Gastroenterology Perspective

• Change Makers: Bill Meury on Transformative Medicines Bill Meury, president and CEO of Karuna Therapeutics, speaks with WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, about the differences in drug development in psychiatry and the importance of innovation.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Medscape Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Female physicians discuss their track record in building family net worth and reveal how they feel about their savings, spending, investing, and other aspects of personal finance.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 05, 2023
• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 3: Moderately Differentiated Adenocarcinoma with Pelvic Metastasis   This case focuses on a 56-year-old woman who experienced relatively non-specific symptoms for about 4 months and was being treated for H. pylori gastritis. The team discusses therapeutic options, the importance of cross-sectional imaging, and multidisciplinary discussions.
  Medscape, December 05, 2023
• Are You Sure Your Patient Is Alive?   Someone knows when a person has died, but a shocking lack of sharing that news is causing problems for clinicians, families, and health systems.
  Medscape, December 04, 2023
• Pig Organs in Humans: We're Not Ready Yet, Says Ethicist   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the current status of using of pig organs for transplantation in humans.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 04, 2023
• How Low Should You Go? Is Very Low LDL-C Safe? Drs Connie Newman and Seth Martin highlight the evidence supporting the safety of very low LDL-C levels, and how maintaining low levels protects against CV events such as MI and stroke.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , December 01, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Grade Their EHR Systems Physicians reveal how well they think their employer's electronic health record (EHR) systems are or aren't delivering on certain key features.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Is Fructose All to Blame for Obesity? Recent studies have pinned the obesity crisis on fructose. Caroline Apovian, MD, argues that it may be time to ban it.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 01, 2023
• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma   This case is about a 67-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease who presented with dyspepsia. The team debates the appropriate surgeries and treatment options.
  Medscape, November 30, 2023
• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma with CDH1 Mutation   This case is about a 24-year-old male who has a history of CDH1 mutation and presents after a fourth surveillance endoscopy with random biopsies of the fundus of the stomach, which showed intramucosal poorly differentiated signet ring cell adenocarcinoma.
  Medscape, November 30, 2023
• Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence   The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying.
  Medscape, November 28, 2023
• Can Supplements Prevent Cancer or Cardiovascular Disease? Patients often come to us with questions about vitamin and mineral supplements. Sometimes, they come to us with bags full of the things that they are taking.
  MDedge, November 28, 2023
• Air Filtration Best Intervention Against Respiratory Viruses?   Even mask "supporters" don't like having to wear them, so perhaps we can find a better way to protect us from respiratory viruses.
  Medscape, November 27, 2023
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for RNs and NPs From pampering their hard-working hands and feet to personalizing their work essentials, find the perfect present for your favorite nurse.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 22, 2023
• Highlights in Obesity From ACG 2023   Highlights in obesity from ACG 2023 include a meta-analysis on weight loss efficacy of different GLP-1 RAs, and data comparing medical vs surgical treatment of weight regain after gastrectomy.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Infographic: Careers That Tempt Doctors to Leave Medicine Physicians who are thinking about leaving the practice of medicine reveal which nonclinical career options most interest them.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Treating Sarcopenia Requires a Muscular Approach Decreased muscle mass is a key harbinger of adverse health outcomes. Here, experts share their advice for combating it.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 14, 2023
• Breastfeeding and Colorectal Cancer We must accept that in a few situations, even with help from caring and enlightened healthcare providers and family members, breastfeeding doesn't work as well as we would have hoped.
  MDedge, November 14, 2023
• The Future of Medicine Is RNA   Short interfering RNA drugs could be the next big game changers in pharmacotherapeutics.
  Medscape, November 13, 2023
• Is It Time for Cardiologists to Treat Obesity?   Cardiologists Michelle O'Donoghue and Nicholas Marston discuss the "game changer" trial at AHA showing that GLP-1 agonist semaglutide reduced CV events in patients with ASCVD and overweight/obesity.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 13, 2023