Perspectives

• Updates on Semaglutide for Weight Loss, From ENDO 2021   Dr Anne Peters discusses updates from the STEP trials that were presented at ENDO 2021.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 20, 2021
• The COVID-19 Virus Has No Borders   John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations.
  WebMD, April 20, 2021
• An Update on New Epilepsy Medications Four new medications expand options for clinicians treating epilepsy.
  Medscape Neurology, April 20, 2021
• J&J Vaccine: CVST, VITT, and What Physicians Should Do   What to tell patients, what to watch for, what tests to order, and how to manage a potential thrombotic event.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 20, 2021
• Med Ed Racism Discussions Must Include Classism Conversations related to racism in medical education too often leave out interrelated concerns regarding classism. Here are some ways to ensure that important issues aren't left behind.
  Medscape Med Students, April 20, 2021
• Can Minimally Invasive SAVR Challenge TAVR?   Cardiologist Wayne Batchelor talks with cardiothoracic surgeon Tom Nguyen about his experience with minimally invasive aortic valve replacement surgery.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 19, 2021
• Casanova on the Dementia Unit While my patient's memory faded, his passion for life did not. So, how to resolve the complications and jealousy that resulted from his romantic rendezvous?
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 19, 2021
• Losing Both Parents During COVID: A Physician's 'Unwitnessed Grief' Melissa Walton-Shirley quit full-time practice to help care for her elderly parents. That they would both die during a pandemic when close comfort and mourning rituals were not allowed magnified her loss.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 19, 2021
• Preventing Psychosocial Effects of Adult ADHD During the Pandemic Four doctors look at how to address the link between ADHD and COVID-19.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 19, 2021
• The Optimized Doctor: Say My Name Mispronouncing names can alienate patients.
  Medscape Dermatology, April 19, 2021
• Apr 16 2021 This Week in Cardiology   COVID-19 vaccine-related clotting, vitamin D, anticoagulation strategies before PCI, and a good intervention at end of life are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 16, 2021
• Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2021: The Recovery Begins Physician compensation was atypical in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. Almost 18,000 physicians told us about their income, bonus, hours worked, and greatest work challenges.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, April 16, 2021
• Is Sending My Suicidal Teen Patient to the ED Enough? After eliciting the teen's realistic suicide plan, you send him to the ED with his parent for crisis mental health evaluation. Have you done enough to prevent this child from dying at his own hand?
  Medscape Medical News, April 16, 2021
• Bipolar Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults: Finding Center: The Role of Family and Treatment   Psychiatrists discuss the heritability of bipolar depression and optimal treatment approaches, including psychosocial and pharmacologic treatments.
  Medscape TV, April 16, 2021
• Let Me Tell You About My Vaccine "Did you get it?" she asked. "I did," I responded. "Okay, if you got it, I will."
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 16, 2021
• The Impact of COVID-19 on Patients With Schizophrenia   Drs Frank Chen and Lorenzo Norris discuss the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on patients with schizophrenia.
  Medscape Psychiatry, April 16, 2021
• The Dangers of Incentivizing Mediocrity With 'Me-Too' Drugs Dr Jack West warns us about the very real costs of asking so little of pivotal trials for redundant cancer treatments.
  Medscape Oncology, April 16, 2021
• 4 New Stroke Studies and Guidelines to Know   Dr Christoph Diener on new ESO thrombolysis guidelines and data on carotid stenosis, stroke scales, and mobile stroke units.
  Medscape Neurology, April 16, 2021
• Addressing Women's Concerns About the J&J Vaccine Reproductive-aged women are asking whether the J&J vaccine will be safe for them. What advice can clinicians give?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 16, 2021
• One Doctor's Account of Long-term Care in the COVID Era For the last 5 months, geriatrician Christian Bergman, MD, has kept a journal of what it's been like to manage long-term care residents and staff — as well as train others — during a pandemic.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 15, 2021