Publisher: Medscape


Telehealth Promotes STI-PEP in Cisgender African American Men

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African American cisgender men who had sex with men (MSM) were significantly more likely to continue HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) care after a telehealth initiation of prophylactic doxycycline than those who did not receive this intervention, based on data from a new study of 712 individuals.


Group Interventions Ease Loneliness in Older Adults With HIV

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Tailoring existing evidence-based loneliness intervention according to urban or rural settings may more effectively reduce loneliness in adults living with HIV, based on a comparison of programs in urban and rural settings.


The Bad News Behind the Rise in Locum Tenens

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I’ve worked locum tenens off and on since 1982. Flexible schedules allowed me to write several books, pursue a parallel career as a medical journalist, lead medical missions in the Philippines, and develop modest expertise as an underwater photographer. But the recent rise in locum tenens practitioners signals trouble for medicine.


Coinfection Fails to Affect Babesia Outcomes

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“Cases of human babesiosis are increasing in the United States, and this study helped to characterize the mortality risk of babesiosis along with tick-borne co-infections,” said Shirin Mazumder, MD, associate professor and infectious disease specialist at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, in an interview.


Secrets of a Neurology Whisperer: Talk Less, Teach More

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A recent medical scare reminded me of an ancient teaching axiom: “What you do is more important than what you say.” As an associate professor of neurology, my primary responsibility is to educate medical students and neurology residents. In addition to the occasional didactic lecture, teaching takes place at the hospital and clinic in the… Read More


Balancing Risks: Colonoscopy in Older Patients With Dementia

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“Colonoscopy screening is vital for colorectal cancer prevention in older adults, significantly reducing mortality by detecting precancerous polyps and early-stage cancers. However, the adoption of such screening in dementia patients is understudied,” said Minghui Sam Li, PhD, assistant professor of clinical pharmacy and translational sciences at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee.


New Era? ‘Double Selective’ Antibiotic Spares the Microbiome

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A new antibiotic uses a never-before-seen mechanism to deliver a direct hit on tough-to-treat infections while leaving beneficial microbes alone.


New Brain Death Criteria: Reaching Consensus

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I’m Dr Andrew Wilner. Today, I have the pleasure of speaking with Dr Lucas Elijovich. Lucas is a colleague of mine, and he’s also a specialist in critical care and director of neurocritical care at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), where we both work.