Search results for "Infectious disease"
Army physicians on the front line of infectious disease research
Walter Reed's infectious disease unit travels the globe to identify and combat the world's deadliest infectious diseases. ... Philadelphia, medical professionals who participate in infectious disease research are challenged to “wrestle with the idea of
February 2010
ACP Internist
Alcohol can decrease heart disease, then studies showed it can increase breast cancer. ... This means that physicians believe this to be an infectious disease, like strep throat, caused by bacteria.
November 2019
The smoldering dumpster for The Match and infectious disease
The smoldering dumpster for The Match and infectious disease. I'm a bit delayed this year in commenting upon the ID Match results—go here for our prior posts on this ... Daniel J. Diekema, MD, FACP, practices infectious diseases, clinical microbiology,
November 2019
The real reason infectious disease docs are the lowest paid physicians
The real reason infectious disease docs are the lowest paid physicians. ... Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist in Iowa City, Iowa, who studies methods to halt the spread of resistant bacteria in our
November 2019
Are there too many infectious disease specialists?
Are there too many infectious disease specialists? As infectious disease (ID) fellowship interview season begins, there have been some interesting posts on the program directors' list serve. ... atrophy. Infectious Disease is destined to function best as
November 2019
QD: News Every Day--NQF endorses 14 infectious disease quality measures
QD: News Every Day--NQF endorses 14 infectious disease quality measures. The National Quality Forum (NQF) endorsed 14 infectious disease quality measures, addressing issues such as appropriate treatment for upper respiratory ... Infectious diseases have
November 2019
Infectious tidbits
Infectious tidbits. More hot stuff in infectious disease, this time from Bennett Lorber, MD. ... Lorber told the infectious disease docs. Prescribing prophylactic antibiotics before catheter removal, on the other hand, is supported by new evidence.
November 2019
Googling the flu
The datameisters at Google say they can track potential flu epidemics two weeks earlier than the CDC by tracking people's searches for flu i...
November 2019
Donning and doffing
Eli N. Perencevich, MD, ACP Member, is an infectious disease physician and epidemiologist in Iowa City, Iowa, who studies methods to halt the spread of resistant bacteria in our hospitals (including
November 2019
If you don't bill for it multidrug-resistant organisms, they don't exist
Fact 1: Infectious Disease specialists are among lowest paid physicians in the U.S. ... Hypothesis: If we could improve ICD codes for infectious diseases, infectious disease salaries would increase and the field could be saved from extinction.
November 2019