Hospital Medicine Perspective

• Jul 26 2024 This Week in Cardiology   Health and income, high BP in the hospital, and more on subclinical AF and when to use anticoagulants are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 26, 2024
• Episode 6: Practicing Proactive Palliative Care in COPD Management   Join Drs Leah Witt and Anand Iyer as they discuss the benefits of partnering with your palliative care team for patients living with advanced COPD.
  Medscape, July 25, 2024
• Know Your Options: Thyroidectomy for Graves Disease   Drs Kaniksha Desai, Tracy S. Tylee, and Quan-Yang Duh discuss thyroidectomy for the treatment of Graves disease.
  American Thyroid Association, July 24, 2024
• How the New Vitamin D Guidelines Will, and Won't, Change My Practice Dr Kenny Lin explains why he might recommend vitamin D supplements for some groups, but not necessarily for others.
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 24, 2024
• Mirror, Mirror: How Digital Twins Can Rescue Healthcare The key to overcoming complexity is simplicity.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 23, 2024
• Beta-Blockers: Safe for COPD? Are beta-blockers bad for patients with COPD? Decades of debate and clinical trials have not settled the issue.
  Medscape Critical Care, July 23, 2024
• Italy's Public Health System Needs a Paradigm Shift Although funding is a concern, the underlying problem with Italy's public healthcare system is its prioritization of budgetary prudence over patients' health.
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 23, 2024
• A Cash Giveaway to Improve Health   We can't just give cash to low-income folks instead of food to improve their health, can we? That's just what these researchers did.
  Medscape, July 22, 2024
• Laboratory-Developed Meat: Ethicist Says It's Worth Pursuing   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses considerations for laboratory-developed meat.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 22, 2024
• Avoid These Common Mistakes in Treating Hyperkalemia Asking patients to adhere to potassium restrictions for longer than needed is one frequent error, according to an experienced dietician.
  Medscape Nephrology, July 22, 2024
• How to Manage Common Abdominal and Gastric Symptoms: Expert Pearls   Dr David Johnson provides tips and techniques for treating abdominal pain, gastroparesis, gas and bloating, and other common conditions.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 22, 2024
• Jul 19 2024 This Week in Cardiology   Vulnerable plaque and scientific method; industry payments to trainees; tirzepatide or semaglutide; trial interpretation; and PFA are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in today’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 19, 2024
• Treating Psoriatic Arthritis in Primary Care A rheumatologist reviews the main updates to the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology's 2019 recommendations.
  Medscape Rheumatology, July 19, 2024
• ADA 2024 GLP-1 Guidance to Reduce Regurgitation and Aspiration Risk   Drs Akshay Jain and Girish Joshi discuss clinical considerations to keep in mind when someone on GLP-1 therapy is undergoing elective procedures.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 18, 2024
• Sleep and Thyroid Function: Addressing One Improves Both   Kaniksha Desai and Skand Shekhar discuss the interconnectedness between sleep and thyroid, including hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
  American Thyroid Association, July 18, 2024
• Episode 3: SGLT2 Inhibitors: A Future in Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome   Join Drs Nihar Desai and Jay Udell as they discuss the role of SGLT2 inhibitors in the treatment of cardiorenal metabolic syndrome.
  Medscape, July 18, 2024
• Primary Care Internal Medicine Is Dead Dr Debra L. Glasser mourns the loss of the specialty she loved for more than four decades.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 17, 2024
• Are US Electrophysiologists Too Easily Impressed? Electrophysiologists adopt new things a little too enthusiastically, writes John Mandrola, MD, of a new technique to treat atrial fibrillation.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 17, 2024
• Vitamin D: Who Benefits From Supplements Now?   Dr JoAnn Manson highlights the subgroups of the population that may still need a vitamin D supplement, even if screening isn't recommended.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, July 16, 2024
• Ethics of Sex, Romance Among Older Adults in Nursing Homes   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the ethics of sex among older adults in long-term care facilities.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 15, 2024