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Antibiotic Prescribing Interventions Should Be Long-term Inappropriate prescribing of antibiotics rose during the year after interventions stopped, a study found.
Medscape Medical News, October 11, 2017

Alert GSK Shingles Vaccine Shingrix Gets First Okay in Canada Shingrix, given in two doses 2 to 6 months apart, is for adults aged 50 years and older. It was shown to achieve ≥90% efficacy in clinical trials.
International Approvals, October 13, 2017
ICVH Hep C Cases Discovered in Public Services Screening When hepatitis C screening is offered through county services, infected people can be identified and linked with care, a pioneering program demonstrates.
Medscape Medical News, October 10, 2017

Madagascar Plague Appears to Have Spread to Seychelles - WHO
Reuters Health Information, October 17, 2017
Night: Perfect Cover for AIDS Testing in Zimbabwe
Reuters Health Information, October 17, 2017
ACG Opioids for C diff Pain Connected to Worse Outcomes
Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2017
Chikungunya Virus Infection Manifests Atypically in Older Adults
Reuters Health Information, October 16, 2017

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Physicians Who Experience Patient Prejudice Lack ResourcesA WebMD/Medscape survey conducted in partnership with STAT found that 59% of doctors have experienced bias from patients. So, what can physicians do in these situations?
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CANVAS: Straight Talk Needed on Amputation Risk
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
High-Dose Vitamin D and URIs in Kids
Medscape Pediatrics
The Data Show What I Expectedâ¦
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
'Just' an ID Doc Reflects on Surprising Role During Harvey
Medscape Infectious Diseases

Business of Medicine

AMA Launches Common Data Model Initiative The group hosts a platform for healthcare and tech stakeholders to create a comprehensive model that will make data more accessible, usable, and shareable.
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017
Alert Trump's Pick for Drug Czar Pulls Out After Investigation
Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2017
EHR Work Measures Proposed to Address Burnout
Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2017
Opioids Top List of Malpractice Claims Linked to Medications
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017

How Much Is Your Practice Worth? Many doctors who have a financial stake in a practice don't know what the practice is worth. That's a mistake, say experts in practice valuation. Here's why, and what a practice valuation involves.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 17, 2017
What Makes a Medical Practice Profitable? MGMA released key research at its annual conference on what creates a leading and profitable medical practice.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 12, 2017

Columnists

CMV Disease in the Non-immunosuppressed ICU Patient Is CMV just a bystander or is it a contributor to critical illness in non-immunosuppressed ICU patients? A new study provides a few answers and raises new questions.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 6, 2017
Stories of Science Gone Wrong: Paul Offit on His New Book Looking back at history, how many scientific inventions end up doing more harm than good? In a new book, Paul Offit, MD, tells readers seven stories about when scientists got things very wrong.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 12, 2017
Should You Recommend Coffee Drinking to Your Patients? Recent studies suggest that coffee drinking may be good for you, but more data replicating these studies are needed. Should you recommend coffee consumption to patients?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 2, 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
The Power to Protect: Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Diseases CDC reviews the latest vaccine recommendations for adults, including patients with chronic medical conditions.
CDC Expert Commentary, October 2, 2017
For Every Infection, a Season? Are there seasonal patterns to surgical site infections? This perspective from SHEA on a recent study offers some insight.
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), July 7, 2017

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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

Medscape Staff

Infectious Diseases Perspective

Automation and Antimicrobial Stewardship Want to know current rates of C difficile infection or nosocomial pneumonia? Information technology makes us 'smarter and more efficient,' says Dr Lucas Schulz.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 6, 2017
A Better Way to Detect Sepsis in Kids in the ED
CHOP Expert Commentary, October 9, 2017
CMV Disease in the Non-immunosuppressed ICU Patient
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 6, 2017
International Conference on Viral Hepatitis (ICVH) 2017
Medscape Gastroenterology, October 5, 2017