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UK COVID-19 Update: CVT Risk, and 'Exhausted' Doctors

News April 15, 2021

These are the UK coronavirus stories you need to know about today.
UK COVID-19 Update: Latest on Antibodies, 'Reassuring' Immune Response in Older People from Pfizer and AZ Vaccines

News April 14, 2021
Alternating COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Expands to Include Moderna and Novavax

News April 14, 2021

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CDC Panel Leaves J&J Pause in Place for at Least a Week

Medscape Medical News April 14, 2021

The panel said it did not have enough information to make a decision on the vaccine's safety. Some praised the conclusion; some say it will have severe consequences.
Inhaled COVID Meds and 'Simple, Self-Administered' Care

Medscape Medical News March 10, 2021
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FDA Authorizes First Molecular At-Home, OTC COVID-19 Test

FDA Approvals March 8, 2021

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CDC Says Blocking Middle Airline Seats Could Reduce COVID Spread

WebMD Health News April 15, 2021
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COVID-Related Syndrome Tied to Neurologic Symptoms in Kids

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021
CDC: STI Rates Rise for Sixth Year in a Row

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021
Why Are a Tiny Number of Vaccinated People Being Hospitalized?

ProPublica April 15, 2021
Sinus Inflammation May Inhibit Aspects of Brain Connectivity

Reuters Health Information April 15, 2021
EU Countries Move Toward COVID Passes to Reopen Summer Travel

Reuters Health Information April 15, 2021
In World First, Denmark Ditches AstraZeneca's COVID-19 Shot

Reuters Health Information April 15, 2021
Airports Step Up Mental Health Support as Passenger Anxiety Soars

Kaiser Health News April 15, 2021

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The Likely Future of COVID-19? More Than Polio, Less Than Flu

Commentary March 3, 2021

Is the end goal in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 eradication of the virus or to have numbers similar to that of flu? Neither, says F. Perry Wilson.
Knowable Magazine

Four Ways HIV Activists Have Saved Lives During COVID

Commentary April 15, 2021

We owe these early fighters a debt of gratitude for transforming our response to public health crises.
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Putting the J&J Vaccine 'Pause' Into Perspective

Expert Interview April 14, 2021
The Diagnosis We're All Missing, and Why That Must Change

Commentary April 14, 2021

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COVID-19 and Emergencies in Patients With Diabetes

Journal of Medical Case Reports April 15, 2021
COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Emerging Infectious Diseases April 15, 2021
Observed Face Mask Use at Six Universities

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report April 14, 2021
Non-Disclosure of HIV Serostatus to Sexual Partners

HIV Medicine April 14, 2021
SARS-CoV-2 Transmission Among Meat Processing Workers

Emerging Infectious Diseases April 13, 2021
Demographics of Persons Initially Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report April 12, 2021

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Patient Simulation: A 55-Year-Old Woman With Orthostasis and Worsening Paresthesia

Patient Simulation April 12, 2021

A 55-year-old from the UK is lightheaded when she stands up, and she has numbness and tingling in her hands and feet. How would you evaluate and treat this patient?
Fast Five Quiz: Rheumatoid Arthritis ILD Management

Fast Five Quiz April 5, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Anal Conditions

Fast Five Quiz March 26, 2021
Patient Simulation: A 77-Year-Old Man With Diabetes and Declining Kidney Function

Patient Simulation March 24, 2021

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CROI 2021

March 06-10, 2021 Virtual
IDWeek 2020

October 21-25, 2020 Virtual
HIV Glasgow 2020

October 05-8, 2020 Virtual

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One Doctor's Account of Long-term Care in the COVID Era

Medscape Internal Medicine April 15, 2021

For the last 5 months, geriatrician Christian Bergman, MD, has kept a journal of what it's been like to manage long-term care residents and staff — as well as train others — during a pandemic.
Black Med Students' Photos at Plantation Spark New Group

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021
HHS Proposes Overturning Title X 'Gag' Rule

Medscape Medical News April 15, 2021
A Commission Should Probe Our Lame Response to the COVID Crisis

Medscape Business of Medicine April 14, 2021

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2021 Infectious Disease Physician Burnout & Lifestyle Report: Are You More Burned Out Than Your Peers?

2021 Infectious Disease Physician Burnout & Lifestyle Report: Are You More Burned Out Than Your Peers?

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