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Paul Sax, MD
HIV and ID Observations
An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
all matters medical, and some not so medical
Recent Posts
On Father’s Day, a Tribute to a Father Who Isn’t Allowed to Celebrate Father’s Day • June 16, 2019
Part 1. My Father and How I Became a Doctor I became a doctor with encouragement from my father. Wait, let me rephrase that to capture what happened more accurately. I became a doctor with a fair amount of pressure from my father. Fresh off an adventure abroad, in my early 20s, I had all kinds of pretentious ambitions […]
2018-2019
Chief Resident Panel:
Justin Davis, MBBS
Cassandra Fritz, MD
Scott Hippe, MD
Ashley McMullen, MD
Ellen Poulose-Redger, MD
Insights on Residency Training
Notes from chief residents in family and internal medicine
Recent Posts
The Nephrology Social Media Collective • April 11, 2019 • Justin Davis, MBBS
Thinking back on it now, I can’t quite recall why I first decided to get a Twitter account. My suspicion is that I wanted to follow the amusing tweets of Jim Sterling who works in the videogame industry and whose work I closely follow. What did happen, of course, is that I eventually realised that, […]
Clinical Conversations
Audio podcasts featuring the week's news,
plus your comments and pertinent interviews
Recent Posts
Podcast 226: What we need to talk about when we talk about health • June 11, 2019
Length: 18 minutes Sandro Galea, dean of Boston University’s School of Public Health, has written a new book. It’s called “Well: What we need to talk about when we talk about health,” and it’s the centerpiece of our discussion. Dr. Galea, who trained as an emergency physician, believes that health is a public good and thus worthy […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES
In Practice: Reflections from NPs and PAs
In Practice, a blog featuring the perspectives of nurse practitioners and physician assistants, was active from 2015 through 2017.
CardioExchange
Posts and discussion from NEJM Group's clinical cardiology community, active from 2009 to 2015.
Gutcheck on Gastroenterology
Gut Check on Gastroenterology, an NEJM Journal Watch blog focusing on issues in clinical gastroenterology, was active from 2008 to 2014.
The views and opinions expressed in these blogs are not necessarily those of NEJM Journal Watch or NEJM Group.
NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Infectious Diseases Articles- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent General Medicine Articles
- “I'm Calling It Sinusitis. Here's Your Antibiotic!”
- Antibiotic Prescriptions for Prophylaxis Before Dental Procedures
- Which Step-Up Drug Combination Is Preferred for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients?
- Diminutive Colorectal Adenomas and Risk for Metachronous Advanced Neoplasia
- Gastrointestinal Risks Associated with Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Physician’s First Watch Articles
- From the Blogs: On Father's Day, a Tribute to a Father Who Isn't Allowed to Celebrate Father's Day
- Pharma Companies Sue Over Rule Requiring Drug Prices in TV Ads
- Measles Update: CDC Warns on European Travel, New York State Bans Religious Exemptions to Vaccines
- Your NEJM Group Today: E-Cigarette Podcast / Management of Severe Hypertension in Pregnancy / Emergency Medicine & Hospitalist Opportunities
- Patient Dies After Receiving Fecal Transplant That Contained Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Articles
- Measles in Europe: What Does It Mean for Travelers?
- Effect of Video Game Violence on Playing with Real Guns
- Childhood Shingles Incidence in the Chicken Pox Vaccination Era
- One Reason Why Vulnerable Adolescents Should Not Watch 13 Reasons Why
- Different Types of Maltreatment in Childhood, Different Emotional Responses in Adolescence