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Mashup Score: 82Ceftriaxone Is a Narrow Antibiotic Now — and Other Musings - 17 hour(s) ago
In no particular order, 20 things I’ve found interesting lately — a mix of ID (mostly), language quirks, clinical stuff, even tennis, and an apology (#21) at the very end. Bonus videos embedded because we all need a break. 1. Isn’t it amazing how, over time, an antibiotic once considered “broad spectrum” later becomes the […]
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Mashup Score: 45The Patient Did Well — So the Insurance Company Won't Pay - 4 day(s) ago
Sometimes, you can predict a bad outcome. Examples: Proposing marriage after an awkward first date — and doing so over gas station nachos. Moving to a Cambridge apartment with no off-street parking, then buying a Tesla Cybertruck. Trying to recruit for ID fellowships from a group of cosmetic dermatologists. But predicting what happens in clinical medicine? […]
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Patient had recent surgery, abnormal labs, and clear signs of illness -- so he was admitted. He got better. That, apparently, was the problem. His insurance denied payment because he didn’t get sick enough. You can't make this stuff up. @DGlaucomflecken https://t.co/so3vEQ2bRz
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Mashup Score: 39The Patient Did Well — So the Insurance Company Won't Pay - 6 day(s) ago
Sometimes, you can predict a bad outcome. Examples: Proposing marriage after an awkward first date — and doing so over gas station nachos. Moving to a Cambridge apartment with no off-street parking, then buying a Tesla Cybertruck. Trying to recruit for ID fellowships from a group of cosmetic dermatologists. But predicting what happens in clinical medicine? […]
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Patient had recent surgery, abnormal labs, and clear signs of illness -- so he was admitted. He got better. That, apparently, was the problem. His insurance denied payment because he didn’t get sick enough. You can't make this stuff up. @DGlaucomflecken https://t.co/so3vEQ2bRz
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Mashup Score: 100Two Pandemics, Compared: Reflections on HIV and COVID-19 - 10 day(s) ago
“Dr. Sax, what’s it like to have lived through two pandemics as an ID doctor?” The question came from a brand-new intern during afternoon sign-out. I took a breath — because wow, were they different. HIV: It Felt Like A Calling, One Miraculously Rewarded I started my internship in 1987, six years after the first […]
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“Dr. Sax, what’s it like to have lived through two pandemics as an ID doctor?” The question came from a brand-new intern during afternoon sign-out. Here's what I wish I had time to say. https://t.co/kozfL3mbQ0
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Mashup Score: 93Two Pandemics, Compared: Reflections on HIV and COVID-19 - 11 day(s) ago
“Dr. Sax, what’s it like to have lived through two pandemics as an ID doctor?” The question came from a brand-new intern during afternoon sign-out. I took a breath — because wow, were they different. HIV: It Felt Like A Calling, One Miraculously Rewarded I started my internship in 1987, six years after the first […]
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“Dr. Sax, what’s it like to have lived through two pandemics as an ID doctor?” The question came from a brand-new intern during afternoon sign-out. Here's what I wish I had time to say. https://t.co/kozfL3mbQ0
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Mashup Score: 107Federal HIV Guidelines Face a Shutdown — A Critical Loss for Clinicians and Patients - 28 day(s) ago
Each week, our HIV clinical group gathers to review active patients, share updates, and celebrate good news. On our whiteboard, we list four columns: Inpatients, Outpatients, Issues, and Celebrations. This week, under “Issues,” one of my colleagues wrote: HIV Guidelines: ☹️ Yes, you read that right. This week, we learned that the federal HIV guidelines — long […]
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The federal HIV guidelines are facing a shutdown. A trusted, living resource — used by clinicians, programs, and public health agencies for decades — may disappear due to “budget decreases and revised priorities.” Big mistake. https://t.co/AXmpdBjXNJ
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Mashup Score: 103Federal HIV Guidelines Face a Shutdown — A Critical Loss for Clinicians and Patients - 28 day(s) ago
Each week, our HIV clinical group gathers to review active patients, share updates, and celebrate good news. On our whiteboard, we list four columns: Inpatients, Outpatients, Issues, and Celebrations. This week, under “Issues,” one of my colleagues wrote: HIV Guidelines: ☹️ Yes, you read that right. This week, we learned that the federal HIV guidelines — long […]
Source: blogs.jwatch.orgCategories: General Medicine NewsTweet-
The federal HIV guidelines are facing a shutdown. A trusted, living resource — used by clinicians, programs, and public health agencies for decades — may disappear due to “budget decreases and revised priorities.” Big mistake. https://t.co/AXmpdBjXNJ
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Mashup Score: 116
There are certain irrefutable verities when, like me, you’re an infectious diseases specialist married to a pediatrician. Here are our top two, which are deeply interrelated: Infectious deaths in children, or severe illnesses that lead to lifelong disability, are more devastating than similar events in adults. Each such case in a baby or child is […]
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The head of HHS said he’d preserve ACIP. Then he fired the entire committee. Now a new panel--with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID--is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. https://t.co/YqqAXXVVRQ
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Mashup Score: 112
There are certain irrefutable verities when, like me, you’re an infectious diseases specialist married to a pediatrician. Here are our top two, which are deeply interrelated: Infectious deaths in children, or severe illnesses that lead to lifelong disability, are more devastating than similar events in adults. Each such case in a baby or child is […]
Source: blogs.jwatch.orgCategories: General Medicine NewsTweet-
The head of HHS said he’d preserve ACIP. Then he fired the entire committee. Now a new panel--with mostly unclear expertise in clinical trials, vaccines, and ID--is in place. Time for high alert for changes that could seriously affect public health. https://t.co/YqqAXXVVRQ
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Mashup Score: 44How ID Doctors Get Paid, Part 3: The Grab Bag Edition - 1 month(s) ago
If you’ve made it this far, congratulations! You’re now deep into the ID Reimbursement Rabbit Hole. Part 1 and Part 2 covered how ID doctors contribute immense value through patient care, stewardship, infection control, travel clinics — proudly fighting along the way for appropriate compensation as the “Loss Leaders” of the hospital. (Did you get your […]
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In the 3rd (and final) “How ID Doctors Get Paid” series, here are three less-visible salary sources for ID physicians: • Infusion services • 340B pharmacy • Industry-sponsored clinical trials Plus--why is this topic so taboo in our field? https://t.co/FRJzb9yAJo
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Ceftriaxone is a narrow antibiotic now. Plus: ID binomials, BCID magic, linezolid price madness, a Novak Djokovic apology (!), and more. 20 musings, mostly ID-related, videos included. https://t.co/fQ3OwbFKjo