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Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Up in Younger People and Risks Greater

News September 19, 2019

Since the year 2000 the proportion of younger people with type 2 diabetes has risen and these people have higher cardiovascular risk factors than older diabetics, including obesity and high HbA1c and LDL cholesterol levels.
Drug Packaging Error in Spain Caused At Least 17 Hypertrichosis Cases In Children

News September 19, 2019
The Big Cost to the NHS of Unmanaged Diabetes

Commentary September 19, 2019

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Animal Lovers and Zoonotic Diseases: 5 Things to Know

CDC Expert Commentary September 16, 2019

Anybody who comes in contact with animals is at risk for zoonotic diseases, and this should be on every clinician's radar. Here are five things to know.
5 Hidden Dangers in International Travel

CDC Expert Commentary August 26, 2019
Rabies Risk Assessment: Test Your Knowledge

CDC Expert Commentary August 8, 2019

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AI Could Improve Healthcare for All -- Unless it Doesn't

Undark September 19, 2019
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Reimagining STI Clinics for a New Generation

Medscape Medical News September 18, 2019
Three Dead, Hundreds Ill in Spain Listeria Outbreak - WHO

Reuters Health Information September 18, 2019
Consider Transferring Pancreatic-Necrosis Patients if Clinical Expertise is Limited: Recommendations

Reuters Health Information September 17, 2019
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Underserved Communities Receive Hep C Treatment in Jail

Medscape Medical News September 17, 2019
Long-Term Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium Use Associated With Vision-Threatening Maculopathy

Reuters Health Information September 17, 2019
Sepsis-Alert System in the ED May Cut Racial Disparity in Pediatric Sepsis Recognition

Reuters Health Information September 17, 2019
Kenya Becomes 3rd African Nation to Introduce World's First Malaria Vaccine

Reuters Health Information September 17, 2019

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Animal Lovers and Zoonotic Diseases: 5 Things to Know

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Anybody who comes in contact with animals is at risk for zoonotic diseases, and this should be on every clinician's radar. Here are five things to know.
USCA 2019

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IAS 2019

Conference Coverage July 12, 2019
Ureaplasma Septic Arthritis: An Unusual Case Unfolds

Expert Column July 12, 2019

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Regimens for Preventing SSIs in Breast Reconstruction

Plastic Reconstructive Surgery-Global Open (PRS Global Open) September 19, 2019
Summary on the Management of Surgical Site Infections

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons September 17, 2019
Current Epidemiology of Surgical Sepsis

Annals of Surgery September 16, 2019
Effectiveness of SOF/VEL/VOX in DAA Experienced HCV Patients

Journal of Viral Hepatitis September 16, 2019
Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Homeless Populations

Emerging Infectious Diseases September 13, 2019
Discriminating Pulmonary TB from Nontuberculosis Infections

Laboratory Medicine September 13, 2019

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Fast Five Quiz: Antibiotic Best Practices

Fast Five Quiz September 11, 2019

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing concern. Are you familiar with various best practices to help slow the rise of these life-threatening infections? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
A 36-Year-Old Woman With a Worsening Cough and Hearing Loss

Case Challenge September 5, 2019
Alcohol and Metronidazole Interaction: Real or Fake?

Clinical Case August 21, 2019
Fast Five Quiz: Liver Disease

Fast Five Quiz August 16, 2019

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September 5-8, 2019 Washington, DC
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July 21-24, 2019 Mexico City, Mexico
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AMA Awards Multiple Innovation Grants to Medical Schools

Medscape Medical News September 19, 2019

The emphasis is on health systems science, which was scarcely taught in medical schools 6 years ago.
Former Med Student Headed to Prison for Murder-for-Hire Plot

Medscape Medical News September 19, 2019
Data in EHRs Don't Match Physicians' Exam, Study Suggests

Medscape Medical News September 18, 2019
US Physicians Highest Paid Globally, but Spend Most for Training

Medscape Medical News September 18, 2019

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