Medscape Commentaries
CDC Expert Commentaries on Medscape are part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. They are designed to deliver CDC’s authoritative guidance directly to Medscape’s physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals. NCHHSTP contributes regular Medscape commentaries on a variety of topics.
![CDC logo](../images/medscape/2017/LGB-Youth-medscape.jpg)
Health Risks Faced by Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth
(LBG Youth: Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH)
Posting date: May 22, 2017
![Gail Bolan, MD](../images/medscape/2017/Gail-Bolan-876378.jpg)
Emerging Drug-Resistant Gonorrhea: What’s New and What Now?
(STD: Gail Bolan, MD)
Posting date: Monday, March 06, 2017
![Philip LoBue, MD](../images/medscape/Philip-LoBue-873121_100px.jpg)
Latent Tuberculosis: New Testing Recommendations
(TB: Philip LoBue, MD)
Posting date: December 19, 2016
![CDC logo](../images/medscape/CDC-logo-Medscape-Expert-100px.jpg)
Preventing HIV Infection in the Primary Care Setting: The Role of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
(Michael S. Saag, MD; Demetre C. Daskalakis, MD, MPH; Christian B. Ramers, MD, MPH, AAHIVS; Dawn K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH)
Posting date: September 20, 2016
![Sarah Kidd, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Sarah-Kidd_865770.jpg)
Congenital Syphilis Is on the Rise? Reviewing Prevention Steps
(STD: Sarah Kidd, MD, MPH)
Posting date: Monday, July 19, 2016
![Scott Holmberg, MD](../images/medscape/Scott-Holmberg-856569_100px.jpg)
Acute Hepatitis C Infection in Young Persons Who Use Drugs
(DVH: Scott Holmberg, MD)
Posting date: January 11, 2016
![Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Jono-Mermin-854700_100px.jpg)
PrEP: Simple and Effective Yet Underused
(HIV: Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH)
Posting date: November 30, 2015
![Kimberly Workowski, MD](../images/medscape/Kimberly-Workowski-851494_100px.jpg)
New STD Guidelines for 2015
(STD: Kimberly Workowski, MD)
Posting date: Monday, October 5, 2015
![Sarah Schillie, MD, MPH, MBA](../images/medscape/Sarah-Schillie-850040_100px.jpg)
Prevention of Perinatal Hepatitis B Transmission
(Viral Hepatitis: Sarah Schillie, MD, MPH, MBA)
Posting date: September 08, 2015
![Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Jono-Mermin-849406_100px.jpg)
The HIV/HCV Outbreak in Indiana: Could It Happen in Your State?
(HIV: Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH)
Posting date: August 24, 2015
![Lauri Markowitz, MD](../images/medscape/Lauri-Markowitz-846509_100px.jpg)
Common Questions about 9-Valent HPV Vaccine
(STD: Lauri Markowitz, MD)
Posting date: June 22, 2015
![Philip Peters, MD](../images/medscape/Phil-Peters-840724_100px.jpg)
New HIV Testing Algorithm: A Promising Tool in the Fight Against HIV
(HIV: Philip Peters, MD)
Posting date: January 12, 2015
![Tom Frieden, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Tom-Frieden-837553_100px.jpg)
HIV Care Saves Lives
(HIV: Tom Frieden, MD, MPH)
Posting date: August 24, 2015
![John Brooks, MD](../images/medscape/John-Brooks-836492_100px.jpg)
Smoking and HIV: A Risky Combination
(HIV: John Brooks, MD)
Posting date: December 22, 2014
![Tom Frieden, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Tom-Frieden-829938_100px.jpg)
Protect the Next Generation: Recommend the HPV Vaccine
(STD: Tom Frieden, MD, MPH)
Posting date: August 18, 2014
![Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Jono-Mermin-824770_100px.jpg)
HIV Guidelines Updated: Four Groups That Should Receive PrEP
(HIV: Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH)
Posting date: May 14, 2014
![Sundari Mase, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Sundari-Mase-822098_100px.jpg)
New Drug Available to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
(TB: Sundari Mase, MD, MPH)
Posting date: March 31, 2014
Birth Cohort-Based Screening: A New Strategy for Reducing HCV-Related Morbidity and Mortality
Contents of This CME/CE Activity
![John Ward, MD](../images/medscape/John-Ward-769593_100px.jpg)
Part 1. CDC Recommendations: One-Time HCV Testing and Linkage to Care for Persons Born 1945-1965
(Viral Hepatitis: John Ward, MD)
Posting date: October 02, 2013
![Hashem El-Serag, MD, MPH](../images/medscape/Hashem-El-Serag-769594_100px.jpg)
Part 2. Missed Opportunities in the Past: Dealing With the Consequences of HCV Infection Decades Later
(Viral Hepatitis: Hashem El-Serag, MD, MPH)
Posting date: October 02, 2013
![Photo of Medscape Presentation](../images/medscape/Kim-Ray-769595_100px.jpg)
Part 3. Your Patient Tests Positive for HCV: Now What?
(Viral Hepatitis: Ray Kim, MD)
Posting date: October 02, 2013
![Anne Schuchat, MD](../images/medscape/Anne-Schuchat-810030_100px.jpg)
Recommending HPV Vaccine Successfully
(STD: Anne Schuchat, MD)
Posting date: September 03, 2013
![Chong-Gee Teo, MD, PhD](../images/medscape/chong-gee-teo-808327_100px.jpg)
Testing for Hepatitis C: New Guidance
(Viral Hepatitis: Chong-Gee Teo, MD, PhD)
Posting date: July 29, 2013
![Trudy Murphy, MD](../images/medscape/trudy-murphy-767207_100px.jpg)
Hepatitis B Vaccine for Adults With Diabetes
(Viral Hepatitis: Trudy Murphy, MD)
Posting date: July 23, 2012
![Kenneth G. Castro, MD](../images/medscape/kenneth-castro-763489_100px.jpg)
New Regimen Makes Treating Latent Tuberculosis Infection
(TB: Kenneth G. Castro, MD)
Posting date: May 22, 2012
![John W. Ward, MD](../images/medscape/john-ward-759762_100px.jpg)
A Silent Epidemic: Why Chronic Hepatitis B Matters
(Viral Hepatitis: John W. Ward, MD)
Posting date: March 14, 2012
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