CMV Disease in the Non-immunosuppressed ICU Patient
Is CMV just a bystander or is it a contributor to critical illness in non-immunosuppressed ICU patients? A new study provides a few answers and raises new questions. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - October 6, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of September 11, 2017
This week’s topics include a new antibody for asthma, early treatment in COPD, mumps vaccine to curtail an outbreak, and medical exemptions from routine vaccinations. Program notes: 0:38 Avoiding vaccines with medical exemptions 1:38 More people who are vaccinated the less likely an outbreak 2:36 Total went down but others are gaming the system 3:23 […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - September 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Infectious diseases PodMed Prevention Respiratory Disorders Vaccines Source Type: podcasts
The Unexpected and Troubling Rise of Candida auris
Behaving like a multidrug-resistant microbe, C auris is spreading rapidly throughout the world, including in healthcare facilities in the United States. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - August 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Add Legionella to Your Differential Diagnosis for Pneumonia
Don ' t forget to consider Legionella as a cause of hospital-acquired pneumonia. It ' s more common and deadlier than some may realize. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - August 14, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of August 14, 2017
This week’s topics include complications of aortic valve surgery, effectiveness of nasal flu vaccination, testing for Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal cancer, and hepatitis C treatment. Program notes: 0:31 How effective is the flu vaccine? 1:31 Reformulation of nasal type 2:27 Studies to find out why nasal isn’t working 3:12 Epstein Barr virus and nasopharyngeal […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - August 11, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Cancer Heart And Vascular Infectious diseases Influenza (flu) PodMed Surgery Source Type: podcasts
PodMed – Week of July 31, 2017
This week’s topics include football and CTE, discontinuing statins, intramuscular HIV meds, and long term risks of stroke and TIA. Program notes: 0:32 Stroke and TIA risk 1:35 Adverse outcomes five years later 2:35 Be aggressive about managing risk 3:24 Statin discontinuation risk 4:24 Those who continued 12% had a stroke 5:25 Driven by internet […] (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News)
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine Weekly Health News - July 28, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elizabeth Tracey Johns Hopkins Medicine Tags: All Podcasts Chronic Disease HIV Infectious diseases Nervous System Disorders Neurology And Neurosurgery PodMed Source Type: podcasts
Vaccine Communication With Parents: Best Practices
These evidence-based tips can increase the likelihood of vaccine acceptance. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - July 24, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
No New Antibiotics? Go to the Attic, Build Better Mousetraps
Frustrated by the slow development of new antibiotics? Paul Auwaerter, MD, offers a quick review of some of the latest approaches to this problem. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - June 27, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
With Irreverence and Humor, Ed Yong Gives 'Voice to the Voiceless'
Ed Yong, science writer for The Atlantic, reveals his unique point of view on the important science stories of today. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - June 14, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Congenital CMV and Hearing Loss: What's the Risk?
How many children with asymptomatic CMV infection develop hearing loss? More than you might think. (Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast)
Source: Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast - June 12, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
