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Is There a Link Between Administration of RotaTeq and Intussusception?
A study published in the June 2008 issue of Pediatrics analyzes information from the Vaccine Safety Datalink and the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System.
Medscape Pediatrics, October 2008
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Beyond a Dying Private Health Insurance Industry: A Hidden Solution in Plain View
John Geyman, MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington, explains what will happen when the American health insurance industry dies.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
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Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination: Motivation or Mandates?
How can we improve influenza vaccination compliance rates among healthcare workers? Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses multiple strategies that have succeeded.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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A Call to Arms (and Noses): Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers
Do data suggest that vaccination of healthcare workers prevents infection in their patients? Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses recent evidence in her video blog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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How Should I Treat Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis?
Bacterial rhinosinusitis brings many patients into the office, but how many really need antibiotics?
Medscape Nurses, October 2008
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CDI: A Global Perspective of an Epidemic
Why is there a global epidemic of CDI, and how can it be controlled?
Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 2008
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Does a Birth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Reduce Later Pertussis Antibody Response?
A study in the May 2008 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics looks at vaccine responses in newborns.
Medscape Pediatrics, September 2008
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Preventing and Managing Infections in Patients With Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Brahm H. Segal
In this expert interview, Dr. Brahm H. Segal discusses key risk factors for infection in patients with cancer and reviews optimal management strategies based on recently published guidelines.
NCCN Clinical Practice Oncology Forum, September 2008
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Have You Ever Used Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Paul Auwaerter, MD, reviews the past and present of piperacillin/tazobactam for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in this videoblog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 2008
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Do cccDNA Levels Have a Role in Predicting Response to Treatment in Hepatitis B?
Does cccDNA have any role in predicting response to therapy with the oral antiviral agents in hepatitis B? Drs. Martin and Tan explore the issue.
Medscape Gastroenterology, September 2008
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Reactivation of Cytomegalovirus in Critically Ill Patients Who Are Not Immunocompromised
CMV: a newly identified risk factor for adverse outcomes in critically ill patients.
Medscape Critical Care, September 2008
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A Market for Compassion: Single-Payer Health Insurance
Prajwal Ciryam, second-year MD/PhD student at Northwestern University and Co-Founding Member of Health Care for All Illinois, explains why an American single-payer system is right.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
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New Directions in Hepatitis C Therapy: A Look at the Evolving Therapeutic Arsenal
Zobair M. Younossi, MD, MPH, FACP, FACG, discusses the most recent findings regarding new approaches to the treatment of HCV infection, with special focus on the STAT-C regimens.
Medscape Gastroenterology, September 2008
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Do Corticosteroids Reduce Mortality in Pediatric Patients With Bacterial Meningitis?
A study published in the May 7, 2008, issue of JAMA looks at whether steroids confer a mortality benefit on children with meningitis.
Medscape Pediatrics, September 2008
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HPV Vaccine Is Most Cost Effective for Preadolescent Girls
The results of a cost analysis regarding efficacy of the HPV vaccine may have been oversimplified and even misinterpreted by the lay press.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, September 2008
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Hand Hygiene: How Can We Improve?
Lisa Maragakis, MD, reviews in her videoblog the serious challenges of measuring and improving hand hygiene compliance in the healthcare setting.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 2008
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AIDS 2008: Treatment Strategies in HIV Infection: Revised Guidelines and New Data -- An Expert Interview With Dr. Sharon Walmsley
Dr. Sharon Walmsley shares her expertise, as a member of the IAS-USA panel on treatment recommendations, on the newly released revisions for 2008.
Medscape HIV/AIDS, August 2008
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When Is the Optimal Time to Administer Antibiotics Prior to Surgery?
Commentary on a study on the timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis, published June 2008 in the Annals of Surgery.
Medscape General Surgery, August 2008
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Escherichia coli Sepsis and Ampicillin Resistance in Neonates
A study published in the April 2008 issue of Pediatrics looks at changes in rates of antibiotic resistance at one US hospital over 17 years.
Medscape Pediatrics, August 2008
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Mumps Resurgence in the United States
A study published in the April 10 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine looks at the epidemiology of recent mumps outbreaks in the United States.
Medscape Pediatrics, August 2008
