Combining a tyrosine-kinase inhibitor with intensive chemotherapy doubled the survival rate in children with Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Medscape Medical News
This interactive case study illustrates how diagnosis of a condition in one family member may aid in the diagnosis of the same condition in another family member who presents with different symptoms. Medscape Family Medicine
Primary care physicians are increasingly playing a complementary role with psychiatrists in the early identification and management of bipolar disorder. Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health
Acute pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit their physicians. Although many effective treatments are available to manage acute pain, barriers to appropriate treatment still exist.
Middle-aged people surveyed in 72 of 80 countries around the world reported lower levels of happiness or life satisfaction compared with younger and older adults. Medscape Medical News
