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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
Need a Positive Test for Something, Anything? We’ve Got You Covered! • September 24, 2017
(Inspired by various unvalidated, non-FDA approved lab tests.) Fatigued? Achey? Having difficulty concentrating? Don’t have quite the “zip” you used to have when you were young? If you suffer from any of these symptoms and are frustrated by unrevealing medical work-ups and negative blood tests, you’ve come to the right place. For at DNA-Dx, we’ll find that positive test […]
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Chief Resident Panel:
David Herman, MD
John Junyoung Lee, MD
Cassie Shaw, MD
Karmen Wielunski, DO
Insights on Residency Training
Notes from chief residents in family and internal medicine
Recent Posts
Beast Mode Is Back! When Actions Speak Louder • September 19, 2017 • John Junyoung Lee, MD
Cal Football I bleed blue and gold. No, I am not talking about Michigan, West Virginia, or Notre Dame. I am definitely not talking about UCLA Bruins (by the way, UCLA fans, a bruin is a brown bear). That’s right — I am a die-hard Cal Bears fan. Thanks to Cal football, and particularly to legendary Marshawn […]
NP/PA Bloggers:
Elizabeth Donahue, RN, MSN, NP-C
Alexandra Godfrey, BSc PT, MS PA-C
Emily F. Moore, RN, MSN, CPNP-PC, CCRN
Harrison Reed, PA-C
In Practice: Reflections from NPs and PAs
Observations from the front lines of clinical medicine
Recent Posts
The Opioid Epidemic: One Year Later • September 21, 2017 • Harrison Reed, PA-C
A year ago I wrote a blog for In Practice and an editorial in the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (JAAPA) that discussed the factors contributing to the opioid epidemic in America. If the passionate reaction to those articles is any indication, the topic stirred both intellect and emotion. Since then, the issue […]
Clinical Conversations
Audio podcasts featuring the week's news,
plus your comments and pertinent interviews
Recent Posts
Podcast 213: Continuous glucose monitoring in pregnancies with type 1 diabetes • September 22, 2017
Pregnant women with type 1 diabetes can realize more than better control with continuous glucose monitoring: their babies are less likely to be large for gestational age and less likely to spend time in neonatal ICUs. Dr. Denice Feig, who authored a recent international study in The Lancet, talks about her findings and makes recommendations […]
FROM THE ARCHIVES
Gutcheck on Gastroenterology
Gut Check on Gastroenterology, an NEJM Journal Watch blog focusing on issues in clinical gastroenterology, was active from 2008 to 2014.
CardioExchange
Posts and discussion from NEJM Group's clinical cardiology community, active from 2009 to 2015.
The views and opinions expressed in these blogs are not necessarily those of NEJM Journal Watch or NEJM Group.
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