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How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023

A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
Tackle Deadly Melioidosis With Swift, Specialized Care

WebMD Health News October 5, 2023
New COVID Vaccines Force Bivalents Out

WebMD Health News September 11, 2023

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Wide Regional Variation in Diagnosis of Long COVID

Medscape Medical News December 8, 2023
Anxiety, Depression Soared in Young Adults During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News December 8, 2023
New COVID Variant JN.1 Could Disrupt Holiday Plans

WebMD Health News December 7, 2023
Some Reasons to Get Off the Fence About COVID Booster

Medscape Medical News December 7, 2023
Geriatricians, Look Out for Patients With Long COVID

Medscape Medical News December 6, 2023
COVID, Flu Rates Rising Nationwide, but RSV May Have Peaked

WebMD Health News December 5, 2023
COVID Vaccines Lower Risk of Serious Illness in Kids

Medscape Medical News December 1, 2023
COVID Vaccines Likely Reversed Premature Birth Trend

Medscape Medical News December 1, 2023

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Change Makers: Bill Meury on Transformative Medicines

Expert Interview December 6, 2023

Bill Meury, president and CEO of Karuna Therapeutics, speaks with WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, about the differences in drug development in psychiatry and the importance of innovation.
CDC Expert Commentary

5 Things to Know: Improving Antibiotic Use in Telemedicine

Commentary December 6, 2023
Medscape Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023

Report December 5, 2023
Are You Sure Your Patient Is Alive?

Commentary December 4, 2023

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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

CDC Expert Commentary

Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases Paul G. Auwaerter, MD

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A Nurse-Driven Model for Academic-Practice Partnerships

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing November 27, 2023
Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19

Federal Practitioner November 22, 2023
VA Lessons From Partnering in COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Federal Practitioner November 22, 2023
VA Research and COVID-19

Federal Practitioner November 22, 2023
Mpox-Associated Hospitalization Among JYNNEOS Vaccinated Persons

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 17, 2023
Provider Knowledge of Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 15, 2023

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Cases & Quizzes View All

Fast Five Quiz: HIV Pre- and Postexposure Prophylaxis

Fast Five Quiz December 7, 2023

Are you familiar with the best strategies for PrEP and PEP? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
Should This Pregnant Woman Get the RSV Vaccine?

Clinical Case November 28, 2023
25-Year-Old With Joint Pain and Lightheadedness

Case Challenge November 22, 2023
Toenail Changes and Suspected Drug Rash

Case Challenge November 20, 2023

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ANAC 2023

October 25-28, 2023 New Orleans, Louisiana
IDWeek 2023

October 11-15, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts
IAS 2023

July 23-26, 2023 Brisbane, Australia

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Wide Regional Variation in Diagnosis of Long COVID

Medscape Medical News December 8, 2023

The percentage of patients with a U09.9 diagnostic code in the year after a SARS-CoV-2 infection ranged from less than 4% in one region to more than 24% in another
How’s the Food? Rate Your Hospital Cafeteria

Medscape Reader Polls December 5, 2023
Reducing Albumin Improves Kidney and Heart Function

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023
Statin Use Remains Low for At-Risk Patients

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023

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Eric J. Topol, MD

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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International AIDS Society (IAS) 2023 Conference on HIV Science

International AIDS Society (IAS) 2023 Conference on HIV Science

July 23 - 26, 2023 Brisbane, Australia