Medscape Infectious Disease Podcast
By Medscape
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Podcast Description
Latest medical news and features from Medscape Infectious Disease
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New Regimen Makes Treating Latent TB Infection Easier | Patient selection is important with this simple yet effective approach to the treatment of TB infection. | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Smile! Your Handwashing Is on Candid Camera | Can video monitoring of handwashing, with feedback to staff, improve the abysmally low hand-hygiene compliance rates? | 5/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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PCORI: What Is It? How Does It Work? The Director Explains | Dr. Joseph Selby, head of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute, tells Dr. Eli Adashi what this newly created institute is all about. | 5/18/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Which Complementary and Alternative Therapies Merit Study? | Paul A. Offit, MD, believes that NCCAM should reconsider funding studies of therapies that "border on mysticism" and focus on research based on sound biologic principles. | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Global Gonorrhea: Problems on the Horizon | Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, describes recent reports about antimicrobial resistance and gonorrhea that are very disturbing. What does this mean for the treating clinician? | 5/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What More Can We Do to Reduce Surgical-Site Infections? | Dr. Ed Septimus reveals why the surgical-site infection rate remains high and what steps can be taken to reduce it. | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Are You Ready for Molecular Testing in Infection Control? | Find out why you should include your facility's laboratory director on the infection control committee. | 5/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Simple Risk Score for Multidrug-Resistant Pneumonia | A study tests a previously developed clinical risk score for its usefulness in identifying patients with a resistant organism. | 4/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Topol on The Creative Destruction of Medicine | The biggest shake-up in the history of medicine is coming and most doctors aren't ready. Dr. Eric Topol tells Dr. John Reed how physicians can prepare. | 4/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HPV Vaccine Now Recommended for Boys and Young Men | Help parents understand why boys should start the HPV vaccine series at age 11-12 years. | 3/19/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What Increases the Risk for Persistent MRSA After Decolonization? | A new study looks at the relationship between combined low-level mupirocin and genotypic chlorhexidine resistance and persistent MRSA. William R. Jarvis, MD, comments. | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Eliminating Perinatal HIV Infections: Challenges Remain | We know how to prevent HIV in newborns, so why aren't we 100% successful? Paul E. Sax, MD, comments on a new study in the journal Pediatrics. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tracking Healthcare Variability: Is More Care Better Care? | It has been more than 4 decades since Dr. John Wennberg first identified healthcare disparities across the United States and found that more care doesn't necessarily mean better care. | 2/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Influenza: It's Not Too Late to Vaccinate! | A recommendation from you is the most important factor in a patient's decision to have a flu shot. | 1/30/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Healthcare Gone Missing: The State of the Union Address | Henry R. Black, MD, and Roxana Mehran, MD, talked with Medscape after the 2012 State of the Union address about why healthcare was missing and what that portends. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HPV and the Increased Incidence of Oropharyngeal Cancer | Dr. Maurie Markman reports on a study indicating that increased incidence of oropharyngeal cancer can be attributed to increased prevalence of HPV infection, underscoring the need for HPV vaccination. | 1/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HPV Vaccine and Sexual Activity: Any Relationship? | Paul A. Offit, MD, discusses new research on the safety and side effects of the HPV vaccine. | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Onset of Narcolepsy Following H1N1 Seasonal Peak | Is narcolepsy a consequence of H1N1 infection or H1N1 vaccination? | 1/11/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HRSA's Wakefield on CHCs, ACOs and Strengthening the Health Workforce | Community health centers may already be ahead of the curve when it comes to care coordination, strengthening the healthcare workforce and the implementation of ACOs under the Affordable Care Act. | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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TNF Inhibitors: Is Infection Risk Increased? | A new study assesses whether TNF-inhibitor treatment in autoimmune disorders is associated with increased risk for serious infection. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Screening for Sexually Transmitted Disease: Who, When, and How | Gail Bolan, MD outlines CDC's guidelines for screening and testing men, women, and adolescents for STDs. | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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MRSA Colonization and the Risk for MRSA Infection | Active surveillance of surgical patients, identifying those colonized, and then providing treatment – does it work? | 12/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Does the Cranberry Beat Antibiotics for Recurrent UTIs? | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, discusses a study that helps clarify whether cranberries effective are for recurrent urinary tract infections. | 12/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Ventilator-Associated Tracheitis and Antibiotic Duration | Antibiotics may be misused in patients on mechanical ventilation. Learn about new research on the appropriate duration of antibiotic therapy in the NICU and PICU. | 12/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Treatment of Drug-Resistant HIV: Still Waiting | The options are once again limited for the population of multidrug-resistant patients with HIV. | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Herpes