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DSM-5

Making the Case for Increasing DSME/S Use

Sep 01, 2016

According to recommendations from the American Diabetes Association, all individuals with diabetes should receive diabetes self-management education and support (DSME/S) when they are diagnosed with t...

Microbicides Vaginal bacteria increase HIV susceptibility and may reduce PrEP effectiveness

Aug 15, 2016

Overgrowth of a certain species of vaginal bacteria was associated with a 13-fold higher likelihood of becoming infected with HIV, while another species was found to lower tenofovir levels and may con...

Detectable CMV viral Load & Rrisk of Mortality in Elderly with HIV-Associated TB

Aug 15, 2016

A study conducted in a cohort of hospitalised adults with HIV-associated tuberculosis (TB) co-infection from Khayelitsha found that having a detectable cytomegalovirus (CMV) viral load was assoc...

Conference Highlights: ADA 2016

Jun 14, 2016

CV Events & Mortality in Diabetes Few large studies have assessed the impact of cardiovascular (CV) events on mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. To address this research gap, investigato...

Hypertension in patients with HIV associated with obesity, fat loss and previous treatment with stavudine

Jun 06, 2016

A cross-sectional study involving HIV-positive patients and HIV-negative controls investigates why HIV patients have increased risk of cardiovascular disease. They had three aims. Patients wi...

Collaborating to Manage Physician Burnout

Jun 06, 2016

Research has shown that physician burnout is a growing epidemic throughout the United States. “In medicine, high levels of burnout have been found among both physicians and nurses in many studies sp...

Initiating Insulin: Strategies to Overcome Patient Fears

Nov 07, 2014

This Physician’s Weekly feature on initiating insulin and strategies to overcome patient fears was completed in cooperation with the experts at the American Diabetes Association. Many patients wi...

Treating Type 2 Diabetes in Youths

May 19, 2014

The American Diabetes Association recently released nutrition therapy recommendations for the management of diabetes. Published in Diabetes Care, the new statement provides a set of recommendations ba...

Nutrition Therapy Recommendations for Diabetes

May 17, 2014

The American Diabetes Association recently released nutrition therapy recommendations for the management of diabetes. Published in Diabetes Care, the new statement provides a set of recommendations ba...

Skeptical Scalpel Follows-Up With Dennis K. Laurion

May 02, 2014

Correspondence of Skeptical Scalpel and Dennis K. Laurion (view original post): I very much appreciate your email and the clarification of your situation. I hope you realize that I personally took ...

Where Does a Surgeon's Responsibility End?

Jan 20, 2014

A couple of months ago, a post called "Everything's my fault: How a surgeon says I'm sorry" appeared on KevinMD. It was by a plastic surgeon who feels that no matter what goes wrong with a patient, su...

IAS 2013

Jun 25, 2013

New research is being presented at IAS 2013, the International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment, and Prevention, from June 30 to July 3 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Meeting High...

APA Leaders Defend DSM-5

May 20, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO -- The fifth edition of the "psychiatrist's bible" was officially released here in all its 947-page glory, with its developers offering a spirited rebuttal to their critics. Known as ...

DSM-5 Release Likely to Steal the Spotlight at APA Meeting

May 17, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO — Integrated care, the growing problem of addiction, bullying, cyberbullying, and telepsychiatry are among the "hot" clinical topics being presented at the American Psychiatric Associa...

APA 2013: Many Sessions to Focus on Diverse Populations

May 13, 2013

ARLINGTON, Va. (May 13, 2013) – The American Psychiatric Association’s 166th Annual Meeting, will feature a series of sessions highlighting issues relating to diverse populations, including racial...

APA 2013

May 13, 2013

New research is being presented at APA 2013, the American Psychiatric Association’s 166th annual meeting, from May 18-21 in San Francisco. Meeting Highlights Patient-Perceived Barriers to Alco...

APA 2013: Special Research Track on Science of Addiction

May 13, 2013

ARLINGTON, Va. (May 10, 2013) – The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and APA have collaborated to organize a special track, Advancing Psychiatric Practice Through the Science of Addiction, at...

CROI 2013: Continuing Cotrimoxazole in Kids on ART Reduces Hospitalizations

Mar 06, 2013

Children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for more than two years who continued taking daily cotrimoxazole had significantly fewer hospitalizations for malaria as well as for non-malarial infections (n...

CROI 2013: Very Early Antiretroviral Treatment Limits the Size of HIV Reservoir

Mar 06, 2013

Very early antiretroviral treatment may limit the size of the HIV reservoir in adults and children, according to studies presented on 4 March at the 20th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic I...

ICAAC 2012: Influenza Treatment in Infants

Oct 05, 2012

The Particulars: Among children aged 2 and younger, influenza-associated morbidity is high. It is not clear, however, how the clinical complications, anti-viral treatment patterns, and healthcare use ...

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