The method was/is to simulate for readers an infectious diseases expert at their side.  Sections of the book were set up to reflect how we sort through problems: first by organ-based clinical syndromes that lead to construction and honing of a differential diagnosis; then by a compendium of potential bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal pathogens, their epidemiology, clinical propensities, diagnostic tests, optimal management and prevention. Other sections were set up to serve as primers as well as blueprints for policy to control and prevent infectious diseases in the community and in the healthcare setting, to use laboratory tests to support clinical thinking, and antimicrobial agents for their greatest benefit. MORE

Why did you feel that it was important to write Rich’s Vascular Trauma, 4th Edition? What does it add to the field?  Dr. Rasmussen: The topic of vascular trauma is at the crossroads of multiple surgical specialties, is of extreme consequence to those injured in military and civilian settings and is an international problem. We wereMORE

Addition to Chapter 12: Structural and Social Determinants of Health Health Systems Science, 2nd edition, Elsevier Writers: Victoria Stagg Elliott, MA; Ian Kim, MD; Kimberly D. Lomis, MD There has never been a more salient time for physicians and other health care professionals to understand the structural and social determinants of health. Recent events, includingMORE

Paul S. Auerbach, Editor of Wilderness Medicine, Author of The Field Guide to Wilderness Medicine, and Medicine for the Outdoors, and pioneer in the field of Wilderness Medicine passed away on June 23rd at the age of 70. Dr. Auerbach is known as a leading figure in the field of wilderness medicine and a drivingMORE

Gabriela Repetto is one of dozens of authors whose work Elsevier is making freely available for 60 days, beginning on Rare Disease Day (#RareDiseaseDay) February 28, 2021. Content includes Clinics review articles, book chapters, and articles in the Cell Press Trends portfolio, all intended to support researchers and clinicians in identifying the molecular basis ofMORE

Philadelphia, PA –  December 1, 2020 – Urologic Clinics of North America is pleased to announce that Kevin R. Loughlin, MD, MBA has joined the series as Editor-in-Chief. In this role, Dr. Loughlin will direct the content for four issues per year, ensuring that urologic content is brought to our readers, practicing urologists, and customers.MORE

John Gosling, longstanding author of Human Anatomy, Color Atlas and Textbook and famed anatomist and teacher passed away July 17, 2020 in Manchester, England. He was 81. John was the instigator and one of the authors of the prize-winning book “Human Anatomy: Color Atlas and Text” – first published in 1985 and now in itsMORE