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.
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.
HCV Raises Risk of Premature Death in AIDS PatientsDespite competing risks, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is independently associated with a 50% increase in mortality among patients with a diagnosis of AIDS.
Reuters Health Information, May 7, 2012
Second-Line Antiretrovirals Suppress Resistant HIVAfrican patients with resistant strains of HIV had favorable results from second line protease-inhibitor-based anti-retroviral therapy (ART), with no increase in drug-resistant HIV mutants.
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.
