Search results for "Infectious Disease"
Remain vigilant this ‘twindemic’ season
Javaid, who is professor of medicine and infectious disease and a hospital epidemiologist for Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. ... people you have a high index of suspicion for a febrile respiratory disease,” Dr.
October 2021
Textbook edition reflects evolution of hospital medicine
Part six, clinical conditions in the inpatient setting, differs from textbooks that review major disciplines in internal medicine, such as cardiology, gastroenterology, and infectious disease, in that the focus is entirely ... A hospitalist might then
February 2017
Obituaries
He also contributed greatly to AIDS care in Africa, founding the Infectious Disease Institute and Academic Alliance Foundation, which together have trained nearly 2,000 African health care providers in AIDS ... He served as president of the Infectious
January 2008
E-consults can empower, burden physicians
Primary care physicians may best e-consult with subspecialists in endocrinology, infectious disease, neurology, and rheumatology, because the questions asked are more typically about specific test results and are less likely ... It can cause a lot of
October 2018
AMA's immediate past president reflects on medicine's future
As she steps down from her presidency and returns to her work as a primary care physician and infectious disease specialist at a Ryan White HIV clinic in Lexington, Ky., she
October 2014
MKSAP Quiz: 6-week history of weight loss
The correct answer is C. Isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and ethambutol. This item is Question 23 in MKSAP 19's Infectious Disease section. ... soon as possible to prevent further disease progression and transmission.
January 2022
Breaking barriers to buprenorphine
retention in treatment programs and decreases overdose, drug use, infectious disease transmission, and criminal activity, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.
September 2018
Be proactive about managing hepatitis B
Given that hepatitis B is a dynamic disease, with the diagnosis often occurring long after the time of infection, Dr. ... 2017;167:794-804. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Hepatitis B vaccination—United States, 1982-2002.
April 2018
Latest updates on ACP's priorities, initiatives
The remaining six sections (Endocrinology and Metabolism, General Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, and Rheumatology) will launch in 2020.
February 2020
Primary care takes on opioid addiction
The National Institute on Drug Abuse reports that using medications to treat opioid use disorder increases retention in treatment programs and decreases overdose, drug use, infectious disease transmission, and criminal activity. ... Dr. Wakeman likened
October 2017