Gastroenterology Perspective

• Medscape Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Physicians report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, June 09, 2023
• Infographic: Are Pay Increases Enough to Make PAs Content? Physician assistants (PAs) report on what happened with their total compensation in 2022, which medical environments offer the best pay, and whether the gender salary gap is closing in their ranks.
  Medscape, June 09, 2023
• High Hopes, Dashed Dreams: Progress in GI Cancers at ASCO   Mark A. Lewis, MD, discusses news in GI oncology from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.
  Medscape Oncology, June 08, 2023
• Tragedy, Hope, and a Medical Mystery: 'The Covenant of Water'   Dr Eric Topol and Dr Robert Harrington interview Dr Abraham Verghese about his fiction writing methods and Oprah's enthusiasm for his latest novel.
  Medscape, June 07, 2023
• Does Weight Loss Surgery Up the Risk for Bone Fractures? Studies have shown a link between weight loss surgery and subsequent loss of bone density. Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH, explains why this occurs and offers recommendations to reduce the risk.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 07, 2023
• Episode 4: Medical Evaluation of the Patient Who Presents With Obesity   How do you medically evaluate a person who presents with obesity? Drs Robert Kushner and Amanda Velazquez share practical tools and pearls for community clinicians.
  Medscape, June 06, 2023
• Transplant Centers Often Skip the Top Spot on the Kidney Waitlist   How donor kidneys are allocated to waiting patients isn't as straightforward as it might seem.
  Medscape, June 05, 2023
• Medscape Physician Assistant Compensation Report 2023 Physician assistants (PAs) seem increasingly dissatisfied with their compensation, even though it rose last year. Gender and age made a difference, with male and older PAs earning more on average.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, June 02, 2023
• Episode 2: Quality of Survival: Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults   When you see an older adult with colorectal cancer, how do you fit your care to their needs? Join Dr Benjamin Schlechter and geriatric medical oncology expert Dr Nadine McCleary for clinical pearls.
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• Episode 1: When Should You Consider Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer?   Keep up to date on the newest research and clinical application of immunotherapy treatments in colorectal cancer with leading experts Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Marwan Fakih.
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• COVID Boosters Effective, but Not for Long   Dr F. Perry Wilson explains a unique study design that helps answer questions about the effectiveness of COVID booster vaccines.
  Medscape, May 30, 2023
• 11 More Highlights From Digestive Disease Week 2023   Dr David Johnson offers yet more practice-changing observations from this year's meeting, which featured an abundance of data on novel treatments and new revelations about established interventions.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 25, 2023
• 9 Highlights From Digestive Disease Week 2023   In the first part of this overview, Dr David Johnson notes studies that touched on hot topics like AI for colonoscopy and emerging therapeutic classes, such as potassium-competitive acid blockers.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 25, 2023
• Does Ozempic Cause Hair Loss? Dermatologists and endocrinologists consider claims that new weight loss medications cause hair loss. They opine that hair loss is unlikely and is actually more common with bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 25, 2023
• Medscape Gastroenterologist Compensation Report 2023 Is gastroenterologists' income trending in the right direction? Do they feel fairly paid and would they choose a medical career again? Our 2023 Gastroenterologist Compensation Report gives the answers.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 24, 2023
• Ketamine, Pain, and Depression: A Special Connection   Ketamine may be a potent analgesic, but its effects on chronic pain may have more to do with its antidepressant effects, according to a recent study. F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, May 24, 2023
• Automated Insulin Delivery System, Not an Artificial Pancreas   Anne L. Peters, MD, explains why the term artificial pancreas is wrong and why automated insulin delivery system is correct.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 24, 2023
• Hemochromatosis: What We Should Have Learned About It   The Curbsiders share expert tips on this common disorder, its presentation, diagnosis, and approach to treatment.
  The Curbsiders, May 22, 2023
• Prior-Authorization Woes? These Tools May Change the Game   Alok S. Patel, MD, discusses prior authorizations and the potential use of artificial intelligence.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, May 22, 2023
• HFpEF: New Guidelines Are Pertinent for Primary Care   New effective treatments for this common condition are briefly reviewed by Dr Neil Skolnik.
  Medscape Family Medicine, May 19, 2023