Orthopedics Perspective

• Do COVID-19 Vent Protocols Need a Second Look?   How what Cameron Kyle-Sidell, MD, saw in an NYC ICU prompted him to re-examine COVID-19 ventilator protocols
  WebMD, April 06, 2020
• Expert Opinion: "Crazy for Ketones" – The Ketogenic Diet in Athletes Athletic performance and physique have been closely associated with diet and nutrition for ages. One such diet is the ketogenic diet, increasingly favored by many athletes.
  ACC.org, April 01, 2020
• Topol: US Betrays Healthcare Workers in Coronavirus Disaster Many US healthcare workers started this year already suffering from burnout, but the worst was yet to come.
  Medscape, March 30, 2020
• 'Stealth Transmission' of COVID-19 Demands Widespread Mask Usage A New York cardiologist calls for universal mask usage to slow the spread of COVID-19.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, March 29, 2020
• Fighting COVID-19: 'Everyone Can Do Something' Healthcare professionals in specialty clinics may be wondering how they can help during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr Jessica Sparks Lilley shares her thoughts.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 28, 2020
• AAOS 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAOS 2020
  Medscape Orthopedics, March 25, 2020
• Billing Correctly When the Words Count More Than the Action Advance directive discussions are billed differently from completing the paperwork with a patient. Coding expert Betsy Nicoletti explains the difference and also tells how to properly code for in-house x-ray services.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, March 16, 2020
• A Stroke Nearly Sidelined Me, but I Fought Back My neurologist's view of my chances of returning to work as a nurse practitioner: 'It will be very, very hard.'
  Medscape Family Medicine, March 12, 2020
• How Medicine Perpetuates the Fallacy of Race Western medicine uses race to guide diagnostic and treatment decisions. Epidemiologist Dr Seema Yasmin says this has to change.
  Medscape Psychiatry, March 11, 2020
• A 38-Year-Old Man With Back and Side Pain: USMLE Question A 38-year-old man presents with pulsatile right-sided back and side pain that has been radiating to his groin. What's the most likely cause?
  Osmosis, February 21, 2020
• Medscape Physiatrist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2020 Medscape surveyed physiatrists to find out more about their professional satisfaction and their lifestyle outside of medical practice.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, February 12, 2020
• Medscape Orthopedist Lifestyle, Happiness & Burnout Report 2020 Medscape surveyed orthopedists to find out more about their professional satisfaction and their lifestyle outside of medical practice.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, February 12, 2020
• Stopping the Med School 'Arms Race' Does an impressive CV really make a better doctor?
  Medscape Oncology, January 31, 2020
• My Millennial Doctor Peers Think They're Walking Into a Crisis Millennial physician Daniel Choi says many issues are driving docs in his age group away from medicine and could create a crisis for future patient care.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 21, 2020
• The Week That Wasn't: Exercise Pill, Sex to Delay Menopause, Preserving Livers Three medical stories that we didn't cover, explained.
  Medscape, January 17, 2020
• As Players Open Up, the NBA Tackles Mental Health A conversation with sports psychologist Dr Jennifer Carter about how the league is aiming to help its players, and what it might mean for amateur athletes.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 06, 2020
• 'Frustration and Disbelief' Over Drug Shortages   Drs Robert Glatter and Paul Biddinger discuss drug shortages, including potential causes and solutions.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, January 03, 2020
• 15 Studies That Challenged Medical Dogma in 2019 Dr Eric J. Topol's favorite scientific papers challenge medicine's prevailing wisdom. These 15 papers from 2019 did just that.
  Medscape, December 26, 2019
• Cardiologist by Day, Rock Singer at Night: Music Is My Polypill A dying request from a cantankerous patient reignites Melissa Walton-Shirley’s love of singing after a 15-year hiatus.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 21, 2019
• Why Physicians Should Care About Wearables Patient-generated data is gaining more ground. As more and more patients use them, physicians should get onboard now.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 20, 2019