Medical Students Perspective

 
 

  • Myelofibrosis Highlights From SOHO 2023   Novel and combination therapies in myelofibrosis management are discussed by Dr John Mascarenhas, along with new predictive models in this condition.
  • Should Physicians Push for Bigger Families? If you are a pediatrician, babies are your bread and butter. In fact, they are the whole enchilada. Without them, you are going to starve.
  • 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.
  • When to Prescribe Semaglutide? Semaglutide produces significant weight loss in most people with obesity. When should it be prescribed, and what are the pitfalls?
  • The Differential Diagnosis You're Missing I often get requests for a second or third opinion, with hope that somehow, I'll discover a diagnosis that others missed. Sometimes, there's real diagnostic dilemmas; oftentimes, they're just itchy.
  • Pediatric Brain Tumor: A Diagnosis You Don't Want to Miss   An expert shares tips with The Cribsiders on what to do if you suspect a brain tumor in a child, and what words to use (and not use) with families.
  • Episode 5: Monitoring and Diagnostics in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia   Drs Michael J. Mauro and Jerald P. Radich discuss monitoring and diagnostics in chronic myeloid leukemia, including the Philadelphia chromosome and how it plays into the current treatment of CML.
  • 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?
  • Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Highlights From SOHO 2023   Dr Loretta Nastoupil highlights key data in non-Hodgkin lymphoma from SOHO 2023, including safety and efficacy of CAR-T therapies, bispecific antibodies, and mosunetuzumab retreatment.
  • Recent Studies in Parkinson's, Headache, Stroke, and Obesity   Hans-Christoph Diener, MD, PhD, discusses recent studies in neurology and internal medicine.
  • Artificial Intelligence in Your Office There are many near-term opportunities for AI to improve healthcare and reduce tedious and time-consuming tasks.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Long COVID: When Doctors Become Patients About 60% of doctors with long COVID have fatigue when pursuing their daily activities, and only 31% currently have a full-time job.
  • Psychedelic Experience and 'Oneiroid' State It is widely acknowledged that psychedelics can temporarily induce dreamlike states, but this article focuses specifically on the naturally occurring endogenous dreamlike state.
  • Don't Assume Newer Is Better for All -- Randomize: FRAIL-AF   John Mandrola interviews the FRAIL-AF researchers who tested whether switching from a vitamin K antagonist to a direct-acting oral anticoagulant was safe in frail older adults with atrial fibrillation.
  • Sep 22 2023 This Week in Cardiology   Coronary calcium, cardiac arrest survival, Factor XI drug findings, APCs and a potential new board certification in cardiology are the topics discussed by John Mandrola, MD in this week’s podcast.
  • Fighting Disparities in Palliative and End-of-Life Care Health disparities such as access, quality of care, and health outcomes among minority groups exist in delivery and receipt of care within the healthcare system.