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Early Data Suggest Vaccine Protects Against Monkeypox

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2022

People who received a single dose of the vaccine were 14 times less likely to be infected with monkeypox virus, but the findings come with caveats.
What Makes Some Infections Asymptomatic?

Medscape Medical News September 29, 2022
Continued Monkeypox Spread Can Lead to Viral Mutations

Medscape Medical News September 27, 2022

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Docs May Be Disciplined for Spreading COVID Lies

Associated Press October 3, 2022
Brazil Records Two Cases of Invasive Meningococcal X Disease

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
Ancient DNA Discoveries Lead to Nobel Prize in Medicine

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
Two Thirds of US Adults Not Getting COVID-19 Booster Soon: Survey

WebMD Health News October 3, 2022
Are Nasal Sprays the Future for the COVID Vaccine?

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
Schools Are Significant Sites of COVID Transmission

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
Gardasil 9 HPV Vaccine Advised for MSM Living With HIV

Medscape Medical News October 3, 2022
EASD 2022

Strong Link Found Between Enterovirus and Type 1 Diabetes

Medscape Medical News September 30, 2022

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The Private Market Is No Place for COVID-19 Countermeasures

Commentary October 3, 2022

The US will stop funding vaccines but says it wants equitable access. That’s not possible in a predatory system.
Psoriasis Highlights From EADV 2022

ReCAP October 3, 2022
Standing Up for Our Patients' Rights

Commentary October 3, 2022
Medscape RN/LPN Compensation Report 2022

Report September 30, 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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Safety of COVID-19 mRNA Booster Among the Immunocompromised

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report October 3, 2022
Digital PCR for Diagnosing Bloodstream Infections in the ICU

Critical Care October 3, 2022
Public Health Surveillance, Reporting for Human Toxoplasmosis

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report September 30, 2022
Universal HBV Vaccination Reduces HBV Infection and HCC

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics September 30, 2022
Viral Hepatitis in Pregnancy

Journal of Viral Hepatitis September 30, 2022
Commitment to Hypertension Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Preventing Chronic Disease September 29, 2022

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Fast Five Quiz: Monkeypox

Fast Five Quiz October 3, 2022

Are you up-to-date on the monkeypox epidemic, including key recent findings, common symptoms, and vaccination guidance? Test your knowledge with this quick quiz.
Trivia Quiz: Weird ICD-10 Codes

Interactive Quiz September 30, 2022
Rapid Review Quiz: COVID-19 Updates

Interactive Quiz September 28, 2022
Trivia Quiz: Major Medical Milestones

Interactive Quiz September 26, 2022

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IAS 2022
ECCMID 2022

April 23-26, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal
CROI 2022

February 12-16, 2022 Denver, CO and Virtual

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Turned Away From Urgent Care — And Toward a Big ED Bill

Kaiser Health News October 3, 2022

Russell Cook was expecting a quick and inexpensive visit to an urgent care center for his daughter after she had a car wreck. Instead, they were advised to go to the ED and got a much larger bill.
When Emails Withdrawing Manuscripts Start Repeating Themselves

Retraction Watch October 3, 2022
Docs May Be Disciplined for Spreading COVID Lies

Associated Press October 3, 2022
Reporter Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution for Sleep Apnea

Kaiser Health News October 3, 2022

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Eric J. Topol, MD Medscape Editor-in-Chief

Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Executive Vice President and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

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