Background: Most older adults want to age in place, in their homes and communities. However, this can be challenging for many, frequently owing to lack of supports that allow for aging in place. Naturally occurring retirement community supportive services programs (NORC-SSPs) offer an approach to help older adults age in place.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Folliculotropic mycosis fungoides (FMF) is a distinct subtype of mycosis fungoides (MF) with unique clinicopathological features. The medical literature suggests that FMF has a more aggressive course and worse survival than classic MF. Previous studies do not use standardized treatment, and no studies have reported an association between treatment response and overall survival (OS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Physician recruitment and retention is a priority for many Canadian provinces. Each province is unique in terms of recruitment strategies and packages offered; however, little is known about how medical students evaluate these programs. The purpose of the current study was to determine which factors matter most to New Brunswick (NB) medical students when considering their location of future practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Hyper-immunoglobulin E syndrome (HIES) is a rare primary immunodeficiency disorder that affects multiple systems. One of the early findings is a papulopustular rash, which has a wide differential diagnosis.
Method: The authors report the case of a male newborn diagnosed with HIES.
J Family Med Prim Care
March 2015
Infantile hemangiomas are common benign tumours of infancy affecting up to 10% of children. They are typically not present at birth but undergo a rapid proliferation stage and then plateau in growth before resolving spontaneously. Recently, beta-blockers have been favoured over systemic corticosteroids for treatment of disfiguring or life-threatening infantile hemangiomas.
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