Diabetes & Endocrinology Perspective

• COVID News: Perspective From a Physician Journalist   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Jonathan LaPook, chief medical correspondent for CBS News, about his experience as a physician journalist.
  WebMD, July 08, 2020
• Could a VA Directive Overhaul Kidney Care? Directive 1053 may have gotten lost in the pandemic news, but it could have widespread implications for the management of CKD by nephrologists and primary care. Tejas Desai, MD, takes a closer look.
  Medscape Nephrology, July 06, 2020
• VERTIS-CV Results 'Disappoint,' Raise More Questions The VERTIS-CV trial results presented at the ADA meeting raise more questions about the benefits of SGLT2 inhibitors than they answer, says Dr Harpreet Bajaj.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 02, 2020
• Irl Hirsch Reviews ADA Highlights With Anne Peters   Drs Anne Peters and Irl Hirsch talk about newer insulins, the newly approved CGM device, and the highs and lows of attending a virtual conference.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, July 01, 2020
• Creating 'Social Bubbles' With Clear Rules Can Help People Socialize   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr William Schaffner about the concept of 'social bubbles' and how people can interact with others while minimizing their COVID-19 risk.
  WebMD, June 30, 2020
• Share Your Voice: Medscape Physician Assistant Career Satisfaction Report 2020 We'd like your thoughts on this inaugural report, in which PAs share what they like best and least about the job, current scope of practice, and other factors that influence how PAs feel about their careers.
  Medscape Family Medicine, June 30, 2020
• Medscape Physician Assistant Career Satisfaction Report 2020 How happy are PAs with their career choice? Do they feel that their compensation is fair for the work they do? Our survey has the answers.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, June 30, 2020
• NY Psych Residents Describe 'Tsunami' of COVID-19 Patients   Dr Jeffrey Lieberman speaks with three Columbia residents about the lessons imparted by training during a pandemic.
  Columbia University Psychiatry, June 26, 2020
• Wastewater Testing May Help Predict Coronavirus Hotspots   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Mariana Matus, CEO and co-founder of Biobot Analytics, a company that develops cutting-edge technology to bring wastewater epidemiology to cities.
  WebMD, June 24, 2020
• Insulin Can't Solve Everything: Adjunctive Therapies in T1D   Treating type 1 diabetes can't be only about insulin, as it has the same abnormal pathways that occur in type 2 diabetes, says Dr Jeremy Pettus.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 23, 2020
• Novel Lipid Therapies: 5 Things to Know In the past decade, there has been a rapid acceleration of novel lipid therapies developed to target the prevention of ASCVD. Several new therapies now show promising results in phase 3 trials.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , June 23, 2020
• When to Refer Patients for Diabetes Education: New Guidance A new consensus report highlights the value and benefits of diabetes self-management education.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 23, 2020
• In Breast Cancer, Is Chemobrain Really 'Endocrine Brain'?   Dr Kathy Miller explores how new data from the TAILORx trial change our understanding of a common but -- to date -- poorly defined side effect.
  Medscape Oncology, June 22, 2020
• Will Primary Care Physicians Be COVID-19's Next Victims? Dr Tom Frieden discusses his recent editorial outlining his fear that primary care practices may be the next to succumb to the coronavirus pandemic.
  Georgetown University Family Medicine, June 18, 2020
• Female Sexual Dysfunction: If We Don't Ask, We Won't Know   Female sexual dysfunction is common in diabetes, but many patients are not getting the help they need, says Dr Alice Cheng.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 18, 2020
• Metabolic Disease: Is It the Fat, Sugar, or Processed Food? As rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes rise, we have yet to identify the culprit of metabolic disease. Dr Caroline Apovian reviews and comments on a debate at this year's ADA meeting.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 18, 2020
• Atlanta Serves as Test Case as First to Relax Shelter-in-Place Orders   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Colleen Kraft and Dr Carlos del Rio about how Atlanta and Georgia's relaxation of shelter-in-place orders has affected the number of COVID-19 cases.
  WebMD, June 16, 2020
• Erectile Dysfunction: Small Symptoms, Big Consequences Erectile dysfunction -- as determined by symptoms, not labs -- may be linked to increased mortality. What does this mean for treatment?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 16, 2020
• Why Are Minority Populations More at Risk for COVID-19?   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Utibe Essien about the disproportionate effects that COVID-19 has on minority populations and what the healthcare system can do.
  WebMD, June 15, 2020
• How Did This Pass Peer Review? The COVID-19 Retractions Two articles from a tiny company that claims to house data from the EHRs of hundreds of hospitals across six continents were retracted because it's unlikely that the 'data' exist as advertised.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 15, 2020