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Watch the pressure in the left heart go up and down with every heart beat! Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.  

: First-line treatment of candidemia should be aggressive using an echinocandin, according to updated treatment guidelines for Candida infections from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.  

The scale and quality of the survey mean trachoma, an extremely painful disease which causes blindness, could be eliminated by 2020.  

This activity is intended for infectious disease specialists, critical care specialists, pulmonary medicine specialists, and emergency medicine specialists.  

Mark Crislip delivers a fast pace overview of critical care through his eyes as a “Puswhisperer”. Bringing the same love for and enthusiasm for Infectious diseases as he does in his book the “Pus Whisperer’ and his podcasts which you can find here http://edgydoc.com/  

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We support Murphy and colleagues’ call for better access to healthcare for Syrian refugees scattered in neighbouring countries.1 In particular, they suggest upgrading and adapting the medical response to the refugees’ needs by considering the specific disease profile of the Syrian population, characterised by the dominance of non-communicable diseases in adults. …  

We support Murphy and colleagues’ call for better access to healthcare for Syrian refugees scattered in neighbouring countries.1 In particular, they suggest upgrading and adapting the medical response to the refugees’ needs by considering the specific disease profile of the Syrian population, characterised by the dominance of non-communicable diseases in adults. …  

We support Murphy and colleagues’ call for better access to healthcare for Syrian refugees scattered in neighbouring countries.1 In particular, they suggest upgrading and adapting the medical response to the refugees’ needs by considering the specific disease profile of the Syrian population, characterised by the dominance of non-communicable diseases in adults. …  

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An ongoing yellow fever outbreak in Africa has global health and infectious diseases experts concerned. The virus is mosquito-borne and can be deadly. WebMD has the details.  

The 2014 HCV mortality numbers hit an all-time high in the United States in 2014, and in 2013, data show HCV mortality exceeded the combined total for 60 other reportable infectious diseases.  

Abstract and Introduction: A new study evaluates the risk for infections associated with the use of the anesthetic propofol.  

: New guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America focus on best practice for antimicrobial stewardship programs.  

John Bartlett outlines the most important infectious diseases problems facing the country today.  

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