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First Drug Approved Under NICE Fast-track Pilot Scheme

News August 4, 2021

A new treatment for severe plaque psoriasis is the first drug to be approved under a pilot fast-track appraisal process.
COVID-19 Jabs Expected to Be Approved for 16 and 17-year-olds

News August 4, 2021
UK COVID-19 Update: Pregnancy Jab Gap Study, Lockdown Eyesight, Morecambe Bay Hood

News August 3, 2021

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Treating Bioterroism-Related Plague: CDC Issues New Guidelines

Medscape Medical News August 3, 2021

"It's important for people to remember that the first sign of the potential attack could be somebody coming into your hospital."
Untreatable, Drug-Resistant Fungus Found in Texas and DC

Medscape Medical News July 30, 2021
No Link Between Childhood Vaccinations and Allergies or Asthma

Medscape Medical News July 23, 2021

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ACOG, SMFM Urge All Pregnant Women to Get COVID-19 Vaccine

Medscape Medical News August 3, 2021
Delta Variant Could Drive Herd Immunity Threshold Over 80%

Medscape Medical News August 3, 2021
Slim Majority in US Supports Return to Masks, Social Distancing

WebMD Health News August 3, 2021
Louisiana Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate as Hospitals Fill

WebMD Health News August 3, 2021
Pushback Challenges Vaccination Requirements at US Colleges

Associated Press August 3, 2021
Official: Masks Frustrating, but Country Can Get Past Them

Associated Press August 3, 2021
Doctors' Offices May Be a Hot Spot for Transmitting Infections

Medscape Medical News August 3, 2021
NIH Chief: New Mask Guidance Protects Vulnerable, Unvaccinated

WebMD Health News August 3, 2021

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Simplifying COVID Immunology, One Metaphor at a Time

Expert Interview August 3, 2021

With tales of Post-it Notes and fire trucks, Shane Crotty explains COVID immunology and vaccine responses for scientists and nonscientists alike.
Where Have All the Women in Sports Gone?

Blog August 3, 2021
Gumption, Courage, and the Indomitable Spirit of Nurses

Blog August 3, 2021
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Keeping Kids Under 12 Safe From COVID-19

Expert Interview August 3, 2021

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Medscape One-on-One Eric Topol on Medscape

Offit on Vaccines Paul A. Offit, MD

Ethics: Today's Hot Topics Arthur L. Caplan, PhD

CDC Expert Commentary

Auwaerter on Infectious Diseases Paul G. Auwaerter, MD

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Recommendation for Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine in Ages 12-15

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report August 4, 2021
Alternative Therapies for Dry Eye Disease

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology August 4, 2021
Characterization of Patients With Supine Nighttime Reflux

Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics August 4, 2021
Modeling of Future COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report August 2, 2021
Identification of the SARS-CoV-2 Variants B.1.427 and B.1.429

Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report July 30, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination in Incapacitated, Unrepresented Patients

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society July 30, 2021

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Cases & Quizzes View All

A 47-Year-Old With Diplopia, Limb Tingling, and Imbalance

Case Challenge August 3, 2021

A 47-year-old man presents with diplopia, lower-extremity tingling, and moderately impaired gait. The patient is concerned that normal daily activities are now difficult. Can you make the diagnosis?
A 40-Year-Old Man With Painful, Rupturing Lesions

Case Challenge July 27, 2021
Fast Five Quiz: Hiccups

Fast Five Quiz July 26, 2021
A 53-Year-Old Social Media Worker With Dysphonia and Paresis

Case Challenge July 20, 2021

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IAS 2021

July 18-21, 2021 Virtual
ECCMID 2021

July 09-12, 2021 Virtual
CROI 2021

March 06-10, 2021 Virtual

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My Kid's College Will Cost How Much?

Medscape Blogs August 3, 2021

Paying for a college education can get expensive and affect everyone. Here are tips from a financial planner on how to come up with a college savings plan that works for the entire family.
Healthcare Giant Sold Off Hospitals But Continued Suing Patients

Kaiser Health News August 3, 2021
DOJ Joins Cases Alleging False Diagnoses by Kaiser MA Plans

Medscape Medical News August 3, 2021
Where Have All the Women in Sports Gone?

Medscape Blogs August 3, 2021

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Eric J. Topol, MD

Eric J. Topol, MD Medscape Editor-in-Chief

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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ECCMID

31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

31st European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)

July 09 - 12, 2021 Virtual

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Rubor, Dolor, Calor, Tumor

Rubor, Dolor, Calor, Tumor

by Mark Crislip, MD