Oral Antibiotics for Appendicitis
A new trial reports that a third of emergency department patients presenting with appendicitis admitted for oral antibiotic treatment had outcomes no different from those admitted for intravenous anti...
11 Jan 202113min
Understanding the New SARS-CoV-2 Mutation Found in England
Gregory Armstrong, MD, director of the Advanced Molecular Detection Program for the CDC, explains what is currently known about the new mutations of SARS-CoV-2. Related Article(s): Genetic Variants o...
8 Jan 202113min
Next Generation Sequencing of Infectious Pathogens in Public Health and Clinical Practice (Repost)
Next-generation sequencing is a catchall term for new, high-throughput technologies that allow rapid sequencing of a full genome. It can be used to sequence a patient's DNA in diagnosing a genetic dis...
6 Jan 202125min
COVID-19 Vaccine Safety–Anaphylaxis and Allergic Reactions
Tom Shimabukuro, MD, MPH, MBA, and Sara Mbaeyi, MD, MPH, from the CDC discuss rare allergic complications in patients who received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine between December 14-23,...
6 Jan 202116min
Patent Foramen Ovale and Secondary Stroke Prevention
Patent foramen ovale (PFO) is an often overlooked cause of acute ischemic stroke. JAMA Associate Editor Jeffrey Saver, MD, professor of neurology at UCLA, discusses new recommendations from a 2020 AAN...
5 Jan 20219min
Crohn Disease Management
New therapies have greatly improved outcomes for patients with Crohn disease. Peter Higgins, MD, from the University of Michigan, discusses advances in management and treatment protocols. Related Arti...
5 Jan 202121min
Understanding SARS-CoV-2 Genetic Variants
Adam Lauring, MD, PhD, from the University of Michigan Division of Infectious Diseases, an expert on the evolutionary biology of RNA viruses, explains the new genetic variants recently found in SARS-C...
31 Dec 202040min
Nursing Homes and COVID-19
Elderly persons and residents of nursing homes have been the hardest hit in the COVID-19 pandemic. Harvard geriatrician Sharon Inouye, MD, discusses the effect COVID-19 has had on nursing homes and wh...
30 Dec 202028min
