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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Methotrexate and hydroxychloroquine split on cardiovascular outcomes in RA
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 12, 2020
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Moral distress: COVID-19 shortages prompt tough decisions at bedside
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 11, 2020
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FDA grants emergency use authorization to Lilly’s antibody COVID-19 therapy
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 10, 2020
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FAST trial clears febuxostat of increased mortality in gout
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 10, 2020
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Denosumab favored over alendronate for BMD protection in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 9, 2020
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Higher cardiovascular risks in Kawasaki disease persist 10-plus years
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 8, 2020
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COVID-19 risks in rheumatic disease remain unclear
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 7, 2020
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Common SARS-CoV-2 mutation may be making COVID-19 more contagious
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 5, 2020
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About 17% of COVID-19 survivors retest positive in follow-up study
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: November 2, 2020
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More mask wearing could save 130,000 US lives by end of February
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: October 29, 2020
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Lilly stops antibody trial in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, other trials continue
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: October 28, 2020
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Trump and Biden face off over COVID-19, ACA in final debate
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: October 23, 2020
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CDC expands definition of COVID-19 exposure from ‘close contact’
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: October 23, 2020
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Rinse and repeat? Mouthwash might mitigate COVID-19 spread
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: October 22, 2020
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FDA issues new NSAIDs warning for second half of pregnancy
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- Damian McNamara
Publish date: October 16, 2020