Medical Students Perspective

• S2 Episode 6: Rare Disease: Is It Membranous Nephropathy?   Join experts Drs Matthew Sparks and Laurence Beck as they discuss the diagnosis and management of membranous nephropathy, a rare kidney disease.
  Medscape, November 21, 2023
• Episode 6: Transgender Patients and Prostate Cancer   Drs Sandhya Srinivas and Aria F. Olumi discuss barriers to prostate cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment for transgender patients, and ways to provide gender-affirming, wraparound care.
  Medscape, November 21, 2023
• Diagnosing Cardiac Amyloidosis: 5 Things to Know Dr Taylor Lebeis highlights the key aspects of a diagnostic workup for cardiac amyloidosis.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , November 20, 2023
• Suicide Prevention and the Pediatrician According to the CDC, the rate of suicide deaths has climbed from 4.4 per 100,000 American 12- to 17-year-old in 2011 to 6.5 per 100,000 in 2021, an increase of almost 50%.
  MDedge, November 17, 2023
• Topical Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis Professor Peter A. Lio reviews atopic dermatitis topical therapies for Medscape.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• Keeping It Simple: Treatment Choices for Atopic Dermatitis   Experts discuss effective nonsteroidal and alternative topicals for mild atopic dermatitis and the expanding range of systemic therapies, including JAK inhibitors, for patients with severe AD.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• The Multiple Meanings of Sex Knowing the sex of a developing fetus is a common question many expectant parents ask at their prenatal appointments.
  MDedge, November 16, 2023
• Episode 6: The Future of COVID-19: How to Live With a New Endemic   Drs Matteo Bassetti and Cristina Mussini discuss the future of COVID-19 and sustainable approaches to living with an endemic.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• AHA 2023 ARTESIA Doesn't Answer a Common Question in Cardiology The trial on apixaban vs aspirin in subclinical atrial fibrillation did not provide an easy answer on whether to anticoagulate patients with these common arrhythmias, writes John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 15, 2023
• The Placebo Effect I recently had a generic cold. I usually get a cough that lasts a few weeks afterward, and like most people, I try to do something about it. So I load up on various over-the-counter remedies.
  MDedge, November 15, 2023
• Infographic: Careers That Tempt Doctors to Leave Medicine Physicians who are thinking about leaving the practice of medicine reveal which nonclinical career options most interest them.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• When to Order Antinuclear Antibodies in Primary Care   Tips from an expert rheumatologist also reveal when not to order ANA and how to interpret the results.
  The Curbsiders, November 14, 2023
• Breastfeeding and Colorectal Cancer We must accept that in a few situations, even with help from caring and enlightened healthcare providers and family members, breastfeeding doesn't work as well as we would have hoped.
  MDedge, November 14, 2023
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Highlights From ESMO 2023   Key studies on non–small cell lung cancer presented at ESMO 2023 include strong practice-changing results from the PAPILLON, LIBRETTO, and MARIPOSA trials, as discussed by Dr Enriqueta Felipe.
  Medscape, November 14, 2023
• Renal Cell Carcinoma Highlights From ESMO 2023   Dr Brian Rini reviews key studies on renal cell carcinoma from ESMO 2023, including several LITESPARK trials examining belzutifan, and the RENOTORCH trial from China looking at a IO/TKI combination.
  Medscape, November 14, 2023
• Helping Patients Stay Safe From Respiratory Viruses CDC's Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, discusses how to prepare for the 2023-2024 fall and winter virus season.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 14, 2023
• S2 Episode 6: Pediatric Asthma: When Is It an Emergency?   When is it time to send a child with an asthma exacerbation to the emergency department? Join Drs Michael Wechsler and Todd Florin as they discuss.
  Medscape, November 14, 2023
• The Future of Medicine Is RNA   Short interfering RNA drugs could be the next big game changers in pharmacotherapeutics.
  Medscape, November 13, 2023
• What to Tell Your Patients About Anti-amyloids for Alzheimer's Disease   Kathrin LaFaver and Meredith Wicklund discuss indications and contraindications for lecanemab and other anti-amyloids for Alzheimer's disease that may be coming soon.
  Medscape Neurology, November 13, 2023
• Why I'm Sticking With the USPSTF on Lung Cancer Screening ACS recommends continuing lung cancer screening to age 80, regardless of how long ago patients quit smoking. Dr Kenny Lin explains why he's following the USPSTF's recommendations for now.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 13, 2023