Infectious Diseases Perspective

• Our Biggest Mistakes During the COVID-19 Pandemic   Bioethicist Art Caplan shares his list of mistakes made and lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 04, 2022
• You vs Us: Whom Did COVID Vaccines Protect?   Throwing a spanner into the hopes for high levels of population immunity.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Episode 4: Retention and Care for Patients With HIV   Drs Michael Saag and Michael Mugavero discuss the connection between antiretroviral therapy, retention, and care for patients with HIV.
  Medscape, May 04, 2022
• Paxlovid Is Here: A Pharmacist's Prescribing Pearls An effective oral medication for COVID-19 is now available. Michael Ganio, PharmD, offers tips on how to prescribe it safely, where to find it in your area, and how it works with the Test to Treat program.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 03, 2022
• Why I Recommend Hepatitis B Vaccination to All My Patients   New age-based hepatitis B vaccine recommendations and available vaccine products are reviewed by Dr Sandra Fryhofer.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, May 03, 2022
• COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness CDC answers questions about how effective vaccines are against preventing serious illness with newer COVID variants.
  CDC Expert Commentary, May 03, 2022
• She Survived Smallpox and Then Swayed Doctors Lady Mary Montagu helped bring inoculation to Britain, paving the way for the world's first vaccine.
  Medscape Blogs, April 29, 2022
• It's Dangerous to Deny the CDC's Right to Mandate Masks   Prof Art Caplan discusses the end of mask mandates and provides guidance for moving forward for the safety of all.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, April 28, 2022
• Leadership Needed to Fight Superbugs and Health Inequities A bill before Congress could incentivize the development of new antimicrobials.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 28, 2022
• Cure, Prevent, or Manage All Disease: The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative's Bold Plan Is Already Working   Dr Eric Topol sits down with Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan to talk about the next phase of their ambitious Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.
  Medscape, April 28, 2022
• Think About Antibiotics Like We Think About Chemotherapy Healthcare providers can be somewhat cavalier about ordering antibiotics. Maybe if we thought about antibiotics like we think about chemotherapy, we'd do better with our prescribing practices.
  Medscape Blogs, April 27, 2022
• Could a Cold Virus Be Causing Severe Hepatitis in Kids?   F. Perry Wilson breaks down the data on what may be responsible, and what is probably a red herring.
  Medscape, April 26, 2022
• How Do We Distinguish Between Viral and Bacterial Meningitis? Early diagnosis is crucial for providing the appropriate treatment for meningitis. High-sensitivity and specificity molecular techniques can help distinguish between bacterial and viral etiologies.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 25, 2022
• Managing a Loved One's Finances: 'Do You Have a Magic Book?'   Kathy Miller discusses the importance of preparing financial information for loved ones to access in the case of medical emergencies.
  Medscape Oncology, April 25, 2022
• New Books on Medicine A few recommendations to fill your nightstand with interesting medicine-related books.
  Medscape Blogs, April 25, 2022
• Infographic: Physician Incomes Gain, Pay Gaps Remain The Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2022 infographic shows growth in physician income, specialties with biggest pay gains, and pay disparities between men and women and between ethnic groups.
  Medscape, April 22, 2022
• Graves Disease, Thyroid Eye Disease, and COVID-19 Is there a link between COVID-19 cases or vaccinations and the increased reports of thyroid autoimmunity and its complications? Drs McLeod and Balcerek attempt to answer this question.
  American Thyroid Association, April 21, 2022
• Animal Reservoirs, Immunocompromised Hosts: COVID Dangers Ahead   Stanford's Benjamin Pinsky on the potential for even more transmissible and pathogenic versions of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to arise.
  Medscape, April 21, 2022
• Malpractice Case: Did Error Cause Neurologic Impairment? An infant ends up with a lifelong impairment. What led to the outcome?
  The Doctors Company, April 21, 2022
• Distrust of Doctors Has Grown: What Can We Do About It? With vaccine hesitancy and distrust in healthcare becoming a legitimate public health concern, the importance of effective scientific communication should be a top priority.
  Medscape Blogs, April 19, 2022