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Long COVID's Grip Will Likely Tighten as Infections Continue

WebMD Health News August 10, 2022

Experts are worried about a second wave of illnesses from long COVID, a condition that already has affected between 7.7 million and 23 million Americans.
How Weather Apps Could Predict Your COVID Risk

WebMD Health News August 17, 2022
Existing Monkeypox Guidelines Are Almost All of Low Quality

Medscape Medical News August 17, 2022

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Helping Children Who Lost a Parent to COVID-19

WebMD Health News August 18, 2022
US Offers Extra Monkeypox Vaccine Doses for Gay Pride Events

Associated Press August 18, 2022
Monkeypox Outbreak: White House Announces New Response Actions

WebMD Health News August 18, 2022
What Parents Need to Know About Monkeypox and School This Fall

WebMD Health News August 18, 2022
Biden Administration to Stop Buying COVID Vaccines, Tests

WebMD Health News August 18, 2022
Public Health Agencies Adapt to Curb Overdoses, STDs, Gun Violence

Kaiser Health News August 17, 2022
Second Monoclonal Antibody to Prevent Malaria Shows Promise

Medscape Medical News August 17, 2022
New International Dermatology Registry Tracks Monkeypox Cases

MDedge News August 17, 2022

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How Can Physicians Pay Less in Taxes? Expert Offers Tips

Expert Interview August 18, 2022

John Whyte, MD, WebMD Medical Director, discusses new findings about physicians and taxes, and gets useful tax tips from an expert CPA.
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How Do Emerging Threats Compare to COVID-19?

Expert Interview August 18, 2022
CDC Abdicates Responsibility

Blog August 18, 2022
Medscape Nurse Practitioner Burnout & Depression Report 2022

Report August 17, 2022

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Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

Offit on Vaccines Paul A. Offit, MD

Ethics: Today's Hot Topics Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

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Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases Paul G. Auwaerter, MD

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COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, Deaths Among AI/AN Persons

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report August 17, 2022
HCV Micro-Elimination Within a Clinic for People With HIV

HIV Medicine August 17, 2022
Prognosis of Interstitial Pneumonia With Autoimmune Features

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology August 17, 2022
Urban-Rural Differences in COVID-19 Outcomes in T2DM Patients

Preventing Chronic Disease August 17, 2022
Closing the HCV Treatment Gap: Improving Retention in Care

Journal of Viral Hepatitis August 16, 2022
ECMO for Pregnant and Postpartum Patients

Anesthesia & Analgesia August 16, 2022

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Rapid Review Quiz: Erectile Dysfunction

Interactive Quiz August 17, 2022

Do you know the latest research on erectile dysfunction, including its association with COVID-19 and important clinical information on risk factors and treatments? Test yourself with this short quiz.
After New Sexual Partner, Dysuria, Discharge in a 21-Year-Old

Case Challenge August 11, 2022
Rapid Review Quiz: Back Pain

Interactive Quiz August 11, 2022
Fast Five Quiz: COVID-19 Variants

Fast Five Quiz August 3, 2022

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ECCMID 2022

April 23-26, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal
CROI 2022

February 12-16, 2022 Denver, CO and Virtual

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Does DTC Heart Drug Advertising Discourage Lifestyle Changes?

Medscape Medical News August 18, 2022

Brief, direct exposure to prescription cardiovascular drug advertising seems to boost consumer perceptions of medications and pharmaceutical companies without deterring use of lifestyle interventions.
Fake Positive Reviews; Low Quality Guidelines; and CDC Reorg

3 Things to Know Today August 18, 2022
At 100, Guinness's Oldest Practicing Doctor Not Slowing Down

Medscape Medical News August 17, 2022
PAs React: What Fortifies or Tears Down Their Job Satisfaction?

Medscape Medical News August 17, 2022

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