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DEFCON 3 for H5N1. (DEFCON 1 is the worst.)
The brutal death of New York inmate Robert Brooks.
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Field Notes: Subtle word choices matter.
Two severe H5N1 cases caused by the D1.1 genotype are reason for increased concern.
Influenza passes typical "point of no return" level. Get vaccinated now.
Music & Medicine: The Longwood Chorus' Fall Concert is tonight. Join us in person or online!
Update on the Democratic Republic of the Congo illness cluster. Not an "outbreak" after all?
A new fad: microdosing Ozempic. Why it's unlikely to help most people.
Field notes: A patient overheard me...
"Disease X," The Democratic Republic of the Congo, and adventures with Google Translate.
Instagram Live Today: Ozempic/Wegovy/Mounjaro/Zepbound updates!
A Thanksgiving "mystery" from my residency days.
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Flu shot rates outpace Covid vaccines in nursing homes. Here's why.
Field notes: A mild and yet potentially deadly side effect.
Who are the last five people to run CMS before Dr. Oz?
Fall 2024 Covid-19 vaccine uptake is somewhat higher than 2023 so far. That's good, right?
Reflections: How to make a difference now.
RFK Jr. to be Trump's nominee for HHS Secretary.
What is it like to survive Ebola?
Thought experiment: Is staying home more dangerous than going out?
Climate change is harming senior health.
Public health just got a lot more difficult.
What's at stake in today's election. (And who got my vote.)
Field notes: One of the toughest airways of my career.
Wegovy reduced arthritis pain in randomized trial. Also: Will GLP-1s end bariatric surgery?
Healthcare is on the ballot. Live Q&A, Friday November 1st, Noon ET.
Data snapshot: What is our capacity for measuring hospital capacity?
Why some masking is better than none.
Covid-19 updates from "ID Week." New research that made me think.
A Decade of Writing Medical Op-Eds: What I’ve Learned...and Some Favorite Tips.
FDA approves at-home rapid combo tests for Covid-19 and flu.
Reader questions answered: "My kid got Covid-19 again. Here's what we did this time."
Disparities during the Covid-19 pandemic: a final account.
The Lāhainā, Maui fires, climate change, and the way forward.
My kid got Covid-19 again. Here's what we did this time.
Two H5N1 bird flu cases detected California. Where are we headed?
Travel Notes: Infectious Disease updates from an Emergency Medicine conference.
Field notes: Seeing is believing.
Infants under 6 months old remain among highest-risk groups for Covid-19 hospitalization.
Live Q&A on the Healthcare and the Supreme Court with Lawrence Gostin, JD.
Field Notes: A Code Blue to remember.
Q&A with three Team USA Olympic doctors.
Study debunks link between Oregon drug decriminalization and overdose deaths.
RSV vaccines effective in seniors. Novavax Covid-19 vaccine approved for 2024-2025.
Voices: US Surgeon General on vaping, social media, and Covid-19 misinformation.
More on Wegovy (semaglutide), Covid-19 outcomes, and a deeper dive with BBC radio.
Breaking news: Wegovy lowered Covid-19 mortality in landmark trial.
Voices: An hour with Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Fall Covid-19 boosters are here. Here's what I'm doing for my family.
FDA approves Fall Covid-19 boosters early.
Hidden conflicts of interest in the medical literature. Case study: strokes.
How do you solve a problem like amnesia?
Covid wastewater doesn't mean what it used to.
Paris redux. Interviews and thoughts on Covid-19 at the Olympics.
Teaching points from the ER, July 2024.
Fauci on fall election: "I think it's very clear where I would go."
Drug deaths lower in 2023. What have we learned?
What should I ask Dr. Fauci, 2.0?
Why do we keep having summer Covid waves? Can Paxlovid prevent transmission?
Live Q&A on measles, H5N1, and Covid, with Dr. Katelyn Jetelina and Dr. Katrine Wallace.
The end of the official Covid emergency now potentially hindering bird flu outbreak analyses.
More emergency patients leaving before treatment than ever.
Aging in public. Biden isn't the first...
Smartphone app decreases distracted driving, new trial finds.
What should I ask the Surgeon General?
The most wonderful week of the year.
CDC updates RSV vaccine guidelines for older adults, leaves infant policies unchanged.
Report: Older Americans still take too many medications.
Field notes: A tough week in the office.
Supreme Court says ER doctors can still do our jobs, at least for now.
The biggest cognitive error in pandemic influenza preparedness.
Field notes: What the shadow reveals.
Healing With Pride: Mental Health in LGBTQ Youth.
