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Today is the 26th Annual World AIDS Day. This year, the theme for World AIDS Day is “Close The Gap,”…
Don Lindberg, M.D., who has served as director of the National Library of Medicine for more than 30 years, will…
Word choice matters, especially when it comes to covering a deadly disease. You may have heard the terms “infectious” and…
It’s been said that fear travels faster than the virus. This is true. Given that Ebola is less contagious than…
When Thomas Eric Duncan died Wednesday of Ebola at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, one of many questions that…
Earlier today it was announced that Thomas Eric Duncan died in Dallas. Duncan, a Liberian national who contracted Ebola in…
Some words are so familiar that it’s easy to assume you know what they mean – especially terms for a patient’s condition.…
What I’m reading about Ebola today: “Possible second Ebola case in Dallas,” which may, of course, be related to “Experts…
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Covering Lyme disease can be a complicated endeavor. It’s hard to diagnose, and it’s even more difficult to decide what…
A nasty virus just landed on America’s doorstep. Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H., director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,…