Case Reviews in Clinical Dermatology, Volume 1 Issue 3, had an interesting discussion about certain aspects of poison oak/ivy dermatitis. The following are some of

The American College of Emergency Physicians has just alerted emergency physicians that because of a shortage of rabies vaccine, they need to obtain a confirmation

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I’m delighted to present another guest post from Jeremy Joslin, M.D., entitled “Laceration Repair in the Wilderness”: The Scenario It always happens by accident. You’re

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