Zoster: Who's at Risk and Who Should be Vaccinated | Who should, and who should not, receive the zoster vaccine is clarified in this brief update from the CDC. | 11/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Boosting Profits: How to Increase Staff Efficiency | Sometimes the wrong staff members are inadvertently doing the wrong things. Hidden office inefficiencies can cost a practice money. Here's how to solve that problem. | 11/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Coming Wave of Infectious Disease Rapid Diagnostics | One-hour pathogen identification, 3-hour quantification, and while-you-wait self diagnosis are a few of the innovations in rapid ID diagnostics foreseen by John Bartlett, MD. | 11/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Tdap: Now for Pregnant Women and 65 Plus | The latest recommendations aim to cocoon young infants with protection from pertussis by vaccinating parents and grandparents. | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Should We Estimate "Central Line Days" for All Patients in the Hospital? | Determining central line day rates on all patients in the hospital (vs just those in the ICU) is a big challenge. William R. Jarvis, MD, offers his thoughts on a recent study focusing on how to do that. | 10/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HPV Vaccine in Men: A Good Thing But Worth the Cost? | Sandra Fryhofer, MD, describes the latest evidence on the benefits of the human papillomavirus vaccine in men, especially in preventing anal cancers. | 10/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Catheter-Associated UTIs: Measurements Matter | William R. Jarvis, MD, reports on a new study focusing on how the rates of CA-UTIs are determined, vitally important in the evaluation of QA programs. | 9/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Noncompliant vs Noncooperative Patients: Treat Them Differently? | An ethics expert says that patients who refuse to adhere to recommended care differ from those who want to but fall short of their good intentions. The way you deal with each could affect the results. | 9/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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A Review of 4 Regimens for Initial ARV Therapy | One of the 4 tenofovir-containing WHO-recommended regimens for initial ARV therapy has not been well studied. A review at IAS indicates that TDF/3TC/NVP may have high rates of virologic failure and emergent drug resistance. Learn more from Paul E. Sax, MD. | 8/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Special Health Needs of Pregnant Women Planning Travel Abroad | How would you advise your pregnant patients on safer international travel, especially to developing countries? | 8/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Three Winnable Battles and Other Wars: A Talk With Thomas Frieden | Eli Adashi, MD, talks to Thomas Frieden, MD, Director of the CDC about winnable battles -- preventing HIV, teen pregnancy, and automobile accidents. They also cover food safety and the budget crisis. | 7/15/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CMS Partnership to Drastically Cut Errors | Donald M. Berwick, MD, of the CMS talks about Partnership for Patients, a public-private coalition to prevent hospital complications and dramatically reduce patient errors. | 7/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Reduce VAP in the ICU: Practical Guidance | What interventions are most important in reducing ventilator-associated pneumonia in the ICU? William R. Jarvis, MD, reviews new research findings. | 7/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Noma: Poverty and Oral Health Linked to Orofacial Gangrene | Noma is a disfiguring, life-threatening disease seen in the developing world that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment, especially in poor, rural communities. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Noma: Poverty and Oral Health Linked to Orofacial Gangrene | Noma is a disfiguring, life-threatening disease seen in the developing world that requires prompt diagnosis and treatment, especially in poor, rural communities. | 6/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Don Berwick on The National Blueprint for Great Healthcare | Eli Adashi, MD talks to Donald M. Berwick, MD, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) about what has been accomplished so far under the Affordable Care Act. | 6/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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HIV Turns 30: Reflections From Dr. Anthony Fauci of NIAID | Anthony S. Fauci of NIAID talks with Eli Adashi about both the history and progress in the treatment and prevention of AIDS. | 6/2/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Big News in HIV: Treatment Clearly Protects Partners | We now have real proof that treatment protects against HIV transmission. Paul E. Sax, MD, offers his perspective. | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Hepatitis C: Advances in Screening and Treatment | Dr. Zobair Younossi reports on exciting new developments in hepatitis C as presented at DDW 2011. | 5/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Got Milk? Don't Get Raw Milk! A Cautionary Tale. | In this expert commentary from the CDC, Dr. Robert Tauxe explains why buying underpasteurized milk could be a raw deal. | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Immunizing Patients With Gastrointestinal Diseases | Patients who need immunizations are falling through the cracks. Are you hesitant to immunize your IBD patients? | 4/1/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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What's New in Blood Testing for TB Infection? | In this commentary from the CDC, Dr. Castro updates clinicians on using blood tests to diagnose Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and what these tests offer over tuberculin skin tests. | 3/14/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clues Found to Determine Risk in Prostate Cancer | Dr. Gerald Chodak discusses exciting advances in prostate cancer genomics that could help determine whether a patient is at high or low risk for aggressive disease. | 3/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Is Zinc a Cure for the Common Cold? Not Yet | Paul G. Auwaerter, MD, offers his thoughts on zinc -- benefits vs side effects -- in treating the common cold. | 3/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 49 Episodes |
