Internal Medicine Perspective

• Are You Eligible for a COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, explains who is eligible for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shot.
  WebMD, September 24, 2021
• Medscape Young Physician Compensation Report 2021 Young physicians narrowed the pay gap with older peers in 2020. Nearly 2500 physicians under age 40 told us about their income, how they spent work time, and their challenges with work and finances.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 24, 2021
• Sep 24 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Dual antiplatelet therapy after PCI, statin side effects, nightshift work and AF, and a cautionary note regarding therapeutic enthusiasm in HF care are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 24, 2021
• The Gray Zone: Life After a Near-Death Experience A nurse survivor explains why her expectations differed from those around her after facing a near-death experience.
  Medscape Blogs, September 24, 2021
• Health Systems Need to Offer More Than Wellness Retreats We are speaking to you, Healthcare. Can you please start to listen?
  Medscape Blogs, September 24, 2021
• Should Albumin Be Used to Treat Non-SBP Infections in Cirrhosis? Study data suggest that albumin may improve renal and circulatory function.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, September 24, 2021
• The Latest on Multiple Sclerosis and COVID-19 Vaccines   Dr Stephen Krieger on how effective vaccines are in these patients, who should receive boosters, and when.
  Medscape Neurology, September 23, 2021
• State Government Penalizes Vaccinated by Rationing Regeneron Why should vaccinated people be penalized for doing all the right things?
  Medscape Blogs, September 23, 2021
• Healthcare vs the Grim Reaper Labeling healthcare workers as warriors against death is setting them up for failure and burnout.
  Medscape Blogs, September 23, 2021
• Yes, Calories Still Count When It Comes to Weight Loss Overeating doesn't cause obesity, according to a review published last week that garnered a lot of media attention. Dr Yoni Freedhoff takes issue with this statement.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, September 23, 2021
• Wellcome Trust's Jeremy Farrar: 'Seeing the End of the Pandemic Is Premature'   Jeremy Farrar explains why we must expect new variants, and why he’d like to give away his booster shot.
  Medscape, September 22, 2021
• Wherefore COVID Vaccine Boosters?   Dr F. Perry Wilson explains why the FDA got it right in not recommending COVID vaccine booster doses for everyone.
  Medscape, September 22, 2021
• Doctors Should Avoid Being Bullied Into Giving Ivermectin   Bioethicist Art Caplan warns against using ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment and urges doctors to refuse to prescribe it if patients demand it.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, September 22, 2021
• How to Spot COVID-19 Misinformation   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Andrew Ordon, MD, Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon & Host, 'The Doctors', about the surge of COVID-19 misinformation and how you can help stop it from spreading.
  WebMD, September 22, 2021
• Complete Revascularization in STEMI A case that prompts a review of the data and the practical considerations that affect the decision to intervene on nonculprit lesions in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 22, 2021
• The Parent Penalty in Medicine Physicians starting a new family have to pay a heavy toll when they are not given the support they need by their departments and hospitals. Here's how an oncologist is looking to change all that.
  Medscape Blogs, September 21, 2021
• Travel-Related Measles As more people travel internationally, the risk for measles infection increases, especially among the unvaccinated.
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 21, 2021
• Can Cancer Drugs Help Fight COVID-19?   John Whyte, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Officer, WebMD. Michael Foote, MD, Oncology Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
  WebMD, September 20, 2021
• Finding Employees During a Pandemic As private practices try to recover and rebuild in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many have faced an unexpected challenge: a paucity of employees.
  Medscape Dermatology, September 20, 2021
• Are the Physicians to Blame for the Patient's Failure to Follow Up? In this case, physicians performed three scans, so how was the patient's cancer missed?
  The Doctors Company, September 20, 2021