An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
January 29th, 2017
In A Weekend of Paranoia and Anger and Fear, Some Release From the Other Side of the Globe
This was not a happy or comfortable weekend for ID doctors, given our predilection for inclusiveness, non-judgmental care, global health, and that “safety net” idea that seems to us such an intrinsic part of being a good doctor. Exclusion of foreigners? Why, we ask, would you do that? People from other countries are our friends, our colleagues, and our […]
January 22nd, 2017
Fun With Old Medical Images!
Welcome to Fun with Old Medical Images! Here’s how it works: You’ll see a series of images — old, strange, and perplexing — and each will have a caption that I have created for you at no extra cost. Accustomed to high-quality and clinically relevant information from your NEJM Journal Watch contributors, you will laugh happily at the […]
January 16th, 2017
Two Case Reports Worth Reading, and Enlisting Pro-Vaccine Support
Case reports are pretty low down on the “levels of evidence” pyramid. This low status notwithstanding, when they are well done they can illustrate important clinical lessons, including these two: A Las Vegas woman died after infection with a pan-resistant strain of Klebsiella. While CDC receives many isolates of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE), 80% are susceptible to at least one […]
January 8th, 2017
Poll: Should Medicine and Family Practice Residency Programs Have a Dedicated HIV Track?
A few medicine and family practice residency programs around the country have a dedicated track that focuses on HIV care. Though the programs naturally differ somewhat in structure — here are two examples from University of Washington and Yale — they generally involve placing the resident into an HIV clinic for their longitudinal outpatient experience. We don’t […]
January 1st, 2017
Top Stories in HIV Medicine for 2016
A lot of these “Best of …” or “Top Stories in …” lists have already been published, as they seem to be appearing earlier and earlier each year. Pretty soon we’ll start reading them around the same time they sell Halloween Candy — and that’s just too early, sorry. Now this list, however, appears just as 2016 is […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
Associate Editor
NEJM Clinician
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