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Dynamic Duo Degrees: NIGMS-Funded Programs Support M.D./D.V.M.-Ph.D. Training
Amelia Wilhelm. Credit: Courtesy of Amelia Wilhelm. “Being able to ground your research in questions coming directly from your patients and their families is so meaningful and a huge part of why I’m interested in becoming a clinician-scientist,” says Amelia Wilhelm, an M.D.-Ph.D. student in the NIGMS-supported Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Washington in Seattle. MSTPs prepare students to combine clinical practice and rigorous scientific research in their future careers. Continuing the Family Tradition in Science As a child of two scientists, Amelia was exposed to research and ...
Source: Biomedical Beat Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - November 30, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Being a Scientist Profiles Training Source Type: blogs

When your letter to the editor is rejected or ignored
Dear Dr. El-Dalati, I am sorry that we will not be able to publish your recent letter to the editor regarding the Chowdhury article of 16-Sep-2021.  The space available for correspondence is very limited, and we must use our judgment to present a representative selection of the material received.  Many worthwhile communications must be declined Read more… When your letter to the editor is rejected or ignored originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 30, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Physician Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

For me, COVID has a face
I’ve moved recently, and in the process of moving, invariably, one discovers old items. This had gotten shelved in the fracas of those years, work changed overnight, changing employers, moving. However, in a discussion with a close friend today, this resurfaced as she’s grappling with patients and family who are not seeing what she’s seeing. Read more… For me, COVID has a face originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 28, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

The scientific race to defeat a deadly virus
An interview with David Quamman, author of Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus. Rosenberg: After the publication of your 2012 book Spillover, in which the scientists you interviewed talked about expecting the “next big one,” I was surprised more people didn’t say, “Quammen told us so.” Quammen: Actually, in Jan 2020 [as Read more… The scientific race to defeat a deadly virus originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 26, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

A careless misdiagnosis. A death. A lawsuit.
They loved long walks through the woods in California. They were sweethearts in high school through college. If they wanted to take a break from their walks, the dogs would gang up on them and insist on continuing. The trees, the skies, the quiet, the fresh smell of pine and wildflowers. And on one clear Read more… A careless misdiagnosis. A death. A lawsuit. originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 24, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

Why HIV and COVID-19 vaccine screening should go together
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans got accustomed to regularly answering a series of questions about our risk of exposure to COVID and our possible symptoms. For more than two years, our country remained laser-focused on this protection, demonstrating our health care system’s ability to mount a strong response to a public health crisis. So why Read more… Why HIV and COVID-19 vaccine screening should go together originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 22, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions Infectious Disease Primary Care Source Type: blogs

Preparing for fall and winter: Importance of COVID-19 vaccination during the flu season [PODCAST]
This article is sponsored by Novavax. In this special sponsored episode. I’m joined by Dr. Filip Dubovsky, chief medical officer at Novavax, to discuss topics like COVID-19 and influenza in the fall and winter seasons, the importance of education to understand your vaccine options while given the freedom to make that choice, navigating misinformation, and Read more… Preparing for fall and winter: Importance of COVID-19 vaccination during the flu season [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 16, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast Sponsored COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

Bonus Features – November 13, 2022 – HCA extends 30-year relationship with MEDITECH, cost of care replaces pandemic as top reason to defer care, and more
This article will be a weekly roundup of interesting stories, product announcements, new hires, partnerships, research studies, awards, sales, and more. Because there’s so much happening out there in healthcare IT we aren’t able to cover in our full articles, we still want to make sure you’re informed of all the latest news, announcements, and stories happening to help you better do your job. News and Research HCA Healthcare signed a new agreement for a large-scale deployment of MEDITECH Expanse, continuing a relationship with the EHR vendor that has spanned three decades and been recognized with the 2021 CHIME Colla...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 13, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Brian Eastwood Tags: EMR-EHR Healthcare IT AbsoluteCare Atropos Health BARDA Bioverge Cerner CharmHealth directtrust HCA Healthcare HCTec Healthcare IT Today Bonus Features Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Julie McCorkle Lifehouse MDaudit Meditec Source Type: blogs

