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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

Motorbikes, Trust and Pepper Soup - Ebola Tips to Tackle Deadly Diseases
Reuters Health Information, October 20, 2017
Uganda Confirms One Death From Ebola-like Marburg Virus
Reuters Health Information, October 20, 2017
Single-tablet Switch Option Effective in Virologically Suppressed HIV
Reuters Health Information, October 20, 2017
New H7N9 Bird Flu Strain in China Has Pandemic Potential
Reuters Health Information, October 20, 2017

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Ten New Antibiotics in the Pipeline for Resistant InfectionsAfter decades of limited drug development for resistant bacterial infections, there are now a multitude of agents approved or close to approval, experts report.
Medscape News Slideshows
Pancreatic Cysts: Frequently Detected, Uncertainly Managed
Medscape Gastroenterology
In T2D, How Low Should BP Go?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Insulin Access: A Casualty of Modern Medicine?
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology
Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Medscape Pediatrics

Business of Medicine

RN Cohorts Becoming More Educated, Diverse New registered nurses are significantly more diverse as a group, and more nurses have obtained or are pursuing bachelor's degrees, a study has found.
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Joint Commission Leaves Telehealth Alone
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017
Fewer ACA Ads, Puzzled Public Threaten Sign-ups, KFF Says
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 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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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