Pharmacists 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
• Preventing Future Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures   After surgery for fracture of her left hip, an active 72-year-old woman is evaluated by a multidisciplinary team of experts for osteoporosis and for prevention of a future fracture.
  Medscape, July 25, 2024
• Drug Combinations Improve Survival in Melanoma Dr Jeffrey Weber discusses oral melanoma abstracts presented at ASCO 2024.
  Medscape Oncology, July 25, 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
• 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
• Episode 3: Targeted Therapy in Endometrial Cancer   Drs Ursula A. Matulonis and Joyce F. Liu discuss new therapeutics for patients with endometrial cancer, including ADCs, immunotherapy, and drugs targeting replication stress.
  Medscape, 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 Get Patients Over a Weight Loss Plateau   An obesity expert describes her approach to the frustrating yet inevitable plateau reached by most patients on their weight loss journey.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, 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