LAURA H. CYPHERS

A patient in his 60s had pain and erythema in his left eye and ear, which was preceded a year earlier with pain in his right eye and then his left eye. Laboratory findings were unremarkable other than elevated ESR and markedly elevated C-reactive protein levels. What is the diagnosis and what would you do next?
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This Viewpoint discusses how variants and subvariants of SARS-CoV-2 will affect the continually changing COVID-19 pandemic and the ways in which the spread of COVID-19 can be controlled.
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This Medical News feature discusses what experts know so far about growing outbreaks in the US and other countries.
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This Arts and Medicine feature describes a surgeon’s creation of a block print inspired by the otherworldly appearance of an Ebstein anomaly during cardiac valve repair surgery.
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This Viewpoint outlines some of the coverage requirements of Medicare to help researchers develop studies that demonstrate that a new medication or service is reasonable and necessary for treating an illness or injury.
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This Medical News feature examines the severe shortage of mental health professionals in the US and discusses ways to address it so care is more accessible.
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The ability to see and to navigate the physical or virtual environment with vision is often taken for granted until vision declines or is lost. Loss of vision (visual impairment) in older adults has been associated with decreased quality of life and increased risk of falls and unintentional injuries.
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This JAMA Patient Page summarizes recent recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force on screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults without known vision problems.
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This systematic review to support the 2022 US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement on screening for impaired visual acuity summarizes published evidence on the benefits and harms of visual acuity screening and treatments for impaired visual acuity associated with refractive errors, cataracts, and age-related macular degeneration in older adults.
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This 2022 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for impaired visual acuity in older adults (I statement).
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