Family Medicine Perspective

• How Bad Can Myocarditis Be After COVID Vaccination?   Dr F Perry Wilson reviews new data about post-mRNA vaccine myocarditis: who is affected, severity, treatment, and outcomes.
  Medscape, December 06, 2021
• Transthyretin Amyloid and New Treatment Options   A Mayo Clinic panel comprising Drs Martha Grogan, Julie Rosenthal, and Melissa Lyle discuss new and investigational treatment options for transthyretin amyloid.
  Mayo Clinic, December 06, 2021
• LGBTQ Healthcare: There Is Reason to Be Hopeful Don Dizon, MD, and Michelle Forcier, MD, MPH, discuss the gaps in treating LGBTQ individuals, and how we can meet their healthcare needs.
  Medscape Oncology, December 06, 2021
• Advances in Macular Degeneration From AAO 2021   Studies at AAO 2021 highlighted advances in a variety of wet macular degeneration therapies that would reduce treatment burden while preserving vision comparably to monthly in-office injections.
  Medscape, December 06, 2021
• 7 Legal Risks of Promoting Unproven COVID Treatments Physicians may face more than just clinical risks by advocating for COVID treatments that are not considered useful.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 06, 2021
• How to Select a Financial Planner Who Has Your Back What's the secret to selecting a financial planner who will maximize your finances? How do you find the right one, someone you can trust? If you're not sure, this article is for you.
  Medscape Blogs, December 06, 2021
• Dr. Topol Discusses the Omicron Variant, Therapeutics, and Rising Case Counts   Eric Topol, MD, Discusses the Omicron Variant, Therapeutics, and Rising Case Counts
  WebMD, December 03, 2021
• It Feels Like COVID Is Closing In A psychiatrist discusses her mental struggle with COVID and offers up lessons from her own experience on how to cope.
  Medscape Psychiatry, December 03, 2021
• Cultural Humility in Medicine: Moving Beyond Race and Ethnicity In an effort to become more patient-centered, healthcare has adapted initiatives to become more culturally competent. But is cultural competence enough to address health inequities?
  Medscape Blogs, December 03, 2021
• Travel Bans: The Latest Security Theater Partial travel bans discriminate and may drive the truth underground.
  Medscape Blogs, December 03, 2021
• IDF 2021 100 Years of Insulin, but Millions Still Without Access   As we celebrate a century of insulin, we should not forget that many around the world can't afford this life-saving treatment.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 02, 2021
• The Connection Between Psoriasis and Depression: What You Need To Know   Dr Richard Fried discusses psoriasis, its relationship with depression, and how to address symptoms to improve patients’ quality of life.
  Medscape Dermatology, December 02, 2021
• Last Month in Neurology Research: Some Ups, Some Downs   Dr Christoph Diener highlights five recently published studies, most of which failed to show a benefit to various interventions.
  Medscape Neurology, December 01, 2021
• Does Vitamin D Have a Role in Cancer, CVD, and COVID?   Drs Pam Taub, JoAnn Manson, and Michael Holick discuss vitamin D and the importance of maintaining sufficient levels for overall health.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , December 01, 2021
• How to Balance Family Life as an Ob/Gyn How the role of an ob hospitalist integrates caring for obstetric patients while also caring for one's family.
  Medscape Blogs, December 01, 2021
• We Physicians Must Pull Together as a Knowledge Community A new commentary is calling for clinicians to come together ― and notes that "kindness and respect for patients starts with kindness and respect for one another as colleagues."
  Medscape Psychiatry, November 30, 2021
• The Best Liver Tests in Primary Care   The Curbsiders share pearls from an expert hepatologist on which tests to order during first-round testing for a patient with a possible liver injury or disorder.
  The Curbsiders, November 30, 2021
• The Rittenhouse Case And Privilege in Healthcare The healthcare system, like the legal system, often fails communities of color. A cardiologist dares to hope for meaningful change despite the fact this failure is a feature, not a bug.
  Medscape Blogs, November 30, 2021
• Omicron: What the Data Really Show   Dr F Perry Wilson summarizes the hard facts about the latest SARS CoV-2 variant, Omicron— transmissibility, pathogenicity, and immune escape potential.
  Medscape, November 29, 2021
• Question the 'Lab Leak' Theory. But Don't Call It a Conspiracy. If there's one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels get in the way of facts and make the truth that much harder to find.
  Knowable Magazine, November 29, 2021