Features

Low FODMAP Diet in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Controversies and Practicality

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Further studies will need to look at different subtypes of IBS (IBS-diarrhea, IBS-constipation, IBS-mixed) and improved breath testing, as well as evaluating underlying gut microbiome profiles and how they may affect a response to a low FODMAP diet.

Legal Advisor

Privacy Violation Without a HIPAA Breach

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Ann W. Latner, JD

Remotely accessing patients’ protected health information puts a nurse in a precarious position.

Pain Information Center

CBD: A Primer for the PCP

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Michael Asbach, MPAS, PA-C, Psy-CAQ

Clinicians are routinely asked by their patients if CBD products are safe and effective, but research is lagging behind public acceptance.

Schizophrenia Advisor

Is Placebo Use Questionable in Schizophrenia Relapse Studies?

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC

Researchers weigh in on the use of placebo-controlled trials in schizophrenia.

Gastroenterology Information Center

Experts Discuss Recent ACP Guidance on CRC Screening

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Brandon May

Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

Gastroenterology Advisor spoke to Dr. Robert McLean, President of the American College of Physicians (ACP), and Dr. Timothy Wilt, Chair of ACP’s Clinical Guidelines Committee to address several of these questions from the Colorectal Cancer Screening Guidance Statement.

Gastroenterology Information Center

Prevalence of Financial Conflicts of Interest Among Gastroenterology Guideline Authors

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Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

There is a prevalence of conflicts of interest and lack of transparency of reporting conflicts of interest in gastroenterology guideline authors.

Clinical Challenge

Case Study: Painful and Itchy Rash on the Face, Torso, and Armpits

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Brady Pregerson, MD

A patient presents to the emergency department complaining of a severe rash affecting his face, torso, and armpits.

Ob/Gyn Information Center

Optimizing Diagnosis and Management of PCOS in Pediatric Patients

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Clinical Advisor Contributing Writer

Symptoms of PCOS typically manifest during the early pubertal years, though diagnosing this condition in adolescence remains a clinical challenge.

Dermatology Information Center

Expert Roundtable: Comorbidities in Atopic Dermatitis

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Atopic dermatitis, especially severe atopic dermatitis, is associated with allergic, autoimmune, and cardiovascular comorbidities.

Dermatologic Look-Alikes

New Onset of Verrucous Papules

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Rachel E. Graubard

McKenna E. Boyd

Christopher Rizk, MD

Case 1 A 42-year-old white man presents for his annual skin check with complaints of a waxy, brown papule on his back. He reports that he scratched it off on several occasions recently, but it returned each time. He states that the lesion is a nuisance, but it does not itch, bleed, or cause pain.…