Neurology 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
• Recognizing the Signs: Diagnosing Early-Onset Alzheimer's A look at the latest clinical approaches for early detection in this often-misdiagnosed patient population.
  Medscape Neurology, July 24, 2024
• The Disturbing Sexual Trend With Real Health Consequences   Strangulation ("choking") during sex is on the rise among teens and young adults, and those being harmed are mostly women.
  Medscape Urology, 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
• Secrets of a Neurology Whisperer: Talk Less, Teach More A diminished voice and potential health scare taught this neurologist that maybe less is more when it comes to teaching medical students and residents.
  Medscape Neurology, 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
• Medscape Neurologist Wealth & Debt Report 2024 Neurologists reveal how well their incomes help build family net worth, as well as their investment and spending philosophies. Wealth disparities are reported by gender.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, July 19, 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
• 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
• 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
• Pain Relief in MS: Expert Tips and Strategies   Drs Corey Ford and Hossein Mousavi discuss the latest therapeutic options for managing pain in multiple sclerosis.
  Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers, July 17, 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
• Tardive Dyskinesia (TD): 5 Things to Know TD, a movement disorder associated with antipsychotics, can have traumatic effects on patients and caregivers; consider these five things to know about diagnosis, impact, and treatments.
  Medscape Neurology, July 12, 2024
• Early Detection of MG May Lessen Symptom Severity Early detection of myasthenia gravis, along with timely treatment, could mitigate symptom severity and optimize outcomes, reports Dr Nicholas Silvestri.
  Medscape Neurology, July 12, 2024
• New Mid-Year Vaccine Recommendations From ACIP Important changes to vaccination recommendations for COVID, flu, RSV, and pneumococcal disease -- and what's behind the changes -- are summarized here.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 11, 2024
• New Vitamin D Recs: Testing, Supplementing, Dosing   Dr Neil Skolnik hits the highlights of the Endocrine Society's new guidance on who needs a vitamin D supplement (and who doesn't) and why testing isn't recommended.
  Medscape Family Medicine, July 11, 2024
• Can Intensive Lifestyle Changes Slow or Reverse Early Alzheimer's Disease? Neurologist Kathrin LaFaver interviews Dean Ornish, MD, about his recent study on intensive lifestyle changes to slow early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
  Medscape Neurology, July 11, 2024
• Chronic Neck Pain: A Primary Care Approach The Curbsiders discuss how to evaluate a patient with neck pain, and differentiate between mechanical neck pain, radiculopathy, and myelopathy.
  The Curbsiders, July 10, 2024