucratic showdown over North Carolina’s certificate-of-need laws has stalled a critical hospital project, straining care in the state’s mountain communities.
Families nationwide face rising health insurance costs as Affordable Care Act subsidies near expiration, with premiums and deductibles projected to increase amid congressional inaction.