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• Sep 29 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Reader feedback, leadless pacing, ABIM, SGLT2 inhibitors, peri-operative MI after cardiac surgery, and. AHA late-breakers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 29, 2023
• 10 Questions Answered About New Liver Disease Term 'MASLD' Dr William Balistreri on the reasons why an international panel is phasing out NAFLD/NASH.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 28, 2023
• Do New Weight Loss Meds Mean the End of Bariatric Surgery?   The volume of bariatric surgeries may be down, but that doesn't render this treatment option any less crucial, surgeon Miguel A. Burch, MD, tells Anne L. Peters, MD.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 28, 2023
• De-escalating Cancer Tx Should Be Celebrated, Not Criticized   Mark A. Lewis, MD, discusses the controversy around studies of de-escalated cancer therapy presented at ASCO 2023.
  Medscape Oncology, September 28, 2023
• How Baseball Led Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to His AFib Diagnosis It wasn’t like one of basketball’s greatest to feel lightheaded, tired, and short of breath. But did he brush off these serious cardiovascular symptoms?
  WebMD, September 28, 2023
• Artificial Intelligence in Your Office There are many near-term opportunities for AI to improve healthcare and reduce tedious and time-consuming tasks.
  MDedge, September 27, 2023
• Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2023 Doctors younger than 40 years enjoyed healthy pay increases on average in 2022. They reveal how salary gains affected their job satisfaction as well as the gender pay gap.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 26, 2023
• Managing Arrhythmias in Pregnancy: The State of the Art   The highly anticipated international multidisciplinary expert consensus statement from the Heart Rhythm Society provides comprehensive guidance on managing cardiac arrhythmias in both patient and fetus.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 26, 2023
• Healthcare Workers More Likely to Die by Suicide   Who has the highest suicide rate among all healthcare provider types? A new study answers this question.
  Medscape, September 26, 2023
• S2 Episode 4: Chronic Kidney Disease: FSGS, Genetic Testing, and APOL1   Join Drs Matthew Sparks and Kirk Campbell as they dive into the murky waters of focal segmental glomerular sclerosis. How do you diagnose? How do you treat? Tune in to find out.
  Medscape, September 26, 2023
• New ACG Guidelines Offer Key Advice on Acute Liver Failure Dr Nancy Reau speaks with Dr Alexandra Shingina, lead author behind the guidelines, about the special considerations required for managing this rare condition.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 25, 2023
• COVID, Flu, RSV: How the Tripledemic Impacts Your Practice   This fall's ‘tripledemic’ is already filling offices with COVID-19, flu and RSV patients. Renowned expert Dr. Eric Topol discusses the vaccine landscape to help you tackle your patients' questions.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 21, 2023
• Love and Sex in the Nursing Home? Ethicist Says, 'Why Not?'   Art Caplan, PhD, discusses when to intervene and when to stay out of it regarding sexual relationships in a nursing home.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 21, 2023
• Infographic: Residents' Bank Accounts Fatten After Lean Years Medical residents report on their average compensation, what they earn at different stages of residency, how much pay they think they deserve, and how much student loan debt they carry.
  Medscape, September 21, 2023
• Italy's Resilience Plan for Healthcare Is Falling Apart A plan intended to bolster Italy's healthcare system immediately attracted critics and is now the target of funding cuts.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 21, 2023
• Reignite Professional Passion Through Lifestyle Medicine In this age of ubiquitous burnout in the health professions, lifestyle medicine fosters clinician healing.
  Medscape Family Medicine, September 20, 2023
• GLP-1 Agonists and Suicide Risk: Is Action Needed? Do reports of suicidal thoughts in patients taking GLP-1 agonists represent a repeat of the rimonabant fiasco?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 20, 2023
• Avoid These Mistakes When Dosing GLP-1 Agonists   Holly Lofton, MD, an obesity expert at NYU Langone Health, discusses the differences between GLP-1 agonists for weight loss and glycemic control.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 19, 2023
• Laboratory Testing: No Doctor Required?   This week, Dr F. Perry Wilson reveals some of the downstream consequences of the recent explosion in direct-to-consumer lab testing.
  Medscape, September 19, 2023
• Episode 5: Melanoma: Survivorship, Surveillance, and Follow-up   Five years, 7 years, or 10 years: How long should follow-up last in melanoma? Dr Sapna Patel and Professor James Larkin discuss the challenges and opportunities.
  Medscape, September 19, 2023