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How the New Outbreak in China Is Hitting Clinics Elsewhere

Medscape Medical News December 4, 2023

A rise in respiratory illnesses in China, clusters of pneumonia in children, and resistance to common antibiotics have specialists on alert looking for changes locally.
Tackle Deadly Melioidosis With Swift, Specialized Care

WebMD Health News October 5, 2023
New COVID Vaccines Force Bivalents Out

WebMD Health News September 11, 2023

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CDC Says JN.1 Variant Accounts for 39%-50% Of COVID Cases in US

Reuters Health Information December 22, 2023
Monoclonal Antibodies: A New Treatment for Long COVID?

Medscape Medical News December 22, 2023
New Research Aims to Unravel Both ME/CFS and Long COVID

Medscape Medical News December 21, 2023
COVID Strain JN.1 Is Now a 'Variant of Interest,' WHO Says

WebMD Health News December 21, 2023
We Know Healthy Gut Fights Infection. New Study Reveals How

Medscape Medical News December 20, 2023
More Evidence Suggests That 'Long Flu' Is a Thing

WebMD Health News December 20, 2023
Recent TB Infection Rare Among Immigrants to Canada

Medscape Medical News December 19, 2023
Long-COVID Risks Vary Widely by State, Region: New Study

Medscape Medical News December 18, 2023

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The 2024 Adult Vaccine Schedule Changes Are Here

Practice Guideline December 26, 2023

Usually posted in February, the 2024 schedule has arrived early. Dr Sandra Fryhofer goes over the key changes in the adult schedule for 2024.
Lifesaving Surgery for Lungless Man

Expert Interview December 21, 2023
Infographic: Can Doctors Meet Retirement Finances Goals?

Article December 21, 2023
Infographic: Female Physicians Close Their Wealth Gap

Article December 15, 2023

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A Nurse-Driven Model for Academic-Practice Partnerships

OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing November 27, 2023
Leveraging the Million Veteran Program Infrastructure and Data for a Rapid Research Response to COVID-19

Federal Practitioner November 22, 2023
VA Lessons From Partnering in COVID-19 Clinical Trials

Federal Practitioner November 22, 2023
VA Research and COVID-19

Federal Practitioner November 22, 2023
Mpox-Associated Hospitalization Among JYNNEOS Vaccinated Persons

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 17, 2023
Provider Knowledge of Pneumococcal Vaccine Recommendations

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report November 15, 2023

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Fast Five Quiz: Treatment-Resistant Shigella

Fast Five Quiz December 22, 2023

Are you aware of how to recognize, manage, and treat illnesses caused by Shigella organisms, including those that are resistant? Find out with this short quiz.
Worsening Foot Wound in a 50-Year-Old Marathon Runner

Case Challenge December 14, 2023
Fast Five Quiz: HIV Pre- and Postexposure Prophylaxis

Fast Five Quiz December 7, 2023
Should This Pregnant Woman Get the RSV Vaccine?

Clinical Case November 28, 2023

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ANAC 2023

October 25-28, 2023 New Orleans, Louisiana
IDWeek 2023

October 11-15, 2023 Boston, Massachusetts
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July 23-26, 2023 Brisbane, Australia

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Guardians of Patient Privacy: HIPAA Training for Doctors

Medscape Medical News December 22, 2023

From safeguarding patient trust to navigating privacy laws, physician HIPPA training is imperative.
Flavored E-cigs Still Sold to Minors, Despite Law

Medscape Medical News December 21, 2023
Docs Win $7 Million Settlement in Forced Retirement Case

Medscape Medical News December 21, 2023
US FDA Declines to Approve Merck's Chronic Cough Drug

Reuters Health Information December 20, 2023

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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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International AIDS Society (IAS) 2023 Conference on HIV Science

International AIDS Society (IAS) 2023 Conference on HIV Science

July 23 - 26, 2023 Brisbane, Australia