Lessons Learned From the Liver About the Undergraduate to Graduate Medical Education Transition.

The burden of cirrhosis and chronic liver disease is growing, yet there is a projected worsening deficit in hepatology providers. As such, cirrhosis and liver disease have been important inclusions within the core curricula of Internal Medicine. Formal assessments of provider preparedness resulting from the curriculum are lacking though.

Retraction: Occult Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Presenting as Paraneoplastic Gastroparesis: A Case Report and Literature Review.

[This retracts the article DOI: 10.7759/cureus.4216.

Exploring the Landscape of Standards and Guidelines in AgeTech Design and Development: Scoping Review and Thematic Analysis.

Background: AgeTech (technology for older people) offers digital solutions for older adults supporting aging in place, including digital health, assistive technology, Internet of Things, medical devices, robotics, wearables, and sensors. This study underscores the critical role of standards and guidelines in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of these technologies for the health of older adults. As the aging demographic expands, the focus on robust standards becomes vital, reflecting a collective commitment to improving the overall quality of life for older individuals through thoughtful and secure technology integration.

Pediatric primary intracranial angiosarcoma with epithelioid differentiation: a surgeon's dilemma.

Angiosarcoma is a rare form of soft tissue sarcoma originating from endothelial tissue, accounting for < 1% of all sarcomas. Primary epithelioid angiosarcomas of the central nervous system (CNS) are even more elusive, with only four reports described in the literature. In this article, we describe the first case in pediatric population, with a brief literature review regarding this entity.

Deceptive Appearances - Spastic Paretic Hemifacial Contractures in Cases of Seventh Nerve Involvement 'Inside' and 'Outside' the Brainstem.

Spastic paretic hemifacial contracture (SPHC) is a rare clinical phenomenon characterized by facial weakness and simultaneous well-sustained contraction of the unilateral half of the face, mimicking a paresis of the normal contralateral side on casual inspection. We present three cases with such phenomenon and have postulated the underlying mechanisms. One patient had intrinsic brainstem glioma, and the others were operated for extra-axial lesions compressing the pons.