Advice from a pediatrician during the viral surge
As is the case throughout the country, central Ohio is in the midst of a viral surge with an unusually high number of ill children for this time of the year, leading to long delays in our urgent cares and emergency departments, in our primary care offices, and with over capacity inpatient units. It’s an Read more… Advice from a pediatrician during the viral surge originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 12, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Conditions COVID Infectious Disease Pediatrics Source Type: blogs

MobilTEK Launches First International Telehealth Program
The following is a guest article by Sara Hendren, Global Telehealth Lead at MobilTeK by Care on Location. MobilTEK, launched its first international telehealth program in the department of Chuquisaca Bolivia in March of 2022.  Through a collaborative partnership with Alliance Bolivia, PROCOSI, and SEDES Chuquisaca, two MobilTEK telehealth exam kits were placed in the communities of Zudanez and El Villar through a pilot program that will study the acceptability, useability, and adaptability of telehealth technology in relation to the current flow of patient care and to address the distance gap between specialist and patien...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 11, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Guest Author Tags: Ambulatory Health IT Company Healthcare IT Telemedicine and Remote Monitoring Alliance Bolivia Care on Location Chagas Disease Chuquisaca Bolivia El Villar MobilTEK MobilTEK Telehealth Kit PROCOSI Rural Communities Sara Hendren Source Type: blogs

Clean Your Stuff
Alan starts each shift with a ritual of cleaning. I should be clear that I don’t use the word ritual as ainside the ambulance by xiaozhuli flickr literary device. Alan’s morning ambulance cleaning is as systematic and well thought out as any religious ceremony. Over the course of a few months of working together I learned the routine well. Checking through my medical kit I’d observe him start at the back doors of the rig, spraying and wiping the outside door handles and then opening the doors and wiping the insides. Then he would climb inside wiping handles, pram rails and anything people might habitually grab for...
Source: The EMT Spot - November 7, 2022 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Steve Whitehead Tags: EMT Source Type: blogs

Jake Scott put the ID in COVID-19
Infectious Disease physician Jake Scott joins TWiV to provide a west coast clinical perspective on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the impact of vaccines, antivirals, variants of concern and mortality. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit,  and Kathy Spindler Guest: Jake Scott Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 952 (63 MB .mp3, 104 […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 6, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology coronavirus COVID-19 monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic Paxlovid SARS-CoV-2 viral viruses Source Type: blogs

Jake Scott put the ID in COVID-19
Infectious Disease physician Jake Scott joins TWiV to provide a west coast clinical perspective on the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic with respect to the impact of vaccines, antivirals, variants of concern and mortality. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Rich Condit,  and Kathy Spindler Guest: Jake Scott Click arrow to playDownload TWiV 952 (63 MB .mp3, 104 … Jake Scott put the ID in COVID-19 Read More » (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - November 6, 2022 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: This Week in Virology coronavirus COVID-19 monoclonal antibody Omicron pandemic Paxlovid SARS-CoV-2 viral viruses Source Type: blogs

My one case of COVID impacted dozens of lives [PODCAST]
Subscribe to The Podcast by KevinMD. Catch up on old episodes! “If any of those people get infected, their illness will potentially impact dozens more. COVID infection may now be ‘just a cold,’ at least for the vaccinated. But no one should think this ‘you do you, I’ll do me’ approach to the pandemic affects Read more… My one case of COVID impacted dozens of lives [PODCAST] originally appeared in KevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 5, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: Tags: Podcast COVID Infectious Disease Source Type: blogs

CheckedUp Acquires Health Media Network
Acquisition Creates One of the Nation’s Largest Specialty-Focused, Digital Point of Care Advertising Networks CheckedUp (or the Company), one of the leading providers of 100% digital healthcare solutions at the point of care, announced today that it has acquired Health Media Network (HMN), a provider of digital healthcare solutions and wellness content to health venues across the country. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. CheckedUp is backed by Rockbridge Growth Equity (Rockbridge), a partnership-oriented middle market private equity firm with a differentiated approach to building and growing compani...
Source: EMR and HIPAA - November 4, 2022 Category: Information Technology Authors: Healthcare IT News Tags: Health IT Company Healthcare IT Care Advertising Networks Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey CheckedUp Comvest Covington Associates Dr. Richard Awdeh Greenberg Traurig Health Care Networks Health IT Acquisitions Health Media Network Source Type: blogs