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HIV and ID Observations
An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
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Recent Posts
Inactivated Zoster Vaccine Soon to Be Approved — Should Patients Wait for It? • September 17, 2017
For the last year or so, conversations with patients about getting the zoster vaccine have gone something like this: Patient: So should I get the shingles vaccine? I saw an ad for it on TV. Me: Well, yes … and no. Patient (confused — he/she has never heard me say anything but an enthusiastic “Yes!” to […]
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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
Curbside Consultations: Checks and Balances • September 15, 2017 • Alexandra Godfrey, BSc PT, MS PA-C
A 34-year-old male presents to the emergency department with right arm weakness. He woke up 2 days ago unable to move his arm. The patient reports having hypertension but has no history of diabetes, stroke, cardiac disease or tobacco use. He drinks alcohol daily. The patient complains of numbness and tingling in his arm. He […]
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Recent Posts
Podcast 212: BP in CKD — Where’s the Sweet Spot? • September 14, 2017
There was an excellent commentary accompanying a recent JAMA Internal Medicine meta-analysis: “The Ideal Blood Pressure Target for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease — Searching for the Sweet Spot” by Csaba Kovesdy. He offers a nice perspective on the problem and kindly agreed to talk with us. Links: Kovesdy’s commentary in JAMA Internal Medicine The meta-analysis […]
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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