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Recommendations Developed for Management of Lyme Disease

Prophylactic antibiotic therapy should be given within 72 hours of identified high-risk tick bite

An American doctor who was monitored for 21 days after possible Ebola exposure did not develop the deadly disease and has been released from the Nebraska Medicine-Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha

U.S. Doctor Released From Omaha Hospital After Ebola Monitoring

Patient completed required 21-day monitoring period and did not develop any symptoms

New Model Helps ID Melanoma Patients With Lymph Node Involvement

Patient-centered methodology-generated probabilities better identify patients eligible for sentinel lymph node biopsy than those generated by conventional logistic regression analysis

New COVID-19 Variant EG.5 Now Dominant in U.S., CDC Says

EG.5 is one of several closely related omicron subvariants that have been competing for dominance in recent months

CDC Reports No New Mpox Cases in Over a Week for First Time Since...

Since the outbreak began last May, more than 30,000 people have been infected with the virus and 42 people have died

Gadolinium exposure seems not to be associated with parkinsonism

Gadolinium Exposure From MRI Not Linked to Parkinsonism

No significantly increased risk of parkinsonism for patients with cumulative gadolinium exposure
Breaches in data security exposed more than 29 million health records to potential criminal misuse between 2010 and 2013

Security Breaches of Health Records Up Over Past Decade

Researchers call for enhanced security as more patient information is stored online
From 1997 to 2014

Differences in Cancer Survival by Type of Insurance

Survival up in patients with private insurance, Medicare; no change or drop with other, no insurance
Most physicians believe they have seen false-negative results for a COVID-19 diagnostic test

Most Physicians Have Seen False-Negative COVID-19 Test Results

One in 10 physicians worldwide report seeing at least one case of COVID-19 reinfection
The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced a new $15 million competitive grant initiative

AMA Announces Initiative to Reinvent Physician Training

Competitive grant initiative aims to promote change in graduate medical education