FDA Panel Recommends First Drug for HIV PreventionThe US Food and Drug Administration's Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee has recommended approval of Gilead Science's Truvada for preexposure prevention of sexually acquired HIV-1 infection.
HIV, STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education in High Schools This new report outlines the importance of education programs in high schools across the United States that focus on educating young people about preventing HIV, other STIs, and pregnancy. How successful are these programs?
Doctors and Marriage: Should You Have a Prenup?Love is powerful, yet marriage always involves some element of risk. Can you protect your finances and your practice in the event of a divorce and still start off a marriage on the right foot?
New AMA Head on Membership, the ACA, and Medicine's FutureDr. James Madara, of the American Medical Association, gives a candid interview on the nation's largest physician organization and whether it has any regrets about supporting the Affordable Care Act.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 2012
Can a Hospital Say, 'Only Thin Doctors Can Work Here'?A Texas hospital refuses to hire overweight staff, including doctors and nurses. Is this ethical -- or sensible? A leading bioethicist gives his take on the situation.
U.S. HIV Aid Has Prevented 741,000 Deaths: StudyThe United States foreign aid program that sends billions of dollars to African countries for HIV treatment and prevention has cut the number of people dying for any reason in those nations.
Reuters Health Information, May 16, 2012
FDA Panel Recommends Gilead's Quad for HIVA U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts has recommended the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's Quad pill for untreated HIV patients.
Hepatitis G Virus (GBV-C): What We Know So FarThe hepatitis G virus, known as GBV-C, seems to be well tolerated and could be a silver lining for patients with HIV, yet it increases the risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Medscape Gastroenterology, May 4, 2012
Physician Frustration Grows, Income Falls -- But a Ray of HopeDissatisfaction and declining income are abundant among physicians. Specialists top the income charts, and men earn more than women. Read the results of Medscape's 2012 Physician Compensation Survey.
