Family Medicine Perspective

• The Parent Penalty in Medicine Physicians starting a new family have to pay a heavy toll when they are not given the support they need by their departments and hospitals. Here's how an oncologist is looking to change all that.
  Medscape Blogs, September 21, 2021
• Travel-Related Measles As more people travel internationally, the risk for measles infection increases, especially among the unvaccinated.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 21, 2021
• Can Cancer Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?   John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. Michael Foote, MD, Oncology Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
  WebMD, September 20, 2021
• Finding Employees During a Pandemic As private practices try to recover and rebuild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have faced an unexpected challenge: a paucity of employees.
  Medscape Dermatology, September 20, 2021
• Are the Physicians to Blame for the Patient's Failure to Follow Up? In this case, physicians performed three scans, so how was the patient's cancer missed?
  The Doctors Company, September 20, 2021
• Persistent Pregnancy of Unknown Location: Landmark Evidence   New evidence clarifies the most effective approach to resolve pregnancy of unknown location.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, September 20, 2021
• Sep 17 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Cardiac arrest care, finerenone, carotids, meds post TAVI: less is more and the new may not be as grand as the tried and true. John Mandrola, MD, provides a third ESC review.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 17, 2021
• What Can You Do About AF in Primary Care?   The latest evidence on the prevention and management of atrial fibrillation provides guidance to primary care clinicians.
  The Curbsiders, September 17, 2021
• Time to Hit Pause on 'Pausing' Puberty in Gender-Dysphoric Youth Every clinician considering prescribing hormones for youth with gender dysphoria has an important question to ask themselves, says Dr William Malone: Just because I can, does it mean I should?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 17, 2021
• Pandemic Middle Management: Balancing Patient and Staff Needs Managing from the middle has become more difficult during a pandemic as we balance caring for patients while also caring for our healthcare employees.
  Medscape Blogs, September 17, 2021
• ESC 2021 AVANTI: Could a 'Vaptan' Replace Loop Diuretics in Acute HF?   Ileana Piña and investigator James Udelson discuss the phase 2 AVANTI trial presented at ESC on a novel 'vaptan' drug.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 17, 2021
• What I Learned From My Kids During the Pandemic The best teachers in life often do not have a college degree and still drink juice boxes.
  Medscape Blogs, September 17, 2021
• Bloating and Distention: How to Manage These Common Complaints   Dr David Johnson shares with clinicians the tools to diagnose and treat these frustrating symptoms.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 16, 2021
• New Sarcoidosis Guideline Bringing Light to the Darkness Recent guidelines provide a number of important updates that physicians managing patients with sarcoidosis should note.
  Medscape Critical Care, September 16, 2021
• New Single-Swab Test for COVID-19, Flu, and Respiratory Viruses   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Brian Caveney, MD, President & Chief Medical Officer, Labcorp Diagnostics, about a new EUA test that can differentiate between COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
  WebMD, September 16, 2021
• Nature vs. Nurture: Seasonal Affective Disorder Winter is coming, which means seasonal affective disorder is right around the corner.
  Medscape Blogs, September 16, 2021
• Five Characteristics of an Outstanding Ward Attending What makes a great doctor goes hand in hand with what makes a great educator. Here are five characteristics of a great attending.
  Medscape Blogs, September 16, 2021
• 'Locker Room' Talk About Death: Time for Oncologists to Stop 'Well, it's pretty clear he's going to die.' The brusque phrasing felt atypical coming from the otherwise gentle-hearted trainee.
  Medscape Oncology, September 16, 2021
• Can Telemedicine Survive? The future of telemedicine remains uncertain. Oncologist Jack West explores how we can give this approach staying power.
  Medscape Oncology, September 15, 2021
• The 9/11 Firefighters and Cancer Incidence: 'We Owe Them'   Whether or not the 9/11 firefighters are at increased risk for cancer, we owe them close and careful attention to their health, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, September 15, 2021