Internal Medicine Perspective

• Episode 4: Medical Evaluation of the Patient Who Presents With Obesity   How do you medically evaluate a person who presents with obesity? Drs Robert Kushner and Amanda Velazquez share practical tools and pearls for community clinicians.
  Medscape, June 06, 2023
• Transplant Centers Often Skip the Top Spot on the Kidney Waitlist   How donor kidneys are allocated to waiting patients isn't as straightforward as it might seem.
  Medscape, June 05, 2023
• Game-Changing Alzheimer’s Research: The Latest on Biomarkers Dr Bradford Dickerson discusses the current framework for defining Alzheimer’s disease biologically, and the potential for emerging plasma biomarkers.
  Medscape Neurology, June 05, 2023
• From ECCMID: New Anti-Viral and Bacterial Drugs of Interest   Infectious disease expert Dr Paul Auwaerter discusses news from ECCMID, including data on invasive group A streptococcus infections, and the new drugs ensitrelvir, gepotidacin, and sulbactam-durlobactam.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, June 05, 2023
• Medscape Physician Assistant Compensation Report 2023 Physician assistants (PAs) seem increasingly dissatisfied with their compensation, even though it rose last year. Gender and age made a difference, with male and older PAs earning more on average.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, June 02, 2023
• Jun 02, 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Listener feedback on the most important study in a decade, MONITOR-HF, a flawed paper and analysis, and the tension between pathos and logos are the topics John Mandrola, MD discusses in this week's podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, June 02, 2023
• Is the Field of Electrophysiology Stuck? The 2023 Heart Rhythm Society meeting featured hot topics such as pulsed-field ablation and late-breaking "trials" on conduction system pacing, but the data gave this electrophysiologist pause.
  theheart.org on Medscape, June 01, 2023
• What's Wrong With Cancer Clinical Trials? Look at Olaparib Oncologist Bishal Gyawali, MD, PhD, discusses problematic reporting of olaparib trials.
  Medscape Oncology, June 01, 2023
• Doctors, Nurses Striking -- Is It Ethical?   Art L. Caplan, PhD, discusses strikes among physicians and nurses, and the need to stand for professional rather than business ethics.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, June 01, 2023
• Opposing Thoughts on the Residents' Strike in NYC A successful strike by doctors is potentially a good thing, but were the demands of the Elmhurst strikers worth the fight?
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• Episode 2: Quality of Survival: Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults   When you see an older adult with colorectal cancer, how do you fit your care to their needs? Join Dr Benjamin Schlechter and geriatric medical oncology expert Dr Nadine McCleary for clinical pearls.
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• Episode 1: When Should You Consider Immunotherapy in Colorectal Cancer?   Keep up to date on the newest research and clinical application of immunotherapy treatments in colorectal cancer with leading experts Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Marwan Fakih.
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• S2 Episode 6: What's Next? Emerging Trends in Type 2 Diabetes Management   Join Drs Carol Wysham and Silvio Inzucchi as they discuss how type 2 diabetes management has evolved over the years, and the most promising developments on the horizon.
  Medscape, June 01, 2023
• The Upside of Rejection Jack West, MD, discusses how rejection can be challenging but often makes us better.
  Medscape Oncology, May 31, 2023
• Episode 6: Bruton Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors in Mantle Cell Lymphoma   Drs Peter Martin and Anita Kumar discuss covalent and noncovalent Bruton tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors in the frontline setting, BTK mutations, and the complicated mechanisms of resistance.
  Medscape, May 31, 2023
• Change Makers: FDA Commissioner Dr Califf on Public Health WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, about the vital role of the FDA in protecting public health and how it is responding to recent issues.
  Medscape, May 31, 2023
• COVID Boosters Effective, but Not for Long   Dr F. Perry Wilson explains a unique study design that helps answer questions about the effectiveness of COVID booster vaccines.
  Medscape, May 30, 2023
• The Costs of Disparities in the Treatment of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia   Seema Bhat, MD, reflects on the inequities of access to treatment and deficiencies in research for chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
  Medscape, May 30, 2023
• Learning to Appreciate the Impact of CLL on the Lives of Patients   Kerry Rogers, MD, reflects on what she underestimated about CLL when she first started seeing patients as a fellow.
  Medscape, May 30, 2023
• Taking the Long View in the Treatment of CLL   Kerry A. Rogers, MD, considers the impact of a constantly advancing therapeutic scene in chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
  Medscape, May 30, 2023