Options for management of common bile duct stones include endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, laparoscopy, magnetic resonance cholangiography, and endoscopic ultrasonography. Medscape Medical News
As antiviral therapy revolutionized the prognosis for HIV infection, the paradigm for HIV testing has shifted from risk-based to routine, opt-out testing. Learn how your ED can be part of this effort. Medscape Emergency Medicine
Millions of Americans have chronic or acute pain that has clinical and psychological consequences and has a negative impact on their quality of life. However, barriers to managing pain still exist. Medscape Neurology & Neurosurgery
Three new studies are providing some of the strongest evidence to date that lung-cancer-risk gene variants are common in the general population. They might also be connected to nicotine dependence. Medscape Medical News
Drastically lowering blood pressure after intracranial hemorrhage reduces hematoma growth, is well tolerated, and could improve patient outcomes, a new pilot study suggests. Medscape Medical News
Despite high coverage rate with 2 doses of mumps-containing vaccine, mumps outbreak occurred mostly in midwestern college-age adults who probably received the second dose as schoolchildren. Medscape Medical News
The findings from a large case series indicate that bougienage is a safe and effective alternative to endoscopy for removing coins acutely lodged in the esophagus. Moreover, use of bougienage may markedly reduce the length of stay and hospital charges. Reuters Health Information
