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Macrolide Antibiotics in Pregnancy Linked to Birth Defects

News February 21, 2020

Clinicians should be cautious when prescribing macrolide antibiotics during pregnancy, especially the first trimester, due to an increased risk of major malformations, although the absolute risk is small, suggests UK study.
Has NICE Got It Wrong on Acute Coronary Syndromes?

Commentary February 21, 2020
GPs Remain Opposed to Assisted Dying

News February 21, 2020

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Increased Mortality Seen With Empirical Anti-MRSA Treatment for Pneumonia

Reuters Health Information February 22, 2020
Novel Coronavirus a 'Tremendous Public Health Threat,' CDC Says

Medscape Medical News February 21, 2020
Novel Coronavirus: Study Suggests Multiple Shedding Routes

Medscape Medical News February 21, 2020
Kuwait Airways Suspends Flights to Iran Amid Fears From Coronavirus Outbreak

Reuters Health Information February 21, 2020
'We're Not the Walking Dead': Americans Face Coronavirus Quarantine Stigma

Reuters Health Information February 21, 2020
WHO Says No Time for Complacency as China Coronavirus Cases Fall

Reuters Health Information February 21, 2020
China Lab Says Conspiracy Theories Hurting Efforts to Curb Virus

Reuters Health Information February 21, 2020
Two Passengers From Coronavirus-Hit Cruise Ship in Japan Die, Authorities Defend Quarantine

Reuters Health Information February 21, 2020

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Even Very Old People Deserve Aggressive Medical Care

Commentary February 18, 2020

Bioethicist Art Caplan attacks the belief that an old person no longer deserves medical interventions for serious conditions.
SCCM 2020

Conference Coverage February 14, 2020

Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from SCCM 2020
New Admission Test Flawed, Won't Produce Better Doctors

Commentary February 10, 2020
Is Anxiety About the Coronavirus Out of Proportion?

Commentary January 31, 2020

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Fast Five Quiz: Atopic Dermatitis

Fast Five Quiz February 11, 2020

How much do you know about the pathophysiology and presentation of atopic dermatitis? Test your knowledge with this short quiz.
An Unvaccinated Girl With Wheezing After Foreign Body Removal

Case Challenge February 10, 2020
Fast Five Quiz: Heart Failure Key Aspects

Fast Five Quiz February 7, 2020
Fast Five Quiz: Nasal Polyps Presentation and Diagnosis

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SCCM 2020

February 16-19, 2020 Orlando, Florida
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November 7-11, 2019 Houston, Texas
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October 19-23, 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana

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It's Not Just Hospitals That Sue Patients Who Can't Pay

Kaiser Health News February 21, 2020

Until very recently, the separate company that runs the emergency department at Nashville General Hospital in Tennessee was continuing to haul patients who couldn't pay medical bills into court.
Feds Sue Yale Hospital for Age Discrimination of Older Clinicians

Medscape Medical News February 21, 2020
Clinicians' Challenge: 'Bring Climate Change to the Bedside'

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020
Why UK Physicians Are Now Getting Sued More

Medscape Medical News February 19, 2020

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