Search results for "Infectious Disease"
40 years in health policy, then 40 days in the hospital
My time as a patient made me more aware, in a way that researching and writing about health policy can never do, that although my care experience was mostly positive, this is not the case for millions.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2022/03/40-years-in-health-policy-then-40-days-in-the-hospital.htm
1 Mar 2022
The February issue of ACP Internist is online and coming to your mailbox
And the winner is …
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/02/10.htm
2 Feb 2010
Screen at-risk patients for syphilis, USPSTF draft statement recommends
The draft statement is open for public comment until Jan. 18.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/12/22/5.htm
22 Dec 2015
Officers and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall at Internal Medicine Meeting 2020 in Los Angeles.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/03/officers-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 Mar 2020
MKSAP Quiz: evaluation for a dental cleaning procedure
This week's quiz asks readers to choose the most appropriate prophylactic regimen for a 46-year-old woman before a dental cleaning procedure involving deep scaling.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2015/04/07/3.htm
7 Apr 2015
Testing offers hope, no panacea for COVID-19 control
A Q&A offers expert advice on the latest information about testing for COVID-19 from Elisa I. Choi, MD, FACP, Governor for ACP's Massachusetts Chapter and a fellow of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2020/06/testing-offers-hope-no-panacea-for-covid-19-control.htm
1 Jun 2020
Officer and Regents election results announced
The election of Officers and Regents has been completed. Terms become effective at the conclusion of the Annual Business Meeting and Town Hall at Internal Medicine Meeting 2019 in Philadelphia.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2019/03/officer-and-regents-election-results-announced.htm
1 Mar 2019
Can we stop the superbugs?
This issue covers antibiotic resistance among bacteria, ways to teach ambulatory care during a hospital residency, and a pair of stories about geriatrics.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2017/05/editors.htm
1 May 2017
Efavirenz as part of initial HIV therapy associated with increased suicidality
Initial HIV therapy that contained the antiretroviral efavirenz was associated with increased risk for suicidal ideation, attempted suicide, and completed suicide in a recent study.
https://immattersacp.org/weekly/archives/2014/07/01/4.htm
1 Jul 2014
Treating HIV, teaching trainees motivate this internist
Valerie E. Stone, MD, FACP.
https://immattersacp.org/archives/2011/10/profile.htm
1 Oct 2011