Medical Students Perspective

• Should You Pursue Certification in Lifestyle Medicine? Yes Lifestyle medicine is only getting bigger, and certified physicians will be highly sought-after, says lifestyle medicine practitioner Cate Collings, MD.
  Medscape Family Medicine, October 05, 2022
• Had My Patient Come In Today, We May Have Had Other Options Only around 3% of nonsquamous NSCLC tumors carry HER2 mutations, and they are associated with female sex, never-smokers, and a poor prognosis. Now these patients can be offered a targeted therapy.
  MDedge, October 05, 2022
• In Progressive Lung Cancer Second Biopsies May Be the Norm Now With the advent of targeted therapy and new drugs designed specifically to tackle treatment-resistance mutations, rebiopsies have become a necessity for patients with progressive disease.
  MDedge, October 05, 2022
• NSCLC e-Tumor Boards: Case 4: EGFR Mutant NSCLC with Brain Metastasis   This case focuses on a 54-year-old woman with EGFR mutant non-small cell lung cancer, who underwent resection. Five weeks later, she suffered from recurrence of all of her initial symptoms. The Brain Mets team discusses a second surgery and further treatment options.
  Medscape, October 05, 2022
• Episode 2: COVID-19 and MS Patients: Where Do We Go From Here?   Agoraphobia, online yoga, pregnancy, and vaccines are all on the table as Drs Anne Cross and Scott Newsome discuss the COVID-19 pandemic and how it affects their patients with multiple sclerosis.
  Medscape, October 05, 2022
• ESMO's New Focus on Cancer Prevention WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, talks with ESMO Co-chair Fabrice André on the organization's focus on cancer prevention and recent advances in cancer screening and treatment.
  Medscape, October 04, 2022
• A Virus Poised to Jump Species to Humans   Researchers show how close we are to another pandemic, and how it will start with zoonotic transmission.
  Medscape, October 04, 2022
• The Price We Pay for an MD Medical school has historically been one of the most expensive courses to undertake at university. Where does this leave those who have a passion and calling for medicine but can't afford it?
  Medscape Blogs, October 04, 2022
• The Catch-22 of the Nursing Shortage Baby boomers are retiring, and nurses are leaving the field for less stressful jobs. Are we in danger of running out of nurses in the hospitals?
  Medscape Blogs, October 04, 2022
• The Dubious Value of Online Reviews Neurologist Allan Block describes online reviews of doctors by patients as "the wild west," with minimal rules and little if any oversight ― and argues that both good and bad ratings "mean nothing."
  MDedge, October 04, 2022
• Major Depressive Disorder: Fulfilling the Promise of Therapeutics   Bradley Neil Gaynes, MD, MPH, reflects on advice that he wishes he had received early in his career.
  Medscape, October 03, 2022
• Reporter Finds a Simple, No-Cost Solution for Sleep Apnea An industry has grown up around sleep apnea, stirring concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment.
  Kaiser Health News, October 03, 2022
• Major Depressive Disorder: The Importance of Patient-Centered Outcomes   Bradley Neil Gaynes, MD, MPH, discusses the relationship between new treatments and measures of patient response in major depressive disorder.
  Medscape, October 03, 2022
• Major Depressive Disorder: Transforming the Theoretical into the Clinical   Bradley Neil Gaynes, MD, MPH, recalls two mentors who helped shape his approach to major depressive disorder.
  Medscape, October 03, 2022
• The Private Market Is No Place for COVID-19 Countermeasures The US will stop funding vaccines but says it wants equitable access. That’s not possible in a predatory system.
  Undark, October 03, 2022
• EASD 2022 'Patients Need a Champion' for Their Diabetes Care   How do you advocate for your patients? How do you make sure their care is equitable? Anne L. Peters, MD, discusses the importance of advocacy.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, October 03, 2022
• Sep 30 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Pulmonary embolism, coffee, when DOACs don’t work, lipoprotein (a), and the marginal benefits of current CV therapy are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 30, 2022
• Advanced and Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: How a Proper Clinical Sensibility Emerges from Accumulated Experience   Jared Weiss, MD, meditates on the rewards of accrued clinical experience and how it prompts a necessary open-mindedness.
  Medscape, September 30, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 3: Defective DNA Mismatch Repair CRC   The Colorectal team discusses a case of a 37-year-old female diagnosed with moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. The team discusses the importance of imaging and treatment strategies.
  Medscape, September 30, 2022
• Acute Hypoxemia: A Rapid-Response Refresher   Pearls from a critical care expert include how to approach the patient with hypoxemia, uses of POCUS, and whether you can trust that pulse oximeter.
  The Curbsiders, September 29, 2022