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How to Manage Drug Interactions With Paxlovid for COVID

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 9

Some drugs can be held or reduced for the 5-day course. IDSA has published an online guide. Availability in pharmacies has greatly increased in recent weeks.
CDC Watches Monkeypox Outbreak in UK

WebMD Health News May 19, 2022 1
NEW! 2022 Specialist Salaries

Infectious Diseases Physician Salaries -- 2022 Report

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FDA, AMA Prepare for Plan COVID Shots for Kids Younger Than 6

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 28
Opponents of Federal Vaccine Mandate Seek Rehearing

Associated Press May 23, 2022
Florida Suspends Abortion Clinic After Hospitalizations

Associated Press May 23, 2022
NYC Investigates Possible Case of Monkeypox

WebMD Health News May 23, 2022

Pfizer Says COVID-19 Vaccine Response Robust in Young Children

WebMD Health News May 23, 2022 6
Monkeypox Quarantines Not Needed in US, Biden Says

WebMD Health News May 23, 2022 4
Air Force Cadets Who Refused COVID Vaccine Won't Be Commissioned

WebMD Health News May 23, 2022 13
ECCMID

32nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) 2022

April 23 - 26, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal

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Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022

Slideshow May 20, 2022

Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
Management of Post-COVID Cardiac Symptoms

Commentary May 20, 2022 2
How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain

Expert Interview May 20, 2022 126
Should Docs Still See Patients After They Enter the Boardroom?

Commentary May 19, 2022 3

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Offit on Vaccines Paul A. Offit, MD

Infectious Disease Blogger Salvador Macip, MD, PhD

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Infectious Disease Blogger Judy Stone, MD

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Ethics: Today's Hot Topics Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases Paul G. Auwaerter, MD

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COVID-19: Tracking the Science: Chasing Immunity

COVID-19: Tracking the Science: Chasing Immunity

Experts in vaccine research explain how viral vector vaccines, mRNA vaccines, and protein-based vaccines are used to neutralize the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: They Tried to Make Me Go to Rehab

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: They Tried to Make Me Go to Rehab

Recognized experts in acute pulmonary care discuss the benefits of pulmonary rehabilitation for patients recovering from CAP, including COVID pneumonia.

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: In Sickness and in Health

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: In Sickness and in Health

Experts discuss the challenges of managing a patient’s protracted journey from acute pneumonia to pulmonary rehabilitation, including ways to help restore function and independence.

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: Along Came COVID

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19: Along Came COVID

Infectious disease experts describe ways in which COVID pneumonia differs from community-acquired pneumonia and how COVID vaccines may offer protective effects.

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19

Pneumonia in the Shadow of COVID-19

Leading pulmonary specialists from the University of Louisville explain the burden of community-acquired pneumonia in older adults and reflect on complications caused by COVID-19.

Journal Articles View All

Genetic Factors in Sofosbuvir Treatment for Chronic HCV

Liver International May 23, 2022
Incidence and Mortality of HBV and HCV, Cirrhosis and HCC

Journal of Viral Hepatitis May 23, 2022
Changes in Suicide Rates -- United States, 2019 and 2020

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report May 20, 2022
Exercise for Persistent Neuroendocrine Symptoms of COVID-19

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews May 20, 2022
The Use of Fetal Bovine Collagen on Chronic Wounds

Wounds May 20, 2022
MIS in Children After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination

Emerging Infectious Diseases May 20, 2022

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Cases & Quizzes View All

Rapid Review Quiz: Carcinogens

Interactive Quiz May 16, 2022 1

Avoiding carcinogens is a key step in cancer prevention. Review the latest research into physical, chemical, and biological carcinogens, including newly recognized substances, with this short quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Drowning and Water-Related Health Concerns

Fast Five Quiz May 13, 2022 6
Fast Five Quiz: Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Treatment

Fast Five Quiz May 12, 2022 2
Skill Checkup: A Woman With Erythroderma and Pustules

Skill Checkup April 21, 2022

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Conferences View All

ECCMID 2022

April 23-26, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal
CROI 2022

February 12-16, 2022 Denver, CO and Virtual
USCHA 2021

December 02-3, 2021 Virtual

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The Rocky Path to Parenthood During Cardiology Training

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 1

An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the US and Asia vs other countries.
Neurosurgeon in the Making: The Amazing Journey of Kwadwo Sarpong

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 13
APA 2022

Can a Novel Med School Curriculum Curb the US Opioid Epidemic?

Medscape Medical News May 23, 2022 31
Concerns Over Mandatory Nurse Overtime Increased During Pandemic

Medscape Medical News May 20, 2022 7

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