To the Editor: In their article on the results of the SAVE-ONCO study (ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00694382), which showed that semuloparin reduced the risks of deep-vein thrombosis in the lower or upper limbs and pulmonary embolism among patients ...

To the Editor: The mean platelet volume (MPV), analogous to the calculation of the mean corpuscular volume, is calculated as the plateletcrit divided by the total number of platelets. Although the MPV is readily available on a routine blood count, many ...

To the Editor: The results of facial transplantation presented by Pomahac et al. (Feb. 23 issue)¹ are encouraging. Nevertheless, in this article (and in others by the same authors and other groups), we would have liked to see a detailed, preoperative ...

To the Editor: Donohue et al. (Feb. 9 issue)¹ report regional variation in Medicare Part D drug spending resulting largely from differences in the cost of drugs. It is important to note, however, that this study may not have captured in full the ...

Telangiectasias, erythrocytosis, monoclonal gammopathy, perinephric-fluid collection, and intrapulmonary shunting are characteristic of the TEMPI syndrome. A case report documents improvement with bortezomib, a drug used in the treatment of myeloma.

A patient with chronic weakness, muscle cramps, paresthesia, gait disturbance, somnolence, and cognitive impairment was found to be magnesium deficient. However, no source of magnesium loss could be identified. Her symptoms resolved with magnesium repletion.