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HIV and ID Observations
An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
all matters medical, and some not so medical
Recent Posts
A Former Medical School Dean Invents a False Dichotomy in Curriculum Content, and Advises Physicians to Stay in Their Lane • September 15, 2019
Over on the editorial pages of the Wall Street Journal, a piece appeared last week with the following provocative title and subtitle: Take Two Aspirin and Call Me by My Pronouns At ‘woke’ medical schools, curricula are increasingly focused on social justice rather than treating illness. Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, former associate dean of curriculum at the […]
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
Building Your Squad — Residency and Beyond • September 5, 2019 • Ellen Poulose-Redger, MD
At nearly every stage in our education and training, we find “our people.” Maybe it’s your table-mate in kindergarten, or the kid with the really cool light up sneakers in preschool who becomes your best friend. Maybe it’s your next-door neighbor who you play with after school, or a coworker from your first job in […]
Clinical Conversations
Audio podcasts featuring the week's news,
plus your comments and pertinent interviews
Recent Posts
Podcast 234: Pay for women pediatricians lags • September 19, 2019
Running time: 21 minutes A national sample of early- to midcareer pediatricians shows that women are lagging behind men in compensation, and another study from the sample shows that they’re not getting much help with the housework, either. We talk with two of the authors of these studies and get their advice on what to do next […]
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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.
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NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Infectious Diseases Articles- Observations from ID and Beyond: A Former Medical School Dean Invents a False Dichotomy in Curriculum Content and Advises Physicians to Stay in Their Lane
- Marked Geographic, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities in Pediatric Tuberculosis in the U.S.
- U.S. FDA Approves Lefamulin for Community-Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia
- Some Disease-Related Clostridioides difficile Strains Produce Predominantly Toxin A
- Antibiotics Before Blood Cultures Decrease Sensitivity
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent General Medicine Articles
- Hereditary Hemochromatosis: A New Guideline
- Titrating Up Antihypertensives at Hospital Discharge: Resist the Temptation
- Ultrasound-Guided Thoracenteses Can Be Done Safely Despite Continued Oral Anticoagulation or Antiplatelet Agents
- Boluses of Hypertonic Saline Resulted in More-Rapid Correction in Symptomatic Hyponatremia
- Identifying Chronic Liver Disease in Primary Care Practice
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Physician’s First Watch Articles
- Your NEJM Group Today: Rethinking Social Responses to Disease / Identifying Chronic Liver Disease / Rheumatology & Hem-Onc Opportunities
- Lung Injuries Tied to Vaping Climb to 530
- FDA Advisers Back OTC Oral Nicotine Spray
- SGLT2 Inhibitor Dapagliflozin Lowers Risk for Worsening Heart Failure
- Add-On Diabetes Treatment: Semaglutide Improves HbA1c Better Than Canagliflozin
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Articles
- The Effects of Food Insecurity on Children with Chronic Kidney Disease
- Milk and Water Recommended for Young Children
- Running Water Therapy for Pediatric Burns
- The Impact of Food Insecurity on the Development of Preschool-Age Children
- Taking the Good with the Bad: Positive Childhood Experiences Might Moderate Effects of Early Adversity