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GMC Concern Over Lonely and Pressured GPs

News November 15, 2019

The health of doctors and the care they give to their patients is being compromised by workplace stress, a report for the GMC finds.
First Case of Sexually Transmitted Dengue in Spain and Europe

News November 15, 2019
Worst-Ever A&E Waiting Times on Election Agenda

Commentary November 15, 2019

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Threat of Antibiotic Resistance in US Higher Than Thought: CDC

Medscape Medical News November 13, 2019

Despite progress since 2013, antibiotic resistance remains a 'significant enemy' that threatens the nation's health and global security, federal health officials say.
Prognostic Biomarker Test Identifies High-Risk Sepsis in Kids

Medscape Medical News November 14, 2019
Auwaerter's Highlights From IDWeek 2019

Medscape Infectious Diseases November 1, 2019

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Flood, Fire and Plague: Climate Change Blamed for Disasters

Reuters Health Information November 15, 2019
Severity of Flu Season, Shot Effectiveness Don't Change Vaccination Rates

Reuters Health Information November 15, 2019
Tesamorelin Resolves NAFLD in Some HIV Patients

Reuters Health Information November 15, 2019
China Says Plague Outbreak Risk Minimal After Two New Cases in Beijing

Reuters Health Information November 15, 2019
Rollout of Johnson & Johnson Ebola Vaccine Begins in Congo

Reuters Health Information November 15, 2019
KidneyWeek 2019

Emergency-dialysis Patients Who Transition Home Early Tend to Have Programmatic Support

Reuters Health Information November 15, 2019
New Shingles Vaccine: What You Need to Know

WebMD Health News November 15, 2019
EACS 2019

New HIV Care Models, Apps Emerging as Patients Age

Medscape Medical News November 15, 2019

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STI Diagnoses Crowdsourced on Reddit: What Can We Learn?

Commentary November 6, 2019

People are using social media platforms to ask the general public to help diagnose sexually transmitted infections.
EACS 2019

Conference Coverage November 8, 2019

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from EACS 2019
The Week That Wasn't: Birth Control Patch, Only-Child Obesity, Cat Scratch Sepsis

Article November 8, 2019
ANAC 2019

Conference Coverage November 4, 2019

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Journal Articles View All

Ventilation and Postoperative Pulmonary Complications

Anesthesiology November 15, 2019
Nevirapine Does Not Affect Growth in HIV-Exposed Infants

JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes November 15, 2019
Periprosthetic Infections of the Shoulder

Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons November 14, 2019
Factoring Prior Treatment Into TB Prevalence Estimates

Emerging Infectious Diseases November 13, 2019
Endocarditis After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

European Heart Journal November 13, 2019
Rapid Initiation of ART in Those With Newly Diagnosed HIV

HIV Medicine November 12, 2019

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A 44-Year-Old With a Headache, Photophobia, and Phonophobia

Case Challenge November 13, 2019

A 44-year-old woman presents with an insidious headache along her left occipital region. She also reports photophobia, phonophobia, and lightheadedness. What's the diagnosis?
Fast Five Quiz: Sore Throat

Fast Five Quiz November 6, 2019
Fast Five Quiz: Hidradenitis Suppurativa Management

Fast Five Quiz November 5, 2019
Fast Five Quiz: Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Fast Five Quiz November 5, 2019

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EACS 2019

November 6-9, 2019 Basel, Switzerland
ANAC 2019

November 7-9, 2019 Portland, Oregon
IDWeek 2019

October 2-6, 2019 Washington, DC

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Virginia Ob-Gyn Accused of 'Deeply Disturbing' Unneeded Surgeries

Medscape Medical News November 15, 2019

The physician is also accused of removing a woman's fallopian tubes without her knowledge. A prosecutor says 173 women have come forward since his arrest reporting similar unwanted procedures.
HHS Kicks Off Battle for More Price Transparency in Healthcare

Medscape Medical News November 15, 2019
Deal Reached on Millions in Erroneous Medicare Payments

Georgia Health News November 13, 2019
Many Doctors Feel Angry, Undervalued by Warren's Health Plan

Medscape Medical News November 11, 2019

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