Primary Care

Drs Einhorn and Jones are cochairs of the Cardiometabolic Risk Summit, the official meeting of Consultant, taking place October 20-22, 2017, in Dallas, Texas.

In the year following a new psychosis diagnosis, the death rate for young people is 24 times higher than for young people without psychosis, according to a new study published online in Schizophrenia...

An exaggerated emotional brain response to nonthreatening, nonemotional cues at age 14 predicted the onset of psychosis symptoms within the next 2 years.

<p>An efficient and accurate ear examination is dependent on the quality and condition of the equipment, an adequately restrained patient, and the ability to visualize the tympanic membrane (TM). The...

How old does a child need to be before we can count on the accuracy of his or her response?

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Although many lacerations are treated in the emergency department, primary care clinicians still see their share of such wounds.

Caring for and closing wounds in certain areas involve additional risks and require special techniques. Wounds to the hands and feet—and anywhere on the head, including the scalp, face, and lips—can be...

Most wounds are still closed with some form of needle and thread. However, advances in technology have affected all areas of medicine, even the practice of basic wound closure.