Mercy Hospital Springfield

Longitudinal shifts in diabetes care delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for post-pandemic models of chronic disease management

Abstract Background The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly disrupted chronic disease management, including diabetes care. While early studies described short-term changes in access to care and laboratory monitoring, the long-term evolution of diabetes care delivery remains poorly under...

Discontinuous Peripheral Punctate Echogenic Foci in Thyroid Nodules: A New Sonographic Pattern Suggestive of Papillary Carcinoma

Background: Ultrasound risk stratification systems for thyroid nodules worldwide describe different types of echogenic foci, including punctate echogenic foci (microcalcifications), coarse internal calcifications, and peripheral (rim) calcifications (complete or incomplete), with...