

New report flags major increase in sexually transmitted infections, amidst challenges in HIV and hepatitis
Global HIV, viral hepatitis epidemics and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) continue to pose significant public health challenges, causing 2.5 million deaths each year, according to a new WHO report - Implementing the global health sector strategies on HIV, viral hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections, 2022–2030.


Monkeypox (Mpox)
Practice Essentials In 1970, when smallpox was nearly eradicated, a previously unrecognized orthopoxvirus named monkeypox (mpox) was...


Pregnancy Trauma (updated 2024)
The pregnant trauma presents challenge because care must be provided for 2 patients:mother and fetus. It requires a multidisciplinary team.


ENFERMEDADES INFECCIOSAS TRAS CATÁSTROFES CAUSADASPOR PELIGROS NATURALES.
Las catástrofes causadas por peligros naturales y los desplazamientos de población, son factores de riesgo para infecciones.


Disaster Planning
Disaster planning must be a cooperative effort. Every jurisdiction should plan for mass casualty incidents and disasters.


Thromboembolism in Pregnancy
Pregnancy increases the risk of VTE 4- to 5-fold over that in the nonpregnant state.The two manifestations of VTE are DVP and PE.


Emergent Management of Malaria
Malaria is the most deadly vector-borne human disease in the world. Although typically tropical, more cases have been reported in US & Eu


LSD Toxicity
Practice Essentials Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), a hallucinogen that is also known as an entactogen (“to touch within” [1] ), is one...


Peritonitis and Abdominal Sepsis
Background Peritonitis is defined as an inflammation of the serosal membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and the organs contained...


Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
Practice Essentials Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (see the image below) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections...