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EACS START Prompted New HIV Guidelines: Did Treatment Deliver? Evidence from the Starting Antiretroviral Treatment Early Improves Outcomes for HIV (START) trial instigated a new strategy, and the promise of that approach will be evaluated at European AIDS.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017

Night: Perfect Cover for AIDS Testing in Zimbabwe
Reuters Health Information, October 17, 2017
ICVH CDC Considers Expanding Hepatitis C Testing The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is contemplating lowering the age recommendation for hepatitis C screening, and amplifying the criteria to include those with risk factors.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017

Simple Tool Shows Lasting Reduction in Burnout Physicians and other healthcare workers who use a simple tool for 2 weeks show reduced burnout within a few days of starting and retain the benefits a year later, researchers reported.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017
RN Cohorts Becoming More Educated, Diverse
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Joint Commission Leaves Telehealth Alone
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017

Is It Time to Rethink Funding for Research on Gun Violence? The recent spate of mass shootings, including the horrific one in Las Vegas, has prompted an outcry to address funding for research on gun violence.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 23, 2017
Should Doctors Embrace or Reject Alternative Treatments? More consumers are using complementary and alternative treatments, and medical centers are adding nontraditional therapies. Should doctors embrace or reject these treatments?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 18, 2017

Early HIV Therapy and Remission: 'Both Sides of the Coin' Dr Paul Sax discusses very early antiretroviral therapy in two cases presented at IAS 2017, in which one patient remains in remission and the other does not.
Medscape HIV/AIDS, August 11, 2017
Is It Time to Rethink Funding for Research on Gun Violence? The recent spate of mass shootings, including the horrific one in Las Vegas, has prompted an outcry to address funding for research on gun violence.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 23, 2017
Leading Science Journalist Carl Zimmer on His Genome Dr Eric Topol speaks with science journalist Carl Zimmer about where he gets his ideas, what his genome looks like, and how he got a tapeworm named after him.
Medscape, October 5, 2017
Updated Guideline: HIV Testing Advances in HIV diagnostic tests have resulted in an updated testing sequence that maximizes sensitivity, specificity, and turnaround time.
Medscape HIV/AIDS, January 24, 2017

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

Patient Prejudice: When Credentials Aren't Enough In a WebMD/Medscape survey produced with STAT, physicians told us how often they hear biased comments from patients and patients told us what characteristics they look for in a healthcare provider.
Medscape Features Slideshows, October 18, 2017
Retention in Medical Care Among Insured Children With HIV
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 23, 2017
A Corrosive Force in Medical Care
Medscape, October 20, 2017
Does HAART Contribute to Syphilis Incidence?
Sexually Transmitted Infections, October 16, 2017