Gastroenterology Perspective

• 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
• The New Report Cards: Your Patient's CGM Data   It's getting easier to get a CGM approved. But when the patient comes in with their cell phone app, how can you use the data to manage their diabetes?
  The Curbsiders, 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
• 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
• Which GI Side Effects Should GLP-1 Prescribers Worry About? Dr David Johnson identifies the gastrointestinal adverse events most closely associated with these popular medications, based on his review of the latest data.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 17, 2024
• For Richer, for Poorer: Low-Carb Diets Work for All Incomes An endocrinologist has successfully treated low-income patients with diabetes using a low-carb diet; so why doesn't the ADA do more to promote this approach, asks Nina Teicholz, PhD.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, 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
• Colorectal Cancer On the Rise in Young Adults   Prof David Kerr discusses the worrisome trend of increased colorectal cancer incidence in the younger population.
  Medscape Oncology, July 15, 2024
• Jul 12 2024 This Week in Cardiology   Venous closure devices, GLP1-s linked to blindness and cancer, resisting the urge to do an ECG, and transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER) for secondary mitral regurgitation are the topics discussed this week.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 12, 2024
• Be Alert for Conjunctivitis: New Human Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu   Clinicians should be aware of the symptoms of bird flu seen in the first few human cases.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 09, 2024
• Infographic: PAs Feel Content With Jobs Despite Challenges A Medscape survey found that physician assistants (PAs) generally expressed high satisfaction with their careers despite various challenges.
  Medscape, July 09, 2024
• Mounjaro Beats Ozempic, So Why Isn't It More Popular?   Effectiveness isn't the only factor determining choice of GLP-1 receptor agonist for weight loss.
  Medscape, July 08, 2024
• How Facial Temperature Reveals Age and Disease Find out why Dr F. Perry Wilson says that the medical tricorder perhaps wasn't as fanciful as it seemed when it was used by Dr Beverly Crusher on "Star Trek."
  Medscape, July 02, 2024
• S2 Episode 4: The Evolution of Nonoperative Rectal Cancer Management   Join Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Joshua Smith as they discuss the evolution of nonoperative rectal cancer management and organ preservation, highlighting groundbreaking trials like OPRA and JANUS.
  Medscape, July 02, 2024
• ASCO 2024 ASCO 2024: 'The Oncologist Without the Pathologist Is Blind'   Dr Mark Lewis discusses new data in GI cancers at the 2024 ASCO Annual Meeting.
  Medscape Oncology, July 01, 2024
• Medscape Physician Assistant Career Satisfaction Report 2024 Despite overall career satisfaction among physician assistants, a minority express concerns about their relationship with doctors, patients, and administrators.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, June 28, 2024
• Episode 2: Future Therapies for GEJ and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma   Drs Samuel Klempner and Zev Wainberg discuss standard-of-care, second-line, and future therapies for GE junction, esophageal, and gastric cancers.
  Medscape, June 26, 2024
• Episode 1: Understanding, Detecting, and Treating GEJ Adenocarcinoma   Drs Samuel Klempner and Yelena Janjigian provide clinical pearls for understanding, detecting, and treating GEJ adenocarcinoma.
  Medscape, June 26, 2024