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As a prior history major, I was drawn to infectious diseases by the patient stories, by the high value that the field placed on patients’ narratives and social contexts.

Diabetes, first described in ancient Egypt, remains at the forefront of health care in modern times. Roughly 537 million adults aged 20 to 79 years are living with diabetes worldwide, a number expected to rise over the next decades.

“Soap, water and common sense are the best disinfectants.” - William Osler.

I completed medical school and internal medicine residency in the years immediately before protease inhibitors against HIV reached the clinic.

Patients with serious injection-related infections who are discharged on oral antibiotic regimens can be adherent to the medicine but need “substantial” outpatient support, researchers found.

For years, we have been asking you to tell us why you chose a career in infectious diseases, a specialty whose importance has hardly been more apparent. We continue to be captivated by the stories you tell.

We compiled a list of the 10 most-read Healio | Infectious Disease News articles from 2021.

My first infectious diseases paper was published when I was 7 months old. Before I was even capable of creating memories and while I was still crawling, my relationship with infectious diseases was off and running.

Stories that focused on emerging research and breaking news related to COVID-19 dominated headlines in 2021.

The front page of Infectious Disease News was dominated this year by stories about COVID-19 and its impact on health care.