Europe Gets Updated HCV Tx Guidelines EASL panel touts 'ease of use' of direct-acting antivirals Apr 15, 2018
Morning Break: Antacids and Allergies; Condom-Snorting; Classroom Vaping Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by the staff Apr 03, 2018
Mumps and Boosters; Ecigs and Quitting: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include sinusitis treatment, low back pain management, waning mumps immunity, and e-cigarettes and quitting attempts Mar 31, 2018 podcast
Infectious Disease Death Rates Mostly Down Across U.S. But deaths from diarrheal diseases have increased since 1980 Mar 27, 2018
Gyn Cancer Research Gets Short Shrift in Funding Mortality-adjusted analysis shows huge disparity versus other cancers Mar 25, 2018
NCCN: Don't Let HIV Status Dictate Cancer Treatment New guidelines focus on most common cancers in HIV-infected patients Mar 23, 2018
Possible Chlamydia Link with Ovarian Cancer Associations seen in two separate cohorts of women Mar 19, 2018
'They Landed in Rome And Turned Around:' CROI 25 Years Later Experts look back on the start of CROI and 25 years of AIDS research Mar 09, 2018 video
Dolutegravir Effective in TB-HIV Co-infected Patients As integrase inhibitor regimen is rolled out, fears of drug-drug interactions lessened Mar 06, 2018
Switch to Fixed-Dose Combo Tx an Option in HIV Bictegravir shows similar efficacy and safety to dolutegravir-based regimen Mar 05, 2018
AAAAI: Penicillin Allergy Label Linked to MRSA, C. difficile Increase attributable to use of alternative antibiotics Mar 05, 2018
'Rapidly Growing' HIV Clusters Help Pinpoint Prevention Efforts Higher portions of young, Hispanic/Latino MSM in these clusters Mar 05, 2018
Sex in Late-Stage Pregnancy Tied to Higher HIV Risk Biological changes may increase HIV transmission in serodiscordant couples Mar 04, 2018
How to Better ID Brain Cysts from Pork Tapeworm Neurocysticercosis requires neuroimaging, serologic testing Feb 22, 2018
ACIP Backs Hep A Vax in Outbreaks Unanimous vote to support use as post-exposure prophylaxis Feb 22, 2018
ACIP Reinstates FluMist for 2018-2019 Flu Season Committee persuaded by new efficacy analyses Feb 21, 2018
Bed Bug Histamines: A New Indoor Allergen? High heat didn't reduce histamine levels in house dust Feb 12, 2018
Trump Releases FY 2019 Budget Proposal Includes $68 billion for HHS; continues push for ACA repeal Feb 12, 2018
Slow Medicine: Omega-3s, Zoster Vaccination, and Bariatric Surgery Thoughtful review of hot-button topics in the news Feb 09, 2018
Treating Molluscum Contagiosum Infection? 'Natural resolution' -- that is, no treatment -- 'remains a reasonable approach' Feb 03, 2018
More Take Up Cardiac Rehab with Launch of Home-Based Offerings Number of facilities offering more accessible programs on the rise Jan 23, 2018
Common Food Additive Promoting C. diff? F. Perry Wilson, MD, examines new study pointing a finger at trehalose Jan 08, 2018 video
'Flesh-Eating' Infection Hits Record High in Japan (Asahi Shimbun) More than 500 cases reported in 2017 Dec 26, 2017
Pearls From: David Rubin, MD Expert discusses how to treat C. diff in IBD patients Dec 26, 2017 video
Gladiator Blood and Liquid Gold: Good for What Ails You? A new book by Lydia Kang, MD, reviews the most dubious cures in history Dec 19, 2017
Radiologists See Evidence, Impact of Opioid Epidemic Emboli and infections from unsafe injection practices turn up on imaging Dec 01, 2017
App Improves Quality of Life in IBD Patients Increases patient engagement, yields better health outcomes Nov 11, 2017
Monkeypox Outbreaks On the Rise in Africa? CDC data shows distinct zoonotic events in districts in central and western areas Nov 09, 2017
Device May Ease Fistula Creation Catheter-based, ultrasound-guided device had good long-term patency Nov 08, 2017
Rituxan Has Promise in Idiopathic Nephropathy B-cell targeting with rituximab seems as effective as with cyclosporine Nov 06, 2017
CTA with IV Contrast May Mean Less Acute Kidney Injury AKI seemed less likely than with intracoronary contrast administration Nov 05, 2017
In RA Patients, 2-Week Methotrexate Holiday Boosts Flu Vax Efficacy Pragmatic trial shows 15%-20% bump in antibody titers Nov 05, 2017
Boosting Water Intake Didn't Slow eGFR Decline in CKD Water coaching did lead to better 24-hour urine volume Nov 04, 2017
Flu Vax May Improve Outcomes in Other Illnesses Vaccinated patients hospitalized with flu had lower risk of AKI development Oct 29, 2017
Vets with HCV Might Settle Cancer Controversy VA experience seems to rule out possible cancer-causing effect of new drugs Oct 23, 2017
Novel Tx for Hepatic Encephalopathy Works Fast Lowers ammonia level more quickly than standard care, study finds Oct 22, 2017
Liver Ca Transplant Rates Vary by Ethnicity Blacks have lower rates despite same degree of illness, study finds Oct 21, 2017
AASLD Liver Meeting Covers a Lot of Ground New science could 'potentially change the field' Oct 19, 2017
