The health-related adverse outcomes associated with cigarette consumption has led the public to seek healthier alternatives. In recent years, electronic cigarettes (EC) have become popular substitutes

Recommendation letters (LORs) are a quintessential part of the general surgery residency application. Here, we investigate various demographic and academic factors through the lens of LORs to uncover significant patterns and prejudices present.

Training medical students in clinical research early in their medical education has proven to be beneficial. However, to our knowledge, limited studies analyze this from the viewpoint of medical students. Here, we provide outcomes and suggestions to improve research education for medical students.

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a growing medical concern that results in a longer length of stay (LOS) for affected infants. Previous studies have examined LOS based on maternal medication-assisted treatments (MAT), however, these data come from multiple centers with disparate standards of care.

As the COVID-19 pandemic completes year two, many questions remain regarding long term systemic effects of the virus. A major topic of discussion of the pandemic concerns chronic musculoskeletal pain conditions in the post-COVID setting.

Neuro-sarcoidosis (NS) is a rare manifestation of sarcoidosis with only 5-10 % prevalence among the patients. Both central and peripheral nervous systems can be affected including involvement of meninges, parenchyma, spinal cord etc.

GLP-1 analogues are antidiabetic medications which act by several mechanisms including glucose induced insulin secretion, slowed gastric emptying and decreasing postprandial glucagon levels.

Melanoma is a tumor produced by the malignant transformation of melanocytes. Although this usually occurs on the skin, it can arise in other locations where neural crest cells migrate such as the GI tract and brain.

This case presentation follows a pediatric patient who was initially worked up for constipation, then appendicitis, eventually ruled as an appendiceal neoplasm.

Diabetic myonecrosis is a rare complication of diabetes among the more commonly recognized microvascular complications of nephropathy, neuropathy, and retinopathy.