University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Venomous Snakes and Snakebites

Author/s:

Kevin Lieu, MD, Kathy T. LeSaint, MD, Zhanna Livshits, MD

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This JAMA Patient Page describes the venomous snakes found in the US as well as snakebite symptoms, treatment, and prevention.

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Toxicology jama Patient Information Trauma and Injury Emergency Medicine Snake Bites venom

What Is Prostate Cancer?

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Rebecca Voelker, MSJ

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Prostate cancer is a common malignancy in older men. Prostate cancer typically affects older men (average age at diagnosis is 67 years) and is more common among Black men than White men.1 More than half of prostate cancer risk is due to genetic factors. Prostate cancer is the second most common cause of cancer in men worldwide, with about 1.5 million cases diagnosed in 2021. In the US, 3.4 million men were living with prostate cancer in 2021.

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Patient Information jama Patient Information Reproductive Health oncology prostate cancer

What Are Eating Disorders?

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This JAMA Patient Page describes the most common types of eating disorders, risk factors for eating disorders, and treatment options.

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Psychiatry and Behavioral Health Patient Information jama Patient Information Feeding and Eating Disorders

What Is Interstitial Lung Disease?

Author/s:

Amy E. Varghese, MD, Christopher D. Jackson, MD, Julio Lanfranco, MD, MPH

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This JAMA Patient Page describes types and causes of interstitial lung disease as well as its diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

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pulmonary medicine Patient Information jama Patient Information

What Is Atrial Fibrillation?

Author/s:

Rebecca Voelker

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Atrial fibrillation is an abnormal heart rhythm that can cause stroke, heart failure, heart attack, chronic kidney disease, dementia, and death.

Atrial fibrillation is classified as paroxysmal (intermittent episodes lasting 7 days or less), persistent (lasting more than 7 days), long-standing persistent (lasting more than 1 year), or permanent.1

In the US, atrial fibrillation affects about 10.55 million people and is more common among men than women. Other risk factors include older age, smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, high alcohol consumption, sleep apnea, an overactive thyroid gland, and possibly genetic factors.

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atrial fibrillation Cardiology Patient Information jama Patient Information Rhythm Disorders

Strategies to Help Patients Afford Their Medicines in the US

Author/s:

Kristin L Walter

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Many patients in the US struggle to afford their prescription drugs. The inability to take medications as prescribed can lead to worse health outcomes.

Below are 7 strategies that patients can use to respond to high prescription drug costs in the US.

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clinical pharmacy and pharmacology Patient Information jama Patient Information Health Care Economics, Insurance, Payment insurance