Erich Letterer (1895-1982) is without any doubt one of the most renowned German pathologists of the 20th century. As the eponym of the “Letterer-Siwe disease” and as a pioneer in the field of immunopathology, he made his mark in medical history. Less well known is the fact that Letterer achieved the decisive career step – the call to a full…[Read more]

To determine which county-level social, economic, demographic, epidemiologic and access to care factors are associated with Latino/non-Latino White disparities in prevalence of diagnosed HIV infection.

We used 2016 county-level prevalence rates of diagnosed HIV infection rates for Latinos and non-Latino Whites obtained from the National…[Read more]

CONCLUSIONS This is the first reported case of VZV-associated pancreatitis in a heart transplant patient. Our patient presented with acute pancreatitis and was treated supportively. However, he did not receive antiviral treatment until his rash was discovered. Timely treatment of VZV resulted in resolution of both the rash and pancreatitis. Timely…[Read more]

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are hybrid materials composed of metal ions and organic linkers featuring high porosity, crystallinity, and chemical tunability at multiple length scales. A recent advancement in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and its direct application to MOF structure-property relationships have changed how we consider…[Read more]