An ongoing dialogue on HIV/AIDS, infectious diseases,
August 25th, 2019
Save the Dates! International Scientific Conferences You Can’t Miss
On this beautiful summer Sunday, I’m sorting through a series of invitations to international scientific meetings. So many options. See, they really want me. And how do I know that my participation will be so important? Just look how personalized the greetings are — clearly intended for me and me alone. I’ve included actual screen […]
August 18th, 2019
Choosing the Top Research Papers in HIV Medicine — and Recalling the Joy of Working with a Great ID Fellow
Way back in 2008 — the year I started writing here — I drafted an exceedingly long post listing the top published papers in HIV medicine. Oh how I tortured myself over that thing. How to define “Top”? Most cited? Most clinically important? Most rigorously scientific? Best written? After a while, I just abandoned the […]
August 11th, 2019
The United States Needs Stricter Gun Control Now — and Yes, This Is an ID Issue
In general, I’ve tried to keep this site a pretty happy place. It’s not been difficult. The ID and HIV community includes many smart, like-minded individuals involved in all sorts of interesting and challenging work, both domestically and abroad. As one of our ID fellows recalled, after he did a rotation in our ID clinic […]
Paul E. Sax, MD
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