Five things I wish I’d known before starting independent practiceOut on your own, you realize you’ve been shielded from certain things during training, and being the perfect doctor is harder than you had thought Updated Canadian atrial fibrillation guidelinesNew information on stroke prevention, periprocedural anticoagulation management, rate and rhythm control. More hand-wringing about doctor hand washing Coming up on flu season, hand-washing practices amongst doctors is back in the spotlight after the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) sets a new cleanliness goal. Antibiotics in infancy linked with childhood obesity Altered gut microbiome may hamper youngsters’ metabolism How to manage gonococcal infections during cefixime shortage National shortage of oral cephalosporin antibiotic expected to last until September 2015. Techs, know your drugs Learning pharmacology inside and out will enable you to think on the fly. Antibiotic resistance: Good and bad news MRSA has declined, but other bacterial dangers are on the rise What your patients are reading – Week of August 18, 2014 Is breastfeeding contraindicated during certain maternal infections? Very few maternal infectious diseases or antimicrobial therapies require avoidance or interruption of breastfeeding. Results of U.K. survey on adherence alarm experts Findings show pharmacists, drug companies need to take action, group says. First Previous 36 37 38 39 40 Next Last