If you’re practicing medicine these days, you’ve likely experienced some version of this painfully annoying scenario. You prescribe a generic medication, one that’s inexpensive. Your patie...
It’s been quite the ride for our “preferred” outpatient therapy for COVID-19, nirmatrelvir with ritonavir — much better known as Paxlovid, so allow me the license to use the licensed nam...
https://blogs.jwatch.org/hiv-id-observations/index.php/the-rise-and-fall-of-paxlovid/2024/04/08/
I took care of a patient many years ago with MRSA. The severity of the infection required a prolonged treatment course, and vancomycin was the default option. Cripes, it was the only option. He u...
One of the most rewarding things about social media in medicine is tapping into the minds of other smart people in your field, especially people you can’t otherwise interact with on a day-to-da...
One of the top experiences of my ID career has been working with a research group that does HIV disease modeling. The people involved are without exception smart, collaborative, generous, funny, ...
Back when he was program director of our ID fellowship, Dr. David Hooper would give the applicants a description of our program. One of the key parts was his estimating the workload — in partic...
Take a look at the things behind my desk at work: cute photos of family and dog a bunch of sentimental objects, gifts from grateful patients or colleagues a smattering of miscellaneous plaques a...
For the zillionth year in a row, I spent the Christmas holiday working in the hospital. For me, it’s not much of a sacrifice — we don’t celebrate Christmas, and my kids are long out of scho...
A bunch of ID (and a few non-ID) items of note as you prepare for the peak of the holiday season. The President of IDSA has written an open letter to the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABI...
One of the best things about being an ID doctor is that you get to interact with all the medical and surgical specialties. This is one of the most common answers to the question, “Why did you c...