Calls for Papers
Special Issue: Health Systems Science and Systems-Based Practice
Submission Deadline March 31, 2026
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Submission Deadline June 30, 2026
Current Issue: Volume 6, Issue 5 (2025)
Editorial and News
Exercise Promotes Health but Is Not a Vital Sign
Jacob Draves, Halil Tekiner, Steven H. Yale, and Eileen S. Yale
Response: Letter to the Editor, Exercise Is a Vital Sign
Megan Dannemiller, Anthony Shadiack, Marvin Sineath Jr, Andrew Baird, Marc Poirier, Kevin Thomas, and Michael G. Flynn
Clinical Review
Beyond the Norm: Decoding Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection as an Unusual Cause of Acute Coronary Syndrome
Holden Zimmerman, Himanshi Banker, Inder P. Kaur, Jaskaran Munjal, Vasu Gupta, Ayushi Garg, Nikita Garg, Meet Patel, and Rohit Jain
Research
Can the Combination of White Blood Cell Count and C-Reactive Protein Rule Out Pediatric Appendicitis, a Retrospective Analysis?
Scott Gutovitz, Samantha Stoner, Jarrett Koper, and Sarah Kleist
Clinical Characteristics Associated With Hospital Mortality and Length of Stay Among Older Adults Admitted With Delirium: Retrospective Analysis
Se Won Lee, Jeff J. Kim, Cole Kretchmar, Napatkamon Ayutyanont, and Mooyeon Oh-Park
Clinical Images
Clinical Images of Cutaneous Horns in Patients Presenting to a Family Medicine Residency Practice
Julia Fashner and Tillie Schumann
Case Reports
Rectal Fidaxomicin as Salvage Therapy in Fulminant Clostridioides difficile Infection After Total Colectomy: A Case Report
Akankcha Alok, Mohamed Ismail, Stephanie Pino Fabara, Mohammed Al Said, and Vidya Sagar Kollu
Rapid Percutaneous Nephrostomy Stent Encrustation in Pregnancy: Navigating Your Stone Challenge
Victor M. Feldbaum, Roberto Morales, Shawn R. Ramsey, and Michael L. Douso
Capacity Over Cognition: A Case of High-Risk Disease and Homelessness
Mikalah E. Maury, Avery M. Duncan, Rebecca A. Taylor, Mary Ann Beil, and Maulikkumar A. Patel
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection Leading to a New Diagnosis of Sweet Syndrome and Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance
Nidhi Rawat, Meron Gebrehiwot, Jason Raw, and Jeyaprakash Ramachandran
Utilizing Femoral Metaphyseal Sleeves in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty for Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis: A Case Report
Zachary Sukin, Adam Dentinger, and Jeremiah Earl
Use of Topical Hemostatic Agents in a Gynecologic Patient With Coagulopathy
Alexis O'Connell and Syeda Zainab Shah
Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum Following Ingestion of Bleach, Dish Soap, and Laundry Detergent and Inhalation of Methamphetamines
Marshall Johnson, Matthew Boss, Alayna S. Buzzetta, and Barbara L. Gracious
Nonglomerular Hypocomplementemic Interstitial Nephritis
Tyler Hemphill and Yogesh Sanghvi
Education
The MAHEC Research Certificate Program: A Brief and Introductory Exposure to Key Research Topics for Diverse Learners
Grace E. Flinchum, Emily S. Mazure, Chelsea C. Atkins, Wendy Nuzzo, C Micha Belden, Edward C. Jauch, and Jacqueline R. Halladay
Is it Retaliation or Remediation? Educating Our Learners on the Difference
France M. Leandre and Almari Ginory
Humanities
Rock Outcropping, Kaliakra Peninsula, Black Sea, Bulgaria
Barbara L. Gracious
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