Cardiology 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Medscape Cardiologist Wealth & Debt Report 2024 Cardiologists reveal how well their incomes help build family net worth, as well as their investment and spending philosophies. Wealth disparities are reported by gender and race.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, 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
• 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
• 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
• Does This 'Stem Cell' Therapy Contain Any Actual Stem Cells?   Dr F. Perry Wilson explains why — at the moment — we have reason to be skeptical about stem cell therapies marketed for commonplace aches and pains.
  Medscape, July 16, 2024
• Phototherapy for Psoriasis: When Is It the Right Choice?   Drs Tina Bhutani, Mona Shahriari, and Jason Hawkes discuss the use of phototherapy in the treatment of psoriasis as they work toward optimal outcomes in patient care.
  Medscape Dermatology, July 16, 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
• 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