Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases Perspective

• Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'   Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel.
  Medscape, June 07, 2023
• S2 Episode 3: Renal Medullary Carcinoma   Drs Sumanta Pal and Pavlos Msaouel discuss the unique pathophysiology of renal medullary carcinoma, treatment options, clinical trials, and the importance of screening and early detection.
  Medscape, June 06, 2023
• New Outbreaks of Marburg Virus Disease: What to Know Since the first discovery of Marburg virus, there have been at least 14 Marburg virus disease outbreaks worldwide, with nearly 600 cases and case fatality rates of 23%-90%.
  MDedge, May 10, 2023
• S2 Episode 3: Psychiatric Comorbidities and Schizophrenia   Drs John M. Kane and Christoph U. Correll discuss the importance of ongoing assessment of psychiatric comorbidities in patients with schizophrenia and its impact on outcomes and treatment decisions.
  Medscape, April 19, 2023
• New Guidance on Alpha-Gal Syndrome’s GI Implications: What to Know   Knowing more about this allergy triggered by a tick bite will help physicians both in the United States and globally with their differential diagnoses, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 14, 2023
• Long-COVID Mystery Has Doctors in the Dark Dr Amesh Adalja discusses the lack of knowledge regarding post-acute long-COVID symptoms and how to move forward.
  WebMD, March 28, 2023
• Emergency Risk Communication for Healthcare Professionals The COCA and HAN team at CDC focuses on emergency preparedness and response communication tailored to healthcare professionals.
  CDC Expert Commentary, March 02, 2023
• New CDC Center Forecasting the Next Outbreak Modeling now allows CDC to identify and react quickly to emerging infectious disease threats.
  CDC Expert Commentary, February 28, 2023
• Is There Still a Role for Tubal Surgery in the World of IVF? Before the advent of IVF, the sole approach to the treatment of a tubal factor had been surgery. Dr Mark Trolice examines the utility of surgical treatment among current options.
  MDedge, February 24, 2023
• One Health Explained One Health recognizes that the health of people, animals, plants, and our shared environment are closely linked and interdependent.
  CDC Expert Commentary, February 07, 2023
• Hit Pandemic Show Is Fantastical but Not Baseless   As a culture, we don't seem to be tiring of outbreak fiction, but a new series has something new to add to the genre, according to infectious disease expert Dr Paul Auwaerter.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 07, 2023
• Measles in the United States: Should We Worry?   Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, discusses measles, vaccination, and herd immunity.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, February 06, 2023
• 75 Years: A Look Back on Methotrexate's Fascinating History Dr David Warmflash recounts how the meandering path of early research into chemotherapy for hematologic malignancies later led to methotrexate's importance for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases.
  Medscape Rheumatology, January 25, 2023
• Doctors in Film: Which Movies Are Most Inspirational to You?   David Kerr, MD, discusses doctors in film and how films may inspire you or make you feel.
  Medscape Oncology, January 13, 2023
• To Stop COVID, We Must Clean Up Our Air   Two-way masking is pretty effective, but it's not sustainable. Environmental engineer and viral transmission expert Dr Linsey Marr reveals how we can fight COVID by tackling our contaminated air.
  Medscape, December 22, 2022
• Conflicts Over Immunization Prior to the Age of Vaccines Immunization has been controversial since the practice was first discovered
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 22, 2022
• ACG 2022 ACG 2022: Colorectal Cancer Screening, and GI and Liver Disease   Vivek Kaul, MD, discusses new data in primary care from the American College of Gastroenterology 2022 annual meeting.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 13, 2022
• Happy 200th Birthday, Gregor Mendel and Louis Pasteur These scientific giants presided over medicine's break from the four humors toward modernity — but it wasn't always smooth.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 13, 2022
• Medically Speaking, 2022 Was the Best Year Yet for Children Despite the headlines, we need to remember that children born today are better off than ever before.
  Medscape Pediatrics, December 05, 2022
• The Surprising Failure of Vitamin D in Deficient Kids   Another vitamin D supplementation trial fails to impress, this time in kids with low levels. F. Perry Wilson argues that a new approach might be needed.
  Medscape, November 29, 2022