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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
Some ID Stuff We’re Talking About on Medical Rounds — With Bonus Andy Borowitz Podcast • April 22, 2018
As an infectious diseases specialist attending on the general medical service each year, I am the beneficiary of a wonderful knowledge exchange. The smart housestaff and my generalist co-attending teach me the latest about hyperkalemia, anticoagulation, anemia, alcohol withdrawal, acute renal injury, COPD, atrial fibrillation, pancreatitis, asthma, diabetes, and congestive heart failure — to name a […]
2017-2018
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
Doctoring in Lipstick • February 8, 2018 • Cassie Shaw, MD
Why do I feel weird wearing lipstick in the hospital? Why do I have to announce myself as a doctor to gain respect from patients and other members of the hospital staff? In my short time as a physician, I have yet to find the answer to these questions, but they seem to lie in […]
Clinical Conversations
Audio podcasts featuring the week's news,
plus your comments and pertinent interviews
Recent Posts
Podcast 221: Pertussis makes a comeback — kids have an outsize role • April 10, 2018
What’s causing this resurgence, and what’s to be done? Pejman Rohani talks about his Science Translational Medicine study that used “gold standard” historical data to examine possible causes. He and his colleagues conclude that, as with mumps, slowly waning vaccine protection is at play. However, they identify the “core transmission group” as schoolchildren, who have a […]
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- From the Blogs: Some ID Stuff We're Talking About on Medical Rounds — with Bonus Andy Borowitz Podcast
- New Tools to Thwart Pyrethroid-Resistant Mosquitoes
- Determining Occult HBV Infection in Patients with Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody Positivity
- An Outbreak of Invasive Group A Streptococcal Infection Among the Homeless in Alaska
- Steroids and Saline in the ICU: One Critical Care Physician's Perspective
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent General Medicine Articles
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Physician’s First Watch Articles
- Your NEJM Group Today: Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm Clinical Pearls / Electric Cars & Pacemakers / Boston-Area Primary Care Opportunity
- OB/GYN Group Updates Guidance on "Fourth Trimester"
- U.K. Health Officials Ban Valproate During Pregnancy
- USPSTF: Clinicians Should Screen Women for Intimate Partner Violence
- Your NEJM Group Today: Minocycline-Induced Scleral Discoloration / Steroids & Saline in the ICU / Virginia Primary Care Opportunities
- NEJM Journal Watch — Recent Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Articles
- Caffeine During Pregnancy Associated with Excess Weight in Preschoolers
- Does Prohibiting Kids' Mobile Device Use at Check-Ups Improve Developmental Surveillance?
- Should We Still Call It Dope?
- NEJM Journal Watch Clinical Spotlight
- Children with Isolated Vomiting After Head Injury Are Unlikely to Have Intracranial Injuries