Damian McNamara is a journalist for Medscape Medical News and MDedge. He worked full-time for MDedge as the Miami Bureau covering a dozen medical specialties during 2001-2012, then as a freelancer for Medscape and MDedge, before being hired on staff by Medscape in 2018. Now the two companies are one. He uses what he learned in school – Damian has a BS in chemistry and an MS in science, health and environmental reporting/journalism. He works out of a home office in Miami, with a 100-pound chocolate lab known to snore under his desk during work hours.
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Systemic inflammation expands clinical challenge in IBD
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 21, 2016
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Intensifying vedolizumab could counter loss of response in IBD
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 20, 2016
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Why ustekinumab dosing differs in Crohn’s disease
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 16, 2016
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Initial data on biosimilars in IBD are encouraging, but more needed
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 13, 2016
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Sonovaginography bests negative ‘sliding sign’ in predicting deep infiltrating endometriosis
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 13, 2016
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Plasma energy ablation yields pregnancy rates similar to cystectomy
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 13, 2016
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Narrow band imaging could expand endometriosis detection
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 12, 2016
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New-onset pain rare after Essure placement
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 7, 2016
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PrEP adoption lagging behind awareness in high-risk population
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: December 2, 2016
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Ultrasound effective in diagnosing occult hernia in women
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 30, 2016
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Survey: More than half of gynecologic oncologists altered morcellation practices
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 30, 2016
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Low rate of occult uterine malignancy with vaginal morcellation
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 22, 2016
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Long-acting bupivacaine offers limited benefit in hysterectomy pain
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 22, 2016
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Should surgeons change gloves during total laparoscopic hysterectomy?
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 21, 2016
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‘Skip phenomenon’ could explain fluctuating positivity for S. aureus bacteremia
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 13, 2016