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Paxlovid Reduces Risk of COVID Death by 79% in Older Adults

WebMD Health News August 26, 2022

The research is considered one of the most thorough studies published to date about how well Paxlovid works, the news outlet reported
Key Factor in Monkeypox Spread: One-Time Sexual Partners

Medscape Medical News August 29, 2022
Fecal Transplant Treatments Might Transmit Monkeypox: FDA

Medscape Medical News August 25, 2022

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Acute Myocarditis a Possible Complication of Monkeypox

Medscape Medical News September 2, 2022
Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients With GI Symptoms Have Worse Outcomes

MDedge News September 2, 2022
Why Primary Care Providers Best for Long COVID Diagnosis

WebMD Health News September 2, 2022
Many Young Kids With COVID May Show No Symptoms

MDedge News September 2, 2022
Accounts Differ in Unvaccinated Coast Guard Cadet Departures

Associated Press September 2, 2022
CDC Endorses COVID Boosters Targeting Omicron Variants

Medscape Medical News September 1, 2022
White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall

Associated Press September 1, 2022
Consensus Document Aids Schistosomiasis Management

Medscape Medical News September 1, 2022

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Employed Physicians Report: Yes to Focus, No to Bureaucracy

Report September 2, 2022

Employed physicians reveal the pros and cons of their jobs, income and bonus structure; roles in the organization; and corporate policies and rules.
CDC Expert Commentary

Monkeypox Vaccines: Q&A With the CDC's Agam Rao, MD

Commentary September 2, 2022
Paxlovid Rebound in COVID-19: Where We Stand on Drug Regimens

Commentary September 1, 2022
One Thing You Can Do to Be a Better Antimicrobial Steward

Blog September 1, 2022

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Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

Offit on Vaccines Paul A. Offit, MD

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

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Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases Paul G. Auwaerter, MD

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Post-COVID Conditions Among Adult COVID-19 Survivors

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report September 2, 2022
IV IgM-Enriched Immunoglobulins in Critical COVID-19

Critical Care September 2, 2022
Clinical Predictors of Lung Function in Mild COVID-19

BMC Pulmonary Medicine September 2, 2022
Patient Care in Rapid-expansion ICUs During COVID-19 Pandemic

BMC Anesthesiology September 1, 2022
Fasciocutaneous Superomedial Thigh Flap in Fournier Gangrene

ePlasty September 1, 2022
HIV Viremia and Virological Failure in the Era of INSTIs

HIV Medicine August 31, 2022

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Cases & Quizzes View All

Fast Five Quiz: Tattoos and Body Piercings

Fast Five Quiz August 26, 2022

From tattoos to piercings, how much do you know about health concerns related to body modifications? Take this quick quiz.
Fast Five Quiz: Gastric Cancer

Fast Five Quiz August 23, 2022
After Unprotected Sex, 50-Year-Old Has Rash, Severe Weakness

Case Challenge August 22, 2022
Rapid Review Quiz: Erectile Dysfunction

Interactive Quiz August 17, 2022

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IAS 2022
ECCMID 2022

April 23-26, 2022 Lisbon, Portugal
CROI 2022

February 12-16, 2022 Denver, CO and Virtual

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DOJ: Nurses Allowed Controlled Substances During Opioid Recovery

September 2, 2022

Indiana nursing board reaches settlement following DOJ investigation into its abstinence-based opioid rehabilitation program that prevented nurses' use of OUD medications.
Do Doctors Want 'MD' on Their License Plates?

Medscape Medical News September 2, 2022
Employed Docs Find Steady Income, Better Work-Life Balance: Survey

Medscape Medical News September 2, 2022
Sexist Science; Yoga, CBT, and Insomnia; and Asymptomatic Epidemics

3 Things to Know Today September 2, 2022

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Eric J. Topol, MD Medscape Editor-in-Chief

Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Executive Vice President and Professor of Molecular Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

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