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After Ivermectin Controversy, A COVID-19-Free ID Link-o-Rama • January 11, 2021

Wow, quite the week for this country of ours. We’re all deeply saddened by the events, very hopeful that the transition in leadership will be peaceful. And also an eventful week for this little blog. When I wrote “Enter ivermectin — and let the controversy begin,” little did I know. Amazingly, this is already the second-most widely […] Read More

• Ivermectin for COVID-19 — Breakthrough Treatment or Hydroxychloroquine Redux?
• With Vaccine Rollout, a Mixture of Gratitude, Envy, and Cautious Hope
• Brush with Greatness — Rochelle Walensky to Head CDC

Vaccine [Rollout] Reactions — In Support of Residents • January 12, 2021 • Stephanie Braunthal, DO

During the first week of the U.S. national vaccine rollout, news outlets reported a protest after a major medical center’s initial COVID-19 vaccine distribution list did not include almost the entirety of their house staff. Less publicly, I have heard about additional instances across the country where trainees as a whole have been or felt […] Read More

• What Time Is It?
• Why Does Diversity Matter in Residency Training?
• “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like They Used To”

Podcast 273: The journals and the pandemic — NEJM • August 29, 2020

Eric Rubin is editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine. I asked him how COVID-19 has affected that journal, which has been around since the War of 1812 and seen its share of pandemics. Listen in — it’s the first in a planned series of interviews with the editors of the principal clinical journals. Running time: 19 minutes […]

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• Podcast 272: And now for something completely different… almost
• Podcast 271: Checking back in with Florida — 4 months later
• Podcast 270: Is healthcare privacy possible if “all data are health data”?