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This JAMA Patient Page describes recent US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations on screening for cognitive impairments in older adults.
This JAMA Patient Page describes new guideline recommendations on the use of aspirin for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease.
This Patient Page describes the use of brachytherapy (internal radiation) for the treatment of cancer and its delivery, adverse effects, and indications.
This JAMA Patient Page describes use of preparations of the cannabis plant to treat medical conditions, the strength of evidence supporting such use, and the risks involved.
This Patient Page describes the risks, benefits, and regulation of medical cannabis.
This JAMA Patient Page describes different possible causes of memory loss, including neurodegenerative dementias and other conditions that may be reversible or permanent.
This Patient Page describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of ascites in patients with cancer.
This Patient Page describes signs and symptoms of lymphomatoid papulosis, how it is diagnosed, and methods of treatment.
This JAMA Patient Page describes ketogenic diets, their medical uses, and their potential health benefits, risks, and side effects.
This Patient Page describes risk factors for acute otitis media and what to expect at your child’s pediatrician appointment.
This JAMA Patient Page describes cryptosporidiosis, its symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention methods.
This JAMA Patient Page describes the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of periorbital and orbital cellulitis.
This JAMA Patient Page describes the types of medications used to treat infections, with a focus on antibiotics and antibiotic resistance.
This Patient Page describes advance care planning and the decision-making surrounding it.
This Patient Page describes the 2 different types of flu vaccines and why all children older than 6 months should receive the vaccine.
This Patient Page describes the use of cochlear implantation for treatment of hearing loss.
This JAMA Patient Page illustrates and describes the procedures involved in repair of paraesophageal hernia, in which an opening or defect in the diaphragm allows displacement of abdominal contents into the chest.
This JAMA Patient Page describes coronary microvascular dysfunction and the procedures for testing for this condition.
This JAMA Patient Page describes the US Preventive Services Task Force’s recent recommendations on screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
This JAMA Patient Page describes paraesophageal hernia and its symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.
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