Hospital Medicine Perspective

• Rediscovering the Joy of Practice via a Rocky Mountain Reboot A burned-out physician who quit fulltime practice because of family responsibilities finds that locum tenens work in the Northwest was just the medicine she needed.
  theheart.org on Medscape, August 2019
• Facing Death, a Physician Has a Change of Heart   Dr Alin Gragossian describes her own heart transplant experience with Dr Robert Glatter and provides advice for healthcare workers.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, August 2019
• Cleaning Up Alternative Medicine's Mess Hormone supplementation seems to be alternative medicine's go-to strategy for whatever ails you, says Dr Plotzker. Cleaning up their mess can be quite a challenge.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 2019
• The Week That Wasn't: Delaying Menopause, Active Infants, Breast Cancer Risks
  Medscape, August 2019
• Stop Scapegoating Mental Illness for Mass Violence   After this past weekend's shootings in El Paso and Dayton, psychiatrist Jeffrey Lieberman parses the relationship between mental illness and mass violence.
  Medscape Psychiatry, August 2019
• CKD and CVD Hit Healthcare Pocketbook and Patients With T2D Hard   Greg Nichols, PhD, discusses the additive effects of chronic kidney disease and cardiovascular disease on care costs in patients with type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 2019
• The Microbiome: 5 Questions Answered   During this year's Digestive Disease Week, Medscape asked its Instagram followers to submit questions about the microbiome. Dr Alok Patel gets answers to the most popular ones from Dr Colleen Kelly.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 2019
• Treating Insomnia Outside the (Black) Box The FDA's addition of black-box warnings on three top insomnia drugs may not alter the treatment landscape significantly, but it offers an opportunity to emphasize nonmedical interventions.
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, July 2019
• Doctors' 7 Most Painful Investment Mistakes Physicians told us how they lost money in a variety of investments. Many regret that they learned their lesson too late.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 2019
• In Defense of Digoxin -- No, It's Not a Killer Drug The much-maligned cardiac glycoside has been skewered by weak observational data, according to a clever analysis of the DIG trial.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 2019
• Does an ARB a Day Keep Dementia at Bay? Multiple studies seem to show a correlation between the use of angiotensin receptor II blockers and memory preservation in patients with hypertension.
  Medscape Pharmacists, July 2019
• The Caveat to Inhaled Corticosteroids for Asthma Treating asthma is straightforward--or is it? Dr Holley presents a caveat to the 'early and often' treatment approach.
  Medscape Critical Care, July 2019
• Antibiotics After Assisted Vaginal Births: Latest Evidence   Dr George Lundberg discusses recent findings suggesting that prophylactic antibiotics following operative vaginal births are beneficial.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, July 2019
• Your Job Interview: How to Get the Offer A job interview is not only a chance for a potential employer to learn more about you but also a chance to learn more about an organization and its culture. Here's how.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 2019
• 'It's Not You, It's Me' - Is it Time to Break Up With Aspirin? Aspirin has been one of the mainstays of CVD prevention for decades. Before decisions are made about this complex topic, it is important to understand details of recent trials and how they fit in the context of the prior aspirin research.
  ACC.org, July 2019
• COPD: 5 Must-Know Updates What recommendations have changed in treating patients with COPD? Dr Holley reviews five key updates and the latest research.
  Medscape Critical Care, July 2019
• Memories of Hahnemann Hospital and an Unforgettable Patient News of the Philadelphia hospital's closing got Dr Andrew Wilner thinking of the crucial role it played in his education, and the strange case of one 'Mr Green.'
  Medscape Neurology, July 2019
• ACC Empowers Cardiologists to Use Diabetes Drugs for Heart Disease   The ACC Expert Consensus Pathway puts cardiologists on track to use novel diabetes drugs to prevent heart failure in high-risk patients, says Dr Anne Peters.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 2019
• Uh Oh! Dangers in Your Disability Policy A physician's financial life depends on seeing patients. Inability to do that can hurt income, so disability insurance is a must. Here's what you need to know.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 2019
• Weird Medical Stories: What Is Havana Syndrome?   As US diplomats in Cuba continue experiencing a strange set of symptoms, we are left wondering: Are these the effects of an attack with a new weapon, a mass psychogenic illness, or something else?
  Medscape, July 2019