Abstract Background Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the diagnostic standard for confirming pulmonary embolism (PE).Since PE is a life-threatening condition, early diagnosis and treatment are critical to avoid PE-associated morbidity and mortality.However, PE remains subject to misdiagnosis.Methods We retrospectively identified

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal Truck prion disease that can infect deer, elk and moose.CWD has now been detected in 26 states of the USA, 3 Canadian provinces, South Korea, Norway, Sweden and Finland.CWD continues to spread from endemic areas, and new foci of infections are frequently detected.As increasing numbers of cervids become infec

Governments and its officials today face increasing pressure to innovate.But often the reforms and policies proposed are formulated under conditions of limited knowledge.This bounded rationality may foster policy innovation, but in many cases public officials instead may seek to learn from other jurisdictions in the formulation of their policy opti

Introduction Delusional infestation (DI), also known as delusional parasitosis or Ekbom syndrome, is a rare disorder, characterised by fixed belief that the skin, body or immediate environment is infested by small pathogens, despite the lack of any medical evidence for it.Objectives To describe and discuss two clinical cases of DI, in order to show