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CME/CE – Conference Highlights: ASM Microbe 2017

By: Tony Rosen, MD, MPH

CME/CE: Identifying Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department

By: Andrew Mujugira, MD, PhD

CME/CE: HIV Transmission Risk During Antiretroviral Therapy

By: Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD

CME/CE: Comparing Back Pain Management Strategies

A surgical resident’s legal battle with her program

A surgical resident is suing St. Louis University, its surgical residency program director, and its trauma service chief for what she claims is an unjustified decision

By: Madhukar Kasarla, MD

Continuing Life Sustaining Therapy in the Face of Futility

One of the most difficult challenges physicians encounter is assisting terminally ill patients who are nearing the ends of their lives. These patients and their families are

By: Skeptical Scalpel

Do good online ratings mean you’re a good doctor?

If you are a patient looking for help when trying to find the right doctor, you probably think checking out online reviews would be a good

By: Skeptical Scalpel

Bladder catheter + oxygen supply tubing = death

According to the coroner of South Australia, a 72-year-old former member of the Australian national men’s soccer team died a “horrific” and “macabre” death after his

#PWChat: Incorporating Physician Assistants & Nurse Practitioners into Practice

Join us Wednesday, September 13 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Shereese Maynard, on incorporating nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants

#PWChat Recap – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets

The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another insightful discussion on Thursday, Aug. 26, focusing on on why hotels and hospitals shouldn’t necessarily be compared to one another and how

Maraviroc-Containing HIV PrEP Regimens Safe, Well Tolerated

MVC-containing regimens well tolerated compared with TDF-FTC in HIV-uninfected women in U.S.

Zika Thrives in Pregnancy Due to Vulnerable Immune System

Study demonstrates effects of infection with different lineages of Zika virus on monocytes

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Infographic: Our Growing Resistance to Antibiotics

The development of antibiotics in the 20th century was revolutionary. For the first time in history, we were equipped to combat previously incurable infectious diseases such as

Infographic: 2017’s Best & Worst States for Nurses

Wallethub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics that collectively speak to the nursing-job opportunities in each market. Below, you can

Infographic: Our Growing Resistance to Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat and limits our ability to prevent and treat an increasing amount of infections caused by bacteria. According to the CDC,

EHRs: Pros & Cons – Infographic

Doctors overwhelming agree that they are more proficient with the EHRs today vs 3 years ago. But there are both pros and cons to EHR use.

Infographic: Female vs. Male Nurses and Their Salaries

The prevalence of female nurses isn’t anything new in the United States. There are currently 3.2 million active professional female nurses across the country. According to a

By: Tony Rosen, MD, MPH

By: Andrew Mujugira, MD, PhD

By: Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD

By: Skeptical Scalpel

By: Madhukar Kasarla, MD

By: Skeptical Scalpel

By: Skeptical Scalpel

Infographic: Our Growing Resistance to Antibiotics

The development of antibiotics in the 20th century was revolutionary. For the first time in history, we were equipped to combat previously incurable infectious diseases such as

Infographic: 2017’s Best & Worst States for Nurses

Wallethub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 18 key metrics that collectively speak to the nursing-job opportunities in each market. Below, you can

Infographic: Our Growing Resistance to Antibiotics

Antibiotic resistance is a growing threat and limits our ability to prevent and treat an increasing amount of infections caused by bacteria. According to the CDC,

EHRs: Pros & Cons – Infographic

Doctors overwhelming agree that they are more proficient with the EHRs today vs 3 years ago. But there are both pros and cons to EHR use.

Infographic: Female vs. Male Nurses and Their Salaries

The prevalence of female nurses isn’t anything new in the United States. There are currently 3.2 million active professional female nurses across the country. According to a

Video – Warning: This Drug May Kill You

Told from the perspectives of four families devastated by opioid addiction, the HBO documentary Warning: This Drug May Kill You offers a harrowing, unflinching look at the

You Can Grow New Brain Cells. Here’s How – VIDEO

Can we, as adults, grow new neurons? Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret says that we can, and she offers research and practical advice on how we can help our

Curing Diseases with a Cell – Video

Current medical treatment boils down to six words: Have disease. Take pill. Kill something. Siddhartha Mukherjee points to a future of medicine that will transform the way

Alzheimer’s is Not Normal Aging & We Can Cure It – VIDEO

More than 40 million people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease, and that number is expected to increase drastically in the coming years. But no real progress has

Top 10 Medical Technologies in 2015 – Video

The Medical Futurist discusses the top trends and technologies that are shaping medicine and healthcare in 2015. Among some of the top trends: Organs-on-Chips (The Wyss Solution):