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Laws That Criminalize Spread Of Infectious Diseases Can Increase Their Stigma
by Michelle Andrews June 22, 2018Enlarge this image Hepatitis C virus is typically transmitted through blood, but an infected person who spits at someone can run afoul…
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A recent article and accompanying commentary in the journal Pediatrics describe what we currently know about children who have died from influenza over the past decade or more.…
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While I was reading an issue of New England Journal of Medicine, I came across an interesting perspective article. Usually, I skip…
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Enlarge this image Mice may be adorable, but the droppings and the bacteria they contain, not so much. Mchugh Tom/Science Source/Getty Images…
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Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is an acute infection of the lung parenchyma acquired outside of the hospital or less than 48 hours after…
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I first experienced the impact of drug shortages in the U.S. in my first month of my residency training in emergency medicine.…
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A recent sports injury required me to have surgery. As a cardiothoracic surgeon, my experience as “the patient” reminded me of lessons-learned…