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Latest recommendations reject hydroxychloroquine, support remdesivir
Both ACP and The BMJ completed evidence reviews and issued recommendations on use of certain drugs for COVID-19. Another article warned about Strongyloides hyperinfection, a potentially dangerous side effect of dexamethasone for some patients.
HHS provides weekly online learning opportunity in telemedicine
The peer-to-peer learning community aims to accelerate telemedicine implementation by ambulatory clinicians.
MKSAP Quiz: Follow-up evaluation for meningococcal bacteremia
A 28-year-old woman undergoes follow-up evaluation after a recent hospitalization for meningococcal bacteremia. Lumbar puncture results during hospitalization were negative for meningitis. She completed a course of ceftriaxone 1 week ago and reports feeling well since stopping antibiotics. Following a physical exam, what is the most appropriate preventive measure?
Need for hip, knee replacement appears reduced with canakinumab, industry-funded study finds
An editorial noted that a novel entry criterion may have identified a subgroup of patients with accelerated joint degeneration.
ACP Board Prep Recordings now available
Multimedia recordings from ACP Virtual Live: Internal Medicine Board Review Course offer a highly effective, self-paced format that can be accessed anywhere and any time.
Call for spring 2021 Board of Governors resolutions
The deadline for submitting new resolutions to be heard at the spring 2021 meeting is Oct. 9, 2020.
And the winner is …
ACP Internist Weekly has tallied the voting from its latest cartoon contest, where readers are invited to match wits against their peers to provide the most original and amusing caption.