Medical Reasons for Marijuana Use, Forms of Use, and Patient Perception of Physician Attitudes Among the US Population.

Background: The use of marijuana for medical purposes is increasing in parallel with expanding legalization and decreased public perception of harm. Despite this increase in use, it is unclear which medical conditions patients are attempting to treat with marijuana and whether they are communicating with medical providers about their use.

Objective: To understand the medical reasons for marijuana use, forms of marijuana used for medical purposes, and disclosure of use to physicians.

PTSD and Physical Health.

Purpose Of Review: We review evidence linking PTSD to physical health symptoms and specific disorders, highlighting areas with multiple studies and objective measures of disease states when available. We also examine evidence for biological, behavioral, and psychosocial mechanisms underlying these associations and discuss the clinical implications of recent research.

Recent Findings: Recent meta-analyses have found that evidence is particularly strong for increased risk of cardiovascular, metabolic, and musculoskeletal disorders among patients with PTSD.

Educational Value of a Medical Student-Led Head and Neck Cancer Screening Event.

Objective: To evaluate improvement of medical student knowledge of head and neck cancer (HNC) through participation in HNC screening fairs run by medical students.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study of surveys assessing medical students' knowledge of HNC before and after volunteering at screening fairs.

Setting: Four screening fairs held at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine during Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week.

Androgen deficiency and dry eye syndrome in the aging male.

Purpose: To evaluate the relationship between androgen levels and subjective and objective measures of dry eye syndrome (DES).

Methods: A total of 263 male patients from the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center eye clinic aged ≥50 were recruited for this prospective cross-sectional study. Patients completed Dry Eye Questionnaire 5, underwent tear film evaluation, and had serum androgen levels measured.