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Should a Patient Exposed to Shingles Receive the Zoster Vaccine?
A man whose wife has shingles requests an immunization to protect him from the disease.
Medscape Pharmacists, November 2008
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The End of Peer Review and Traditional Publishing as We Know It
Peter Frishauf, MS, founder of Medscape, discusses the possible end of medical journals.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
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Helicobacter pylori: Friend and Foe?
How do we reach across the aisle? Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA, discusses the tenuous nature of the important relationship with the H pylori pathogen in his video blog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 2008
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How Can I Provide Accelerated Hepatitis Vaccination for Last Minute Travellers?
Can both hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccinations be given in an accelerated manner and are they effective when given this way?
Medscape Nurses, November 2008
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CA-MRSA: How Should We Respond to Outbreaks?
Health Commissioner Emeritus of the Virginia Department of Health answers the question: "How should we respond to outbreaks of CA-MRSA?"
Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 2008
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Chagas Disease: An Expert Interview With Caryn Bern, MD, MPH
Why is Chagas disease considered a newly recognized infectious disease in the United States? How should physicians test and treat patients?
Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 2008
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Benefactors of the Financial Crisis: Mosquitoes and West Nile Virus
Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses in her video blog a link between an outbreak of human West Nile virus and standing water at foreclosed homes in the area.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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Approach to the Treatment of HCV Nonresponders
William Balistreri, MD, reviews the evidence regarding the approach to managing HCV-infected persons previously nonresponsive to antiviral therapy.
Medscape Gastroenterology, October 2008
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Is There a Link Between Administration of RotaTeq and Intussusception?
A study published in the June 2008 issue of Pediatrics analyzes information from the Vaccine Safety Datalink and the CDC's Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System.
Medscape Pediatrics, October 2008
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Beyond a Dying Private Health Insurance Industry: A Hidden Solution in Plain View
John Geyman, MD, Professor Emeritus of Family Medicine, University of Washington, explains what will happen when the American health insurance industry dies.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, October 2008
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Healthcare Worker Influenza Vaccination: Motivation or Mandates?
How can we improve influenza vaccination compliance rates among healthcare workers? Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses multiple strategies that have succeeded.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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A Call to Arms (and Noses): Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Workers
Do data suggest that vaccination of healthcare workers prevents infection in their patients? Lisa Maragakis, MD, MPH, discusses recent evidence in her video blog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, October 2008
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How Should I Treat Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis?
Bacterial rhinosinusitis brings many patients into the office, but how many really need antibiotics?
Medscape Nurses, October 2008
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CDI: A Global Perspective of an Epidemic
Why is there a global epidemic of CDI, and how can it be controlled?
Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 2008
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Does a Birth Dose of Acellular Pertussis Vaccine Reduce Later Pertussis Antibody Response?
A study in the May 2008 issue of the Journal of Pediatrics looks at vaccine responses in newborns.
Medscape Pediatrics, September 2008
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Preventing and Managing Infections in Patients With Cancer: An Expert Interview With Dr. Brahm H. Segal
In this expert interview, Dr. Brahm H. Segal discusses key risk factors for infection in patients with cancer and reviews optimal management strategies based on recently published guidelines.
NCCN Clinical Practice Oncology Forum, September 2008
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Have You Ever Used Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Paul Auwaerter, MD, reviews the past and present of piperacillin/tazobactam for the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in this videoblog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, September 2008
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Do cccDNA Levels Have a Role in Predicting Response to Treatment in Hepatitis B?
Does cccDNA have any role in predicting response to therapy with the oral antiviral agents in hepatitis B? Drs. Martin and Tan explore the issue.
Medscape Gastroenterology, September 2008
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Reactivation of Cytomegalovirus in Critically Ill Patients Who Are Not Immunocompromised
CMV: a newly identified risk factor for adverse outcomes in critically ill patients.
Medscape Critical Care, September 2008
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A Market for Compassion: Single-Payer Health Insurance
Prajwal Ciryam, second-year MD/PhD student at Northwestern University and Co-Founding Member of Health Care for All Illinois, explains why an American single-payer system is right.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, September 2008
