Perspectives

• 'Game the System' to Boost Vaccination Rates -- Why Not?   This could be a way of getting through to the vaccine hesitant, suggests Dr F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, October 20, 2021
• Sleep Apnea Has Many Faces A 62-year-old patient was forgetting things and was worried she might be developing dementia.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, October 20, 2021
• The Persistent Impact of Atherosclerosis Despite advances in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease, challenges remain.
  theheart.org on Medscape, October 20, 2021
• 13 New Recommendations for Managing Colorectal Dysplasia in IBD Dr David Johnson highlights the AGA's recent practice-changing tips for detecting and treating colorectal cancer in these high-risk patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, October 20, 2021
• Dr Ebony Hilton Wants to Talk Herself Out of a Job   If you want her to stop talking about racial and gender disparities in healthcare, fix the system.
  Medscape, October 20, 2021
• Abandoned? Harassed? How Patients View Family Visits Both of my patients had families who made visits to their loved one a priority. But neither patient was happy. They had different reasons for that.
  Medscape Family Medicine, October 20, 2021
• Is It Ethical to Turn Away New Patients Who Refuse Vaccination? Neurologist Dr Andrew Wilner and medical ethicist Dr Ronald Pies on what physician guidelines can tell us about taking on unvaccinated patients.
  Medscape Neurology, October 20, 2021
• To Meme or Not to Meme Keep Calm and Carry On…Then vs Now...Grumpy Cat...just a few classic and extremely popular memes circulating through the world. But what makes them popular and what do most memes have in common?
  Medscape Blogs, October 20, 2021
• Substance Use or Substance Use Disorder: A Question of Judgment The tricky decisions around managing substance abuse in the emergency department.
  Medscape Psychiatry, October 20, 2021
• An Integrated Response to Surfside: Lessons Learned Setting a psychotherapeutic framework in the aftermath of a tragedy.
  Medscape Psychiatry, October 20, 2021
• CRC Screening: Which Test Is Best?   The Curbsiders review the practice implications of new recommendations for CRC screening at an earlier age.
  The Curbsiders, October 19, 2021
• Lost Your COVID-19 Vaccine Card?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, provides details about what to do if you have lost your COVID-19 vaccine card.
  WebMD, October 19, 2021
• Antibiotic Use During COVID-19 Stewardship programs are critical for optimizing patient safety, and there are opportunities to optimize antibiotic use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  CDC Expert Commentary, October 19, 2021
• Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: The Death of the Linear Career Path A career in medicine will often follow a predictable sequence of events. Can this sequence be disrupted and still result in success?
  Medscape Blogs, October 19, 2021
• USPSTF Statement on Aspirin: Poor Messaging at Best Could the messaging around the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force's draft aspirin recommendations put some patients who likely benefit at risk?
  theheart.org on Medscape, October 19, 2021
• How Does Your Garden Grow? The Value of Horticultural Therapy Thanks to the wide-reaching practices of horticultural therapy, the American garden is once again getting the attention it deserves, helping both patient and doctor.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 19, 2021
• If Addressing Nursing Shortages, Don't Forget School Nurses School nurses face some of the same struggles during the pandemic as others in the field, including moral distress, overloaded duties, and workplace limitations.
  Medscape Nurses, October 18, 2021
• Patients Want Docs, Not NPs or PAs, Leading Their ER Care   Dr Alok Patel discusses a recent poll that showed patients want physician-led teams in the emergency department but aren't always clear on how to tell who is a doctor and who isn't.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, October 18, 2021
• Optimal Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors and GLP-1 Agonists In light of the vast benefits demonstrated by SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists, Dr Matthew Budoff highlights how cardiologists and preventive care physicians can optimize their use in patient care.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , October 18, 2021
• How to Be a Great Inpatient Consultant in 7 Easy Steps The inpatient consultant is the one with the answers. A neurologist shares her tips on how to be a great one.
  Medscape Blogs, October 18, 2021