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NHS Scotland's November 2018 Funding Decisions

News November 12, 2018

A drug to treat a rare cancer in very young children was the only medicine accepted for routine use by NHS Scotland in the Scottish Medicines Consortium's (SMC) November 2018 decisions.
Guidance Issued on Instant Messaging in Emergency Medicine

News November 12, 2018
Technology Could Modernise England's 'Outdated' Outpatient System

News November 9, 2018

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Single Dose of New Oral Antibiotic Cures Most Gonorrhea

Medscape Medical News November 7, 2018

A single dose of oral zoliflodacin had efficacy similar to that of intramuscular ceftriaxone for uncomplicated urogenital and rectal gonococcal infections (but not pharyngeal gonococcal infections).
Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Doubled Since 2007 in Europe

Medscape Medical News November 8, 2018
Healthcare-Associated Infections Down, Survey Finds

Medscape Medical News October 31, 2018

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To Provide Patient-Centered HIV Care, Train on Implicit Bias

Medscape Medical News November 12, 2018
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Hepatitis C Medications Effective in People Who Inject Drugs

Medscape Medical News November 12, 2018
U.S. Concerned About Ebola Outbreak in Congo Conflict Zone - Official

Reuters Health Information November 12, 2018
Low-Dose Imipramine Helps Reduce Functional Dyspepsia Symptoms

Reuters Health Information November 12, 2018
Gut Microbiome May Seed Sepsis

Medscape Medical News November 12, 2018
Genetic Variants May Be Tied to Otitis Media Risk

Reuters Health Information November 12, 2018
African Islands Call for Help as Climate Change Worsens Health

Reuters Health Information November 11, 2018
ANAC 2018

Health Record Prompts Can Improve Hepatitis Diagnosis

Medscape Medical News November 9, 2018

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Oral Antibiotics for Infective Endocarditis: Time to Switch?

Commentary October 31, 2018

The standard of care for endocarditis for many years has been IV antibiotics, even though many patients don't complete the full treatment. Would oral antibiotics work just as well?
Doctor and Nurse Among Those Shot at Pittsburgh Synagogue

Essay November 2, 2018

Two of the victims in the Tree of Life synagogue shooting rampage in Pittsburgh were gifted clinicians, and their kindness and devotion while ministering to their patients made them beloved to the author.
ANAC 2018

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HIV 2018

Conference Coverage October 18, 2018

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Decision Making in HIV-1 Post-Exposure Prophylaxis

HIV Medicine November 12, 2018
West Nile Virus and Other Notifiable Arboviral Diseases

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 12, 2018
VIM-CRPA P. aeruginosa Isolates in a Skilled Nursing Facility

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 9, 2018
Drug Resistance in Patients Who Acquired HIV in a PrEP Trial

AIDS November 8, 2018
Novel Antivirals for Hepatitis C

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics November 8, 2018
Training Future Pharmacists as Antimicrobial Stewards

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education November 7, 2018

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A 65-Year-Old Woman With Dizziness After Colonoscopy

Case Challenge November 12, 2018

A 65-year-old woman underwent a routine outpatient screening colonoscopy. Twelve hours later, she developed dizziness, abdominal pain, and left-shoulder discomfort. What's the diagnosis?
Fast Five Quiz: Common Food Poisoning Pathogens

Interactive Quiz November 12, 2018
Fast Five Quiz: Common Rashes

Interactive Quiz November 8, 2018
Alcohol Use and Abdominal Pain in a 49-Year-Old Man

Case Challenge November 6, 2018

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ANAC 2018

November 8-10, 2018 Denver, Colorado
HIV 2018

October 28-31, 2018 Glasgow, United Kingdom
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October 3-7, 2018 San Francisco, California

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Most, Not All, PCPs Willing to See Transgender Patients

Medscape Medical News November 12, 2018

Age, experience predict physicians' comfort with transgender patients; clinicians and office staff should learn sensitive ways of communicating with this population, expert says.
Physicians to NRA: This Is Our Lane

Medscape Medical News November 9, 2018
Most 2017 Participants in MIPS Qualified for Small Bonus

Medscape Medical News November 9, 2018
CEO Feinberg Leaving Geisinger to Manage Healthcare for Google

Medscape Medical News November 9, 2018

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