Diabetes & Endocrinology Perspective

• Imagine the Worst, or We're at Our Own Peril: Osterholm   At home with politicians and news anchors, CIDRAP's Michael Osterholm shares three rules of science and the media, and explains why policy and science belong together like chocolate and peanut butter.
  Medscape, May 14, 2021
• Medscape Endocrinologist Compensation Report 2021 Medscape's Endocrinologist Compensation Report 2021 explores income, hours worked, and greatest work challenges in 2020, an atypical year marked by the COVID pandemic.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 14, 2021
• Disparities in SGLT2i Use: Patient Barriers or Physician Bias? A recent study suggests that although the use of SGLT2 inhibitors has increased overall, certain groups are not being prescribed these medications. Dr Akshay Jain looks into possible reasons why.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 12, 2021
• AF Ablation Latest: Whom to Treat and How Early to Intervene   Drs Thomas Munger and Peter Noseworthy weigh the results of recent data on early intervention in AF in light of CABANA and other trials.
  Mayo Clinic, May 12, 2021
• Navigating Prior Authorization and Costs for HFrEF Drugs Online tools and decision aids can help clinicians and patients work through the barriers that have slowed the use of new drugs such as sacubitril-valsartan.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , May 11, 2021
• ECO 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ECO Online 2021
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 11, 2021
• Mandrola Previews (Virtual) ACC 2021 Presentations on aspirin dosing, surgical left atrial appendage occlusion, heart failure rehab, and rate vs rhythm control are among the top picks from the virtual ACC 2021, according to John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 10, 2021
• After Hundreds of Interviews, Here's John Whyte's View of COVID   Our problem with vaccines is that we talk about people instead of talking with people and listening to their perspectives.
  Medscape, May 05, 2021
• COVID and False Beliefs: How Social Media Exploits Cognitive Bias   Dr F. Perry Wilson discusses four main cognitive biases that social media exploits to lead people away from what is true.
  Medscape, May 05, 2021
• A New Keto Diet Book's Simple Message: It's the Insulin Nutrition science is built on faulty logic, but one investigative journalist is setting the record straight.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 29, 2021
• Why Number Needed to Treat Can Be Misleading for Vaccines A statistician explains why the NNT concept is misleading when applied blindly to the vaccine trials.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 29, 2021
• Ban Hormones for Transgender Kids? Point-Counterpoint Arkansas recently passed legislation prohibiting doctors from giving gender-affirming medical treatments to transgender youth. Two doctors with opposing views share their thoughts on this new law.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 28, 2021
• Pros and Cons of Draft Recs for Prediabetes, Diabetes Screening The United States Preventive Services Task Force has drafted guidance that calls for screening all asymptomatic adults ages 35 to 70 years who are overweight or obese.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 26, 2021
• A New Frontier in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Treatment What is the best course of treatment for small, low-risk papillary thyroid cancer? New developments have created opportunities to deliver care in a more individualized manner.
  American Thyroid Association, April 26, 2021
• Counseling Adolescents With Obesity: Lead With the Evidence Dr William F. Balistreri comments on the data surrounding the consequences of obesity in young people and the most effective interventions.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 23, 2021
• How HIPAA Can Harm Patients As Dr Andrew Wilner has experienced first-hand, HIPAA may not always be in the patient's best interest.
  Medscape Neurology, April 23, 2021
• An Expert's Guide to Managing Familial Hypercholesterolemia   Dr Seth Baum on how to recognize both homozygous and heterozygous FM, and treat them before they inflict their tremendous damage.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , April 21, 2021
• DUKPC Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from DUKPC 2021
  April 21, 2021
• 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 Optimized Doctor: Say My Name Mispronouncing names can alienate patients.
  Medscape Dermatology, April 19, 2021