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Opinion
Get patients vaccinated: Avoid unwelcome international travel souvenirs
A trip to a travel medicine physician can protect patients from returning from international travel with an unwelcome infection.
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Analysis: Why Alexa’s bedside manner is bad for health care
It remains an open question whether virtual medicine will prove a valuable, convenient adjunct to health care. Or, instead, will it become a way...
Opinion
Antimalarials in pregnancy and lactation
Most antimalarials appear safe to use during pregnancy, but avoid primaquine. Tell patients to use personal protective measures as well.
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Part 4: Talking to Older Patients About Sex and STIs
It is time to give Grandma and Grandpa the “safe sex” talk that they might have missed at a younger age. But that starts with clinicians...
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Part 3: Talkin’ ’bout My Generation
The majority of older adults in the United States today are from the Baby Boom generation. Are there unique qualities to this group that could be...
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More empathy for women
Dr. Carl C. Bell says the antitestosterone hormones he is taking are changing his perspective.
Opinion
Young children with neuromuscular disease are vulnerable to respiratory viruses
How much does palivizumab help?
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Is it measles? – Diagnosis and management for the pediatric provider
The measles rash appears 2-4 days after the onset of fever, and is initially maculopapular and blanching.
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Part 2: Why the Increase?
The burning question is: Why has there been an increase in sexually transmitted infections among older Americans? Here’s some “educated...
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Part 1: A Disturbing Trend
Today’s older Americans are living longer, healthier, and more active lives than their predecessors did. One consequence? Increasing rates of...