{"id":319548,"date":"2026-03-03T12:08:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/319548\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T12:08:09","slug":"farewell-to-this-blog-and-hello-to-nejm-voices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/319548\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell to This Blog &#8211; and Hello to NEJM Voices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 18 years of HIV and ID Observations, this is my final post here.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s nearly 1000 posts since March 2008 \u2014 commentary on new HIV data, debates about antibiotic duration, EMR rants, cartoon caption contests, conference highlights, pandemic pain and progress, and more than a few peeves about \u201cquick questions.\u201d Along the way we built something I value enormously: a community of readers who care about infectious diseases, good clinical reasoning, and (occasionally) a joke about drug names. Or a ridiculous video.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/gepotidacin-new-antibiotic-or-rare-tropical-bird\/2025\/04\/03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Blujepa<\/a>, anyone?<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crazy_bird_no_spaces-668x1024.png\" width=\"196\" height=\"301\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ve written before about <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/giving-thanks-this-time-to-you-readers-of-this-thing\/2023\/11\/23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">how grateful I am for your attention and engagement<\/a>. The good news is that this won\u2019t change \u2014 beginning today, March 2nd, you\u2019ll find me in a new home: <a href=\"https:\/\/voices.nejm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NEJM Voices<\/a>. Same writer, new URL.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re signed up for notifications, you\u2019ll continue to receive them automatically.<\/p>\n<p>And finally, after all this time, it\u2019s time to retire the title. HIV and ID Observations always felt strangely temporary, but we could never come up with a mutually agreed upon replacement.<\/p>\n<p>(Sax, Bugs, and Drugs remains available, in case anyone is wondering.)<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll be posting the same content you\u2019ve come to expect, with support from NEJM Group, in this new location and format. New platform, same stuff!<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to seeing you over at <a href=\"https:\/\/voices.nejm.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NEJM Voices<\/a> \u2014 and to whatever comes next. Sign up to be alerted about new posts <a href=\"https:\/\/store.nejm.org\/signup\/nejm\/register\/voices-paulsax?promo=ONFOPS05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>For those who want more content, often in a longer, non-medical form, I\u2019ve also been writing on my <a href=\"https:\/\/paulsaxmd.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Substack<\/a>. Hope you\u2019ll sign up for that, too.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, I\u2019m hoping the silly videos will be coming with me.<\/p>\n<p>(Blujepa drawing by talented sister, Anne Sax.)<\/p>\n<p>                    Categories: <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/category\/health-care\/\" rel=\"category tag nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health Care<\/a>                    <br \/>You can follow any responses to this entry through the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.nejm.org\/hiv-id-observations\/index.php\/farewell-to-this-blog-and-hello-to-nejm-voices\/2026\/03\/02\/feed\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RSS 2.0<\/a> feed.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After 18 years of HIV and ID Observations, this is my final post here. 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