Tag Archives: weakness

Walgreens profit misses estimates on pharmacy weakness – Reuters

FILE PHOTO: A Walgreens pharmacy store sign is photographed in Austin, TX, U.S., March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Khursheed/File Photo (Reuters) – Drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA.O) posted a quarterly profit that missed expectations on Wednesday, hurt by lower payments from insurers on drugs sold, sending shares down nearly 4% before the bell. Sluggish… Read More »

MKSAP: 49-year-old-man with right arm weakness

Test your medicine knowledge with the MKSAP challenge, in partnership with the American College of Physicians. A 49-year-old-man is evaluated 1 day after having an episode of right arm weakness without pain that lasted 5 minutes. He is now asymptomatic. The patient has type 2 diabetes mellitus and dyslipidemia. Medications are aspirin, metformin, and atorvastatin. On physical… Read More »

Remarkable number of women who suffer from bladder weakness – and the surprising advice which could help

It probably isn’t the first topic of conversation you’d bring up over a coffee – but millions of women across the country live with little leaks. Yes, we’re talking about the pesky problem of bladder weakness. Research shows an incredible one in three women over the age of 35 will experience the problem at some… Read More »