New study poised to make emergency intubations--a difficult but lifesaving procedure--safer.
E-cigarettes found effective in smoking cessation.
AI just permanently changed my medical practice—for the better.
Father's Day special! Give Dad "Inside Medicine" Premium.
Paxlovid fails to treat Long Covid, new clinical trial shows.
Are we flying blind with optional hospital capacity reporting?
Final insights from Covidville.
First-ever confirmed case of H5N2 influenza in human reported. It was fatal.
Could a smartwatch have prevented my Covid illness?
Paxlovid, the CDC, my family, and me.
Pregnancy associated with *less* Long Covid.
I finally got Covid. Here's what I'm doing.
Lowering blood pressure in ambulances didn't improve stroke outcomes.
Reminder: Live Zoom Webinar at Noon ET today on care for bullet-related injuries with Dr. LJ Punch.
Live Webinar: "Trigger Warning: Gun Violence is a Public Health Crisis."
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (May 17, 2024).
Covid vs. Influenza Wars: 2024 update.
Internet access is healthcare access. How are we doing?
Field notes: My voice teacher helped a patient with Parkinson's disease.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (May 10, 2024).
Contaminated street drugs: new data, myths, and realities.
What's better than a stethoscope for gauging an asthma flare?
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (May 3, 2024).
What causes Long Covid? An update in light of new data.
Data Snapshot: Flu season assessment, 2023-2024.
The biggest mistake when tackling a medical mystery is...
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (April 26, 2024).
Notes from TED. Some medical and health highlights.
Covid did not *cause* our mental health crisis. Thank you for attending my unplanned TED Talk.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (April 19, 2024).
Data Snapshot: The eyes have it.
Field notes: An old trick that might still be useful.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (April 12, 2024).
Seven minutes of me talking about the eclipse.
Anyone going to TED in Vancouver?
New research: Razor thin margins at best on prostate cancer screening benefits.
Field notes. Some phrases I never say.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (April 5, 2024).
Paxlovid does not reduce symptoms, definitive Pfizer trial finds.
How to view the solar eclipse with maximum safety and awe.
Data Snapshot: Who goes to the doctor?
Field notes: How one doctor showed he cares.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (March 29, 2024).
Live Q&A on maternal health in the US in 2024. Friday, March 29, 2pm ET on Instagram.
Voices: Assistant Secretary for HHS, Admiral Rachel Levine, MD.
We finally have a new monoclonal antibody for Covid-19.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (March 22, 2024).
Who really "died suddenly"? Anabolic steroid users.
Post-pandemic ER patients are sicker, on average.
Field notes: One thing I never say to my patients.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (March 15, 2024).
Data Snapshot: Flu makes a late stand in some parts of the US.
Field notes: One small action changes a patient's experience.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (March 8, 2024).
They're blaming deaths on Oregon's drug decriminalization. I'm not sure that's fair.
Field Notes: Easy answers ≠ easy medicine.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (March 1, 2024).
Tripledemic update, February 27, 2024.
Measles update, 2024. Where? How bad? Why it matters and why kids really need vaccinations.
Field notes: My go-to strategies for making alliances with angry patients.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (February 23, 2024).
New insights: How much does air exchange really matter for Covid-19 transmission?
Data Snapshot: Twice the fine, half the deaths.
An old health policy Valentine reconsidered.
Inside Medicine: Five on Friday (February 16, 2024).
Good news for a "pain in the eyes" condition.
HIV/AIDS infections and deaths continue to disproportionately affect Black people in the US.
Paxlovid works. But don't ask anyone if it helped them.
Live Q&A, 1pm ET today: Equity in Medicine. Advancing Health Outcomes Through Representation.
Older population: COVID hospitalizations still dominate. Infants and young children: RSV leads.
My daughter didn’t have Long Covid
Should Evusheld be brought back?
Poll of the week: How many times have you had Covid-19?
Breaking: Flu hospitalized more than Covid at apparent peak of 2023-2024 season.
Field notes: The haunting words from a case early in my career.
Follow up: How long are people (in my echo chamber) isolating with Covid these days?
California and Oregon's new Covid-19 isolation guidelines have some problems.
Data snapshot: Higher income≈higher seasonal Covid vaccination rates.
Field notes: Passing the baton in the ER.
Navigating medical results in your inbox: Empowerment or anxiety?
Invitation: Live Q&A on the latest in Long Covid research with Dr. Ziyad Al-Aly.
Data Snapshot: Covid-19 hospitalizations and hospital capacity by state, January 2024.
One question frontline doctors can’t answer.