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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 Just in Time for Mother’s Day, Some Admiration and Gratitude • May 11, 2024 As I’ve written here before, I’m in awe of my mother — a smart woman who doesn’t celebrate Mother’s Day. So in place of celebrating, I’m going to use the holiday anyway as an excuse to share an event that highlights her strengths and resourcefulness. It has an ID theme eventually, so stick around to the end. […] Read More Hey, Insurance Companies and Pharmacies — Stop Messing Around with the Price of Cheap Generic Drugs The Rise and Fall of Paxlovid Think Again Before Sending Your Patient Home on Intravenous Vancomycin RSS 2021-2022 Chief Resident Panel: Abdullah Al‑abcha, MD Mikita Arora, MD Madiha Khan, DO Mikita Arora, MD Khalid A. Shalaby, MBBCh Brandon Temte, DO Insights on Residency Training Notes from chief residents in family and internal medicine Recent Posts Developing Resident Educators • August 19, 2022 • Brandon Temte, DO We currently find ourselves at the start of another academic year. By this time in August, many medical trainees are settling into new roles. Recently graduated medical students are getting used to hearing Dr. before their name. New senior residents who were interns a short time ago now find themselves leaders of their own teams. […] Read More Beginnings Uncertainty in Medicine — The July Effect” and Beyond 10 Tips for July (and Beyond) RSS Follow us on: Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Clinical Conversations This podcast features lively interviews, concise summaries, and expert commentary that busy clinicians need to stay current and improve patient care. Recent Posts Podcast 298: COPD exacerbations — 7 days of antibiotics versus 2 • September 2, 2022 A VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS INTERVIEW IS AVAILABLE AT THIS LINK. In treating most exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) the usual regimen consists of prednisone plus 5- to 7-days of antibiotics. But what if a shorter course of antibiotic therapy would do? That would be both convenient for patients and less likely to promote […] The post Podcast 298: COPD exacerbations — 7 days of antibiotics versus 2 first appeared on Clinical Conversations . Read More Podcast 301: Monkeypox — what to look for, how to treat Podcast 300: NADIM II trial offers quite exciting” results in lung cancer Podcast 299: Lung cancer and atezolizumab — results from the IMpower010 trial RSS The views and opinions expressed in these blogs are not necessarily those of NEJM Journal Watch or NEJM Group. 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