Infectious Diseases
From the Journals
Fluoroquinolones linked to sudden death risk for those on hemodialysis
Most patients undergoing hemodialysis have a least one risk factor for drug-induced QT interval prolongation.
50th Anniversary
My experience as a family medicine resident in 2021
My attending knew her patients; they were not faceless unknowns in a hospital gown to her.
News from the FDA/CDC
ACIP recommends Shingrix for younger immunocompromised adults; updates pneumococcal vaccine guidance
News
White House announces vaccination plans for younger children
The shots could be available in early November.
Photo Rounds
Painful facial abscess
Any case of a chronic nonhealing lesion of the face should include this condition in the differential.
Practice Alert
Influenza vaccine update, 2021-22
Give the vaccine by the end of October. The CDC states that COVID-19 vaccines can be co-administered with influenza vaccines, but reactogenicity...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Vaccinations lower than ever as cases continue to drop
Close to half of all children aged 12-17 years have yet to receive a dose of the vaccine.
Feature
Why toilet paper is the unofficial symbol of anxiety during COVID
A year and half into the pandemic, people are hypervigilant to danger. Any hint of a possible toilet paper shortage can provoke anxiety.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA expands use of HIV drug to young children
The medication was originally approved in February 2018 for treatment-naive or virologically suppressed adults.
Latest News
States can reserve COVID shots for kids 5-11 this week
Ages 5-11 will need a 10-microgram dose, which is one-third of the dose administered to ages 12 and older.
News
FDA approves cell-based flu shot for ages 6 months and older
Egg-free Flucelvax quadrivalent vaccine indication expands to include children aged 6 months up to 4 years.