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What I'm reading: “The Dead Children We Must See,” by Jay Caspian Kang.
“I should have strapped a GoPro camera to my head and shown the world what we were seeing in those early days of Covid,” a New York ER doctor told me…
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Is the new Mpox “outbreak” deadlier?
An outbreak* of Mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) has been detected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The WHO has reported that the case…
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NY Times: Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes suddenly seems really nice and down to Earth.
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"A flu" at the US Open? Hmm! And: Why I still mask in some, but not all, public situations.
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Covid-19 is not one disease.
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Data Snapshot: Are we overcounting Covid-19 deaths? No.
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Pneumonia clusters among children in China. A new disease, or a bunch of old ones?
There are reports of an uptick in cases of pneumonia in parts of China, especially among children. The WHO has asked for more information, and experts…
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A Thanksgiving "mystery" from my residency days.
A case so unusual that it never happened, but very well could have. Can you solve it?
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Holiday sale (save 25% on Inside Medicine!)
The holiday season is officially here! Share the gift of reliable medical and health information! Or, give yourself the gift of a paid subscription at a…
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How to not kill Grandma (or anyone, including yourself) this Thanksgiving and Holiday Season, 2023 version.
Thanksgiving is a time when vulnerable people have unusually high exposures, and it's the start of a dangerous stretch. What measures can we take?
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What I'm Reading: Pushing back on pandemic revisionism.
Pandemic revisionism has been on my mind lately. It seems that many people incorrectly believe we didn’t achieve much, despite our efforts. How quickly…
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Ozempic just became more cost effective (for a subset of patients without diabetes).
We know that the blockbuster drug Ozempic (and Wegovy and semaglutide-based drugs) helps patients lose weight, control their diabetes (thereby lowering…
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Live Q&A, today at 12:30pm ET on Instagram: Is "Pharmageddon" here?
Despite the risk of retaliation, pharmacists and technicians at major drugstore chains in the United States are standing up for safer working…
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