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High Prevalence Rates for Oral HPV Infection in US Men High rates of oral HPV infection are being reported in all ethnic groups of men across the United States. They are especially high among men who smoke, use marijuana, and have multiple sexual partners.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017

ACG Opioids for C diff Pain Connected to Worse Outcomes Researchers have already linked opioid use to longer hospital stays and higher white blood cell counts, and now the same investigators take a deeper dive, looking at C diff severity and mortality.
Medscape Medical News, October 17, 2017
IDWeek Dental Antibiotics Could Be Adding to C difficile Cases Conversations about stewardship have tended to focus on hospitals and leave out dentists. A study finds prescription information often is not being shared between medical and dental providers.
Medscape Medical News, October 16, 2017

Ten New Antibiotics in the Pipeline for Resistant Infections
Medscape News Slideshows, October 19, 2017
Desperate Quest for Herpes Cure Launched ‘Rogue’ Trial
Kaiser Health News, October 19, 2017
Plague Ruled Out in Seychelles but Islands on Guard - WHO
Reuters Health Information, October 19, 2017
Testing and Treating Latent TB Cost-effective for Some Groups
Reuters Health Information, October 19, 2017

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How Physician Compensation in the United States WorksThis video gives background and an overview of the compensation system for doctors in the United States.
A Strategic Merger in Cancer Screening
Medscape Oncology
Exclusive Interview: 2017 Nobel Prize Winner Michael Rosbash
Medscape Neurology
Open vs Minimally Invasive Surgery for Paraesophageal Hernias
Medscape General Surgery

Business of Medicine

Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly Although frail elderly adults make up a small proportion of high-cost Medicare beneficiaries, they account for the greatest proportion of potentially preventable costs, a new study shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF Says
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
'Robust Dialogue' Needed About Equity of Women in Healthcare
Medscape Medical News, October 18, 2017
Should Physicians Treat Gun Violence as a Public Health Threat?
Medscape Reader Polls, October 18, 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
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

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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Medscape Editor-in-Chief

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

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Infectious Diseases Perspective

'Just' an ID Doc Reflects on Surprising Role During Harvey By helping hundreds of displaced and injured Texans, a Houston-area physician discovers that there is more to being an infectious diseases doctor than she realized.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 16, 2017
Patient Prejudice: When Credentials Aren't Enough
Medscape Features Slideshows, October 18, 2017
High-Dose Vitamin D and URIs in Kids
Medscape Pediatrics, October 16, 2017
A Better Way to Detect Sepsis in Kids in the ED
CHOP Expert Commentary, October 9, 2017