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10/16/2024
Miranda Manier, BA
In a cohort study, researchers observed a significant decrease in incident reinfection among patients with Hepatitis C who received increased follow-up after achieving sustained virologic response.
10/16/2024
09/23/2024
In 2022, there were nearly 38,000 new HIV diagnoses in the United States. Do you know the percentage of those new diagnoses that were caused by intravenous drug use? Take the quiz to find out!
09/23/2024
09/06/2024
A 62-year-old White man presented to our emergency department with symptoms of right-sided facial numbness and dysarthria. He also had been having abdominal pain for the previous 5 days, which was...
09/06/2024
Interactive Features
09/23/2024
In 2022, there were nearly 38,000 new HIV diagnoses in the United States. Do you know the percentage of those new diagnoses that were caused by intravenous drug use? Take the quiz to find out!
09/23/2024
04/14/2024
Ann W. Latner, JD
A California physician was sentenced to more than a decade in prison for conspiring with a pharmacist to illegally distribute controlled substances. Should the pharmacist receive a similar sentence?
04/14/2024
04/26/2018
A 56-year-old house painter fell off a ladder and fractured 3 ribs. He was prescribed tramadol for pain relief. A few days later, the results of a urine drug test came back positive for methadone. The man...
04/26/2018
Clinical Insights
02/27/2023
As the number of new hepatitis C virus infections continues to rise in the United States, rapid diagnosis and treatment of high-risk patients is more important than ever. In this Q&A, Benjamin Eckhardt, MD,...
02/27/2023
