Pearls of Wisdom

Vitamin D
Vitamin D
01/11/2022
Timothy S. Harlan, MD
Your patient is a 52-year-old man who isn’t getting enough vitamin D. He tells you that because of a fear of skin cancer, he tries to avoid unprotected exposure to sunlight and that he struggles to find...
01/11/2022
Vitamin D
Vitamin D
01/11/2022
Timothy S. Harlan, MD
Your patient is a 52-year-old man who isn’t getting enough vitamin D. He tells you that because of a fear of skin cancer, he tries to avoid unprotected exposure to sunlight and that he struggles to find...
01/11/2022
Cancer
Cancer
12/29/2021
A first-time mother asks about the risks of pediatric cancer during a well-visit for her 6-month-old daughter. She is concerned after hearing a recent report that children of racial/ethnic minorities have a...
12/29/2021
Cancer
Cancer
12/29/2021
A first-time mother asks about the risks of pediatric cancer during a well-visit for her 6-month-old daughter. She is concerned after hearing a recent report that children of racial/ethnic minorities have a...
12/29/2021
Cancer
Cancer
12/29/2021
A first-time mother asks about the risks of pediatric cancer during a well-visit for her 6-month-old daughter. She is concerned after hearing a recent report that children of racial/ethnic minorities have a...
12/29/2021
Diet
Diet
12/28/2021
Your patient is a 34-year-old woman concerned about her risk of developing diabetes. At a recent visit to your office, she tells you that she has been considering switching over to a vegetarian or vegan...
12/28/2021
Diet
Diet
12/28/2021
Your patient is a 34-year-old woman concerned about her risk of developing diabetes. At a recent visit to your office, she tells you that she has been considering switching over to a vegetarian or vegan...
12/28/2021
Diet
Diet
12/28/2021
Your patient is a 34-year-old woman concerned about her risk of developing diabetes. At a recent visit to your office, she tells you that she has been considering switching over to a vegetarian or vegan...
12/28/2021
Toxic Exposure
Toxic Exposure
12/25/2021
Researchers concluded that even gastrointestinal decontamination is not warranted after poinsettia ingestion in asymptomatic individuals.
12/25/2021
Cancer
Cancer
12/21/2021
Your patient is a 46-year old healthy man who is concerned about his risk of developing prostate cancer. The condition runs in his family, and he asks if there are any particular lifestyle changes he could...
12/21/2021