Medscape Blogs - Infectious Diseases

• Online Physician Reviews: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly More patients are finding their healthcare providers online on the basis of physician reviews and ratings. But what if those results are completely misleading or inaccurate?
  Medscape Blogs, May 11, 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
• New Books on Medicine A few recommendations to fill your nightstand with interesting medicine-related books.
  Medscape Blogs, April 25, 2022
• The Gridiron Club Dinner Was a Predictable Superspreader Event Relying on people being "thoughtful about their own risks and the risks they pose to others" is absurd and throws the vulnerable under the bus.
  Medscape Blogs, April 13, 2022
• Run Into a Rabid Animal? What to Know Rabid animals are a summertime hazard. Here's how to protect yourself.
  Medscape Blogs, April 11, 2022
• Women in Medicine: Burned Out and Fed Up It's not surprising that women physicians report higher rates of burnout than their male counterparts. But it may be less well-recognized that many of us are also more embittered than ever.
  Medscape Blogs, April 06, 2022
• On the Receiving End of Care It's better to be giving care than receiving it.
  Medscape Blogs, April 05, 2022
• I Ditched My White Coat During COVID Lots of medical providers have chosen to forgo formal attire and white coats for more casual dress at work. But has this contributed to a level of informality that can affect patient care?
  Medscape Blogs, March 23, 2022
• Why Are Women Disappearing From Research Careers? Despite being a majority in the lecture halls, women gradually disappear from biomedical research as they go up the academic ranks. How can this be prevented?
  Medscape Blogs, March 18, 2022
• Politicians Overrule Board of Health's Medical Officer Politics trumps science once again.
  Medscape Blogs, March 17, 2022
• Oh, The Places I Didn't Go! Traveling for work during the pandemic had to be done, but what about trips for other reasons? One ID doc weighs in on 2 years of canceled itineraries, missed connections, and unexpected destinations.
  Medscape Blogs, March 09, 2022
• The UK Stopped All Pandemic Control. Let's See What Happens Now Keep calm and forget COVID-19? The UK and other countries in Europe have decided to stop isolation and practically all measures to control COVID-19. Is that a good idea?
  Medscape Blogs, March 01, 2022
• Making Sense of the ID Fellowship Match Why don't more students and residents want to specialize in infectious diseases? One expert takes a deeper look.
  Medscape Blogs, February 23, 2022
• Cellulitis Diagnosis and Treatment: Why Can't We Get It Right? We were all taught about cellulitis and its causative pathogens. So why do we have such a hard time getting the diagnosis and treatment right for our patients?
  Medscape Blogs, February 09, 2022
• COVID and the Holocaust Comparing mask and vaccine requirements to the Holocaust reveals a shocking ignorance about history.
  Medscape Blogs, February 01, 2022
• The Great Resignation Among Healthcare Providers An ID specialist explains why she quit her job but chose not to leave the healthcare profession completely
  Medscape Blogs, January 26, 2022
• Is This the End of the Road for COVID-19? We've all heard it recently, but is it really time to stop worrying and learn to live with COVID-19?
  Medscape Blogs, January 25, 2022
• Some Prisoners Face Risk for COVID From the Community Two years into the pandemic, prisoners are still not being cared for adequately.
  Medscape Blogs, January 13, 2022
• CDC's Isolation Guidelines Are Inadequate The cynics among us doubt that this was based on evolving science but rather suspect that it was in response to pressure from the airline and other industries.
  Medscape Blogs, January 05, 2022
• COVID Misinformation From the Top Offers False Cheer Most vaccinated people will not die from catching COVID at family gatherings, but how much risk are we willing to take?
  Medscape Blogs, December 30, 2021