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UTI Antibiotic Treatment: ‘Shorter is Better’
A clinician talks about reducing antibiotic treatment duration for urinary tract infections (UTI).
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The State of COVID-19 Today
Carlos Del Rio, MD, updates clinicians and the public on where we are now on the respiratory virus and the modalities to treat and prevent severe disease.
Staying Current With Drug Interactions
A clinician provides insights on this significant topic as well as resources in finding information on them.
Patient Care in the Age of Climate Change
A clinician offers some insights and considerations on clinical care as it pertains to climate.
Symptom and Viral Rebound in Untreated COVID-19 Patients
COVID-19 symptom or viral rebound in the absence of antiviral treatment is common, but the combination of symptom and viral relapse is rare.
Does HIV Status Affect Tecovirimat Treatment Efficacy in Mpox Patients?
Among mpox patients treated with tecovirimat, there was no difference in treatment outcomes between those living with HIV and those without HIV.
Employing Strategies to Overcoming Vaccination Challenges
A clinician offers ideas about who to target for immunization and strategic considerations when having these conversations.
Navigating Difficult Discussions
One of the most challenging aspects of clinicans’ jobs is giving patients and staff bad news. A clinician offers some strategies to help shape an approach in having these conversations.
AI:‘The Future is Actually Already Here for Clinicians’
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being utilized already says one clinician. She explains her optimism about the technology, and says it will help augment any potential challenges providers have now or in the future.
‘We Can All be Antimicrobial Stewards’
A paradigm shift is emerging when it comes to the clinical approach to prescribing antibiotics. One clinician weighs in on using this class of therapeutics more judiciously.
Lessons Learned: What the Pandemic has Taught Us
An epidemiologist offers some insights on what we need to take into a potential next pandemic including infrastructure investment and more effectively communicating messages to the public.
ACP Begins its Annual Internal Medicine Physician Conference
This gathering is the nation’s largest for internal medicine doctors and has many infectious disease-related scientific sessions.