
Elevate your urgent care practice with the Evidence-Based Urgentology podcast! Join hosts Tracey Davidoff, MD and Joe Toscano, MD, for engaging discussions on clinically relevant topics, centered on our peer-reviewed urgent care content. Each episode offers practical advice and expert insights from experienced urgent care clinicians, helping you stay up-to-date and equipped for every patient encounter.
In this episode, Tracey Davidoff, MD and Joe Toscano, MD discuss the November 2025 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article, Laboratory Testing in Urgent Care: Best Practices for Choosing and Interpreting Respiratory and Genitourinary Tests
- Discussion on Laboratory Testing in Urgent Care
- Interpreting Test Results: Molecular vs. Antigen
- Clinical Pathways for STIs
- Home Testing and Its Challenges
- Diagnosing and Treating Herpes Simplex
- PCR Testing for Strep
- Test of Cure and Its Importance
- Conclusion and Future Topics

In this episode, Tracey Davidoff, MD and Joe Toscano, MD discuss the November 2025 Evidence-Based Urgent Care article, Laboratory Testing in Urgent Care: Best Practices for Choosing and Interpreting Respiratory and Genitourinary Tests
- Discussion on Laboratory Testing in Urgent Care
- Interpreting Test Results: Molecular vs. Antigen
- Clinical Pathways for STIs
- Home Testing and Its Challenges
- Diagnosing and Treating Herpes Simplex
- PCR Testing for Strep
- Test of Cure and Its Importance
- Conclusion and Future Topics
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Last Updated on January 8, 2026

Tracey Davidoff, MD, FACP, FCUCM, has practiced Urgent Care Medicine for more than 15 years. She is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Davidoff is a member of the Board of Directors of the Urgent Care Association and serves as Co-Editor-in-Chief of the College of Urgent Care Medicine’s “Urgent Caring” publication. She is also the Vice President of the Southeast Regional Urgent Care Association and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urgent Care Medicine. At EB Medicine, Dr Davidoff is Editor-In-Chief of Evidence-Based Urgent Care, and co-host of the Urgentology podcast.

