University of Wisconsin–Madison ⋅ Medical College of Wisconsin

Volume 125, Issue 4

November 2026

“Milky Way” by Richard Abraham, MD

This issue of WMJ features research and commentary exploring a wide array of topics, including associations between disordered eating and drinking motives and alcohol-related consequences among students, the use of telemedicine to link incarcerated individuals with opioid use disorder to primary care, addressing social isolation and loneliness in hospital settings, and much more.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

From the Editor
Beyond the Crash Count: Turning Local Data Into Safer Roads
Fahad Aziz, MD

As We See It
Looking Inward and Onward: Medical Humanities as a Tool for Understanding the Power of the Wisconsin Idea
Elizabeth A. Fleming, MD; Katherine Bakke, MD, MPH; Olivia Davies, MD; Liana Eskola, DO; Kevin Wyne, MPAS, MSc, PA-C; Nicole C. Nelson, PhD

As I See It
The Diagnosis I Missed in Myself
Brian Burroughs, PA-C

Commentary
Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Hospital Settings
Sanjay Bhandari, MD, MS; Ronald Anguzu, PhD, MPH, MBChB; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH; Sara Kohlbeck, PhD, MPH; Adam Pfankuch, BS; Terri A deRoon Cassini, MS, PhD; Colleen Galambos, PhD, LCSW

Commentary
Climate Challenges: Exploring How Climatic Shifts Affect Thyroid Function
Asad Allana, BDS, MSc; Ayesha Irfan, MBBS; Tooba Munir, MBBS; Muqadas Riaz, MBBS

Letter to the Editor
Medetomidine in the US Illegal Fentanyl Supply: An Emerging Threat Requiring Physician Awareness
Priyanka Kaushal, BS; Farzana Hoque, MD, MSHA, MRCP

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Wrong-Way Driving and Injury Risk on a Rural Four-Lane Corridor: A Descriptive and Spatial Analysis of US Highway 10, 2019–2024
Heather Rhodes-Lyons, PhD; Rachel Symons, BSN; Gina Brandl, MSN; Erin Klarr, BSN; Lucy Martinek, MD

Understanding the Associations Between Disordered Eating and Drinking Motives and Alcohol-Related Consequences in Community College Students Who Drink Alcohol
Kathryn Gannon-Loew, MD, MS; Bradley Kerr, MS; Qianqian Zhao, MS; Jens Eickhoff, PhD; Megan Moreno, MD, MSEd, MPH

Use of Hypoglossal Nerve Stimulation for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Aryan Shiari, MD; Hussam Z. Al-Sharif, MD; Ali A. Zaied, MD; Adel S. Zurob, MD; Christopher D. Williams, MD

Incidence of Electrolyte Abnormalities in Emergency Department Patients Presenting With Ethanol Intoxication
Laura Szczesniak, MD, PhD; Damilola Idowu, MD; Katherine Sherman, MS; Andrew Farkas, MD

Culturally Tailored Support to Improve Breastfeeding Initiation and Duration in Black Birthing Communities 
Jessica Olson, PhD, MPH; Dalvery Blackwell, BA; Anna Palatnik, MD; Elisha Jaeke, MD; Ronald Anguzu, MD, PhD; Christopher Simenz, PhD; Katinka Hooyer, PhD, MS; Kia Smurawa, MD; Reiauna Taylor, BS; Sophia Aboagye, BS; Melinda Stolley, PhD

Vitamin D Supplementation During COVID-19 Infection Is Associated With an Unfavorable Impact of Increased Total Number of Organ Systems Involved
Rachel Quint, MD; Joshua Fogel, PhD; Eric Lam, DO; Sandra Gomez Paz, MD; Sofia Rubinstein, MD

Utilizing Coronary Artery Calcification and the COVID-GRAM Score to Predict Critical Illness in COVID-19 Patients
Aaron Byczynski, DO; Muhammad Hammad, MD; Julia Wilson, MD; Yilin Xu, MS; Jacquelyn Kulinski, MD

