Family Medicine Perspective

• How We Can Err if We Rely on Randomized Controlled Trials   Dr Trish Greenhalgh explains how we miss the boat when we discount real-world evidence in favor of randomized trial evidence.
  Medscape, November 23, 2022
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors It's holiday season. Here are some great and innovative suggestions for finding that perfect gift for the physician in your life.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 23, 2022
• Meditation for Children Experts discuss the benefits of meditation for children and teens with anxiety and depression.
  MDedge, November 23, 2022
• Cancer Prevention and Treatment in Europe vs. the U.S.   Fabrice Barlesi, MD, PhD, general director of Institut Gustave Roussy, one of the world's leading cancer centers, discusses Europe's approach to cancer treatment and prevention.
  WebMD, November 23, 2022
• Infographic: Trusted Healthcare Professionals Who Deliberately Killed Patients Over the decades, physicians, nurses, orderlies, and other trusted healthcare professionals have sometimes grabbed headlines and horrified the public when they were charged with murdering patients.
  Medscape, November 23, 2022
• Sick Call 'We reached the high water mark for physicians calling out sick from my department this year. That's saying a lot. Our docs, like most, don't call out sick,' Dr Jeffrey Benabio writes in his column.
  MDedge, November 23, 2022
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Nurses From pampering their hands and feet to sanitizing and tracking their gadgets, Medscape offers suggestions for presents for the nurse in your life.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 22, 2022
• 'First Step' Toward Delaying Progression of Type 1 Diabetes   Dr Anne Peters discusses the approval of teplizumab and its potential impact in delaying the onset of stage 3 diabetes for patients age 8 years or older who currently have stage 2 type 1 diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 22, 2022
• Starting Lamotrigine: Who Needs an EKG?   Drs Wilner and French discuss the latest FDA label changes on lamotrigine and what they mean in practice.
  Medscape Neurology, November 22, 2022
• A Medically Tailored Holiday Meal Providers of food as medicine to patients with chronic diseases across the United States share their favorite healthy recipes, which can be downloaded and printed.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 21, 2022
• Restricting Attendance at NFL Games Probably Lowered COVID Rates   Perry Wilson comments on a study looking at county COVID infection rates following NFL games played with and without a stadium full of fans.
  Medscape, November 21, 2022
• Pemafibrate Didn't Improve CV Outcomes in Patients With T2D   Dr Anne Peters discusses the PROMINENT trial, which found that pemafibrate lowered triglycerides in patients with diabetes and hypertriglyceridemia but didn't improve cardiovascular outcomes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 21, 2022
• AHA 2022 Did ISCHEMIA Change the Path to Cath in Stable CAD?   Michelle O'Donoghue and interventional cardiologists Rasha Al-Lamee, and Jacqueline Tamis-Holland discuss if the ISCHEMIA trial changed the management of patients with stable coronary artery disease.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 21, 2022
• Much-Needed Guidance Arrives on Drug-Induced Liver Injury Dr Nancy Reau speaks with Dr Robert Fontana, the co-author of recent guidance from the AASLD on how to diagnose and manage the harmful consequences of certain drugs and unregulated supplements.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 21, 2022
• CLL e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Relapsed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia   This case focuses on a woman who was diagnosed with CLL in her late 50s. She was initially observed for one year and received treatment with a chemoimmunotherapy combination. She relapsed twice before. Now in her 70s, she presents to the team with progressive disease and is seeking new treatment options.
  Medscape, November 21, 2022
• Is Bacterial Resistance the Next Pandemic? Fears that a new health policy in the UK increases the risk of emerging bacteria resistance is just one sign that we are still not doing things right.
  Medscape Blogs, November 21, 2022
• Nov 18 2022 This Week in Cardiology   AHA 2022, Part 2: IRONMAN, ECMO-CS, CTS-AMI, and PROGRESSIVE AF are the trials John Mandrola, MD, reviews in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 18, 2022
• 25 Terrific Winter Vacations for Doctors From sun-drenched beaches to powdery ski slopes and vibrant cities, these 25 destinations in the US and abroad have much to offer stressed-out physicians seeking a break.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 18, 2022
• Staving Off Holiday Weight Gain Is the 5-pound weight gain inevitable around the holidays? Dr Gonsahn-Bollie gives some helpful tips on navigating the holidays to avoid gaining weight.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 18, 2022
• More Telehealth Training Needed in Medical Education The sudden growth of telemedicine during the pandemic created a desire for clinicians and hospital systems to improve their skills in the virtual realm.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 18, 2022