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HIV and ID Observations
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As They Say, “Some Personal News” • May 12, 2022
This week marks the 14th anniversary of HIV and ID Observations, give or take a few weeks. I started writing this blog* in 2008 — and since then there have been 832 posts, a gazillion comments, and one awful (and ongoing) pandemic. For the opportunity, I sincerely thank Matt O’Rourke, a wonderful and generous editor […]
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Mikita Arora, MD
Madiha Khan, DO
Mikita Arora, MD
Khalid A. Shalaby, MBBCh
Brandon Temte, DO
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Notes from chief residents in family and internal medicine
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“Look at Me …”: The Problem with Clinical Documentation • May 10, 2022 • Khalid A. Shalaby, MBBCh
It was a couple of months into my second year of internal medicine residency. One of my patients canceled a 4 pm appointment. The spot was immediately filled with an urgent visit by another patient in our clinic. I had been working on improving my efficiency in the clinical setting since the start of my […]
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Podcast 290: USPSTF’s new take on aspirin and primary prevention of CVD • May 8, 2022
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recently issued its sixth set of guidelines on using daily aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease. The guidelines appeared in JAMA — whose editors asked our guest, Dr. Allan Brett, to write an editorial evaluation. This edition carries Brett’s advice on using the new guidelines in daily clinical practice. Brett’s JAMA editorial USPSTF […]
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