Small Drapes, Big Impact: Rethinking Drape Size for Infection Control in Cataract Surgery
Asha S. Jain, BS; Jennifer Larson, MD

Comparison of AI and Manual Coding of Medical Students’ Reflections: An Asynchronous Discussion Board Exploration
Cynthia Kay, MD, MS; Sarah Vepraskas, MD; Hari Paudel, MD; Marika I. Wrzosek, MD, JD; Leslie Ruffalo, PhD, MS; Kathleen Beckmann, MD, MPH; Carley Sauter, MD; Mary Ann Gilligan, MD; Heather Aschoff, BA

BRIEF REPORTS

Use of Telemedicine to Provide Linkages From Jail to Primary Care for Persons With Opioid Use Disorder
Jillian Landeck, MD; Brian Kenealy, MD, PhD; Mary F. Henningfield, PhD; Meagan Sulikowski, MSW; Melanie Biegler, DO; Hazel Behling, BA; Jen Zaborek, MS; Alison Miller, DO

Smartphone-Delivered Animated Videos to Train Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Physicians in Communication Skills: A Feasibility Study
Bethany Klett, MD; Siobhan M. McDonnell, MS; Staci A. Young, PhD; Ke Yan, PhD; Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed, PhD; Ryan Freund; Robert Treat, PhD; Michael B. Pitt, MD; Scott R. Welak, MD; Sarah Mooney, MD; Kris Harlander Saudek, MD; Ruby Gupta, MD; Mir A. Basir, MD

Diabetes Health Care Transition Assessment at School: Collaborating with School Nurses for Success
Victoria B. Nicksic, MD; Whitney N. Beaton, MSN; Gretchen S. Forbes, RN; A. Laurel Cornelius, FNP; Timothy S. Markle, MA; M. Tracy Bekx, MD

Prevalence and Incidental Detection Rates of Thoracic Aortic Dilation and Aneurysm Across Computed Tomography Imaging Modalities in a Veteran Population 
Tyler A. Jacobson, MD, MBA, MPH; Wilson Blomberg, MD; Charles Haynes, MD; Joshua S. Engel, MD, MBA; Katherine Sherman, MS; Hannah Lee, MD; Michael Markl, PhD; Bradley D. Allen, MD, MSc; Matthew J. Scheidt, MD, FSIR; Jeff Whittle, MD, MPH

CASE REPORTS

Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Young Adult: A Case Report and Literature Review
Thomas Szewczyk, BS; Farzana Hoque, MD, MRCP, FRCP

Breakthrough Cutaneous Crohn’s Disease Healed With Risankizumab 
Kristen Brennan, DO; Daniel Stein, MD; Gretchen M. Roth, MD

Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Masquerading Radiographically as Peritoneal Carcinomatosis 
Kyle A. Burton, MD; Jack Koueik, MD; Mark D. Oliver, DO; Daniel L. Rosenberg, MD; Melissa MacDonald, MD

Atypical Presentation of Intimomedial Mucoid Degeneration: Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection in a Young White Man Mimicking Multifocal Pneumonia
Solomon Ocran, DO; Mukul Sharda, BS; Charles Haynes, MD; Pinky Jha, MD, MPH

A Rare Form of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Patient With Crohn’s Disease 
Mounica Konjeti, MD; Jessica Musto, MD

Dose-Dependent Proteinuria and Renal Dysfunction With High-Intensity Rosuvastatin: Case Report and Literature Review
Tyler Gorman, PA; James Alstott, MD

Three’s (Autoimmune) Company: A Co-occurrence of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia, and Sjögren’s Syndrome
Austin P. Runde, MS; Sanchita Sen, MA; Beatriz Maria Franco Hondermann, MD; Nikitha Nelapudi, MD; Deval Patel, MD

Zoledronate-Associated Orbital Inflammation: A Case Series and Literature Review
Madeline Arzbecker, MD; Ryan D. Larochelle, MD; Cat N. Burkat, MD; Elaine M. Downie, MD; Jackson Korger, MD; Mihai Mititelu, MD, MPH; Suzanne W. van Landingham, MD

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