Infectious Diseases
Opinion
How could this happen? Judge forces doctors to give ivermectin
Even when a consensus on best practice is hard to establish, damage can be mitigated by creating consequences for promoting aberrant care.
News
Antibiotic use and colon cancer: More evidence of link
The data “strengthen prior evidence and provide new insights into site-specific carcinogenesis as well as indirect support for the role of gut...
Original Research
Virtual Respiratory Urgent Clinics for COVID-19 Symptoms
The use of virtual respiratory urgent care clinics helped minimize wait time for health care provider evaluation and may be an expedient means to...
Commentary
The Delta Factor
With the rapid emergence of the COVID-19 Delta variant the war has changed and so has the need to mandate vaccination for those on whose service...
Original Research
Right Ventricle Dilation Detected on Point-of-Care Ultrasound Is a Predictor of Poor Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19
Lung ultrasound abnormalities were prevalent in patients with severe COVID-19 disease, and right ventricle involvement seemed to be predictive of...
News
Flu and COVID-19 vaccines can be given on the same day: CDC and AAP
“Extensive experience with non–COVID-19 vaccines has demonstrated that immunogenicity and adverse-event profiles are generally similar.”
Latest News
Medical boards: Docs who spread COVID misinformation put license at risk
“Spreading misinformation or falsehoods to the public during a time of a public health emergency goes against everything our Boards and our...
Clinical Review
Double Hit: Epstein-Barr Virus Causing Infectious Mononucleosis Followed by Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
News
Anakinra improved survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients
Phase 3 randomized trial showed improved survival and shorter hospital stay in COVID-19 patients who were given anakinra, compared with those...
Latest News
Large study affirms what we already know: Masks work to prevent COVID-19
"I think people who have been holding out on wearing masks because [they] felt like there wasn't enough evidence for it, we're hoping this will...