Pharmacists Perspective

• Chronic Heart Failure Worsening After Hospitalization Cardiology experts discuss guideline-directed treatment as well as follow-up care for a patient with a history of myocardial infarction whose heart failure recently has worsened after hospitalization.
  May 26, 2022
• Approaching ASCO 2022: Reaching New Plateaus in the Treatment of Melanoma   Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, discusses the follow-ups on previously published studies that he anticipates hearing during the upcoming ASCO conference.
  Medscape, May 26, 2022
• ASCO 2022: Advancing Therapies in Metastatic Breast Cancer   Tarah J. Ballinger, MD, expects reinvigoration and positive results this year at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting and to bring more care options back to her patients with metastatic breast cancer.
  Medscape, May 26, 2022
• Metaverse: Where Are the Medical Ethics?   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the future of healthcare in the context of the metaverse and virtual reality.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, May 26, 2022
• This Is Your Brain on COVID-19   Do we know how COVID attacks the brain, producing symptoms such as distorted sense of smell? F. Perry Wilson comments on the data we have so far.
  Medscape, May 25, 2022
• Prophylaxis for PJP in Patients With Sarcoidosis Dr Aaron Holley scrutinizes the practice of prescribing TMP-SMX to prevent Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in patients on oral corticosteroids for sarcoidosis.
  Medscape Critical Care, May 24, 2022
• Episode 1: Early Risk Markers and Interventions for Crohn's Disease   Drs Peter Higgins and Jean-Frederic Colombel discuss exciting new evidence in Crohn's disease research that may help in identifying those at risk before disease starts and pave the way for a vaccine.
  Medscape, May 24, 2022
• Tirzepatide: 'Exciting' and Promising in Lowering A1c   Tirzepatide is the newest player in the quest for lowering A1c in people with type 2 diabetes. Dr Anne Peters describes the novel agent -- what it can do for patients now and in the future.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, May 23, 2022
• The Medication That Patients Were Itching to Try Dr William Balistreri comments on the considerable promise of novel therapies for intractable cholestatic pruritus.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 23, 2022
• Gynecologic Cancer Studies: What to Look for at ASCO 2022   It's not just about ovarian cancer anymore -- presentations at ASCO 2022 illustrate the major advances that have been made in gynecologic cancer treatments.
  Medscape Oncology, May 20, 2022
• May 20 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Ischemia vs anatomic testing for CAD, UK-TAVI trial, TAVI for AR? and post-PCI anti-thrombotics are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, May 20, 2022
• Best & Worst Places to Practice 2022 Some states offer lots of perks and temptations for physician practices, although each doctor has their own priorities that make some places more desirable.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, May 20, 2022
• How Medicine Is Failing a Nation in Pain   Pain is central to every specialty, and we all played a part in the opioid crisis, says Dr Haider Warraich, author of The Song of Our Scars: The Untold Story of Pain.
  Medscape, May 20, 2022
• Episode 3: Intermediate-Risk Acute Myeloid Leukemia   Drs Gail Roboz and Pinkal Desai discuss intermediate-risk acute myeloid leukemia.
  Medscape, May 19, 2022
• At What Point Does Comfort Care Become Murder?   Drs Robert Glatter, Ferdinando Mirarchi, Lewis Nelson, and Thaddeus Pope discuss a recent legal case and how it may affect end-of-life care moving forward.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, May 18, 2022
• Colorectal Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Colorectal Liver Metastases   The case focuses on a 32-year-old man whose colonoscopy showed a non-bleeding mass about 2-3 cm above the anal verge with some symptoms of mild partial obstruction. His staging imaging demonstrates multiple liver lesions, a mid-rectal thickening, and some small pulmonary nodules.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• The Mental Effects of Growing Up With a Hoarder Medscape interviews psychologist Dr Andrew Gulick about the long-term mental health risks of growing up in a house with a hoarder.
  Medscape Psychiatry, May 18, 2022
• One Million COVID Cases a Day? We're Already There   Perry Wilson explains why we are way, way underestimating the number of COVID cases in this country.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• Episode 4: Better Ways to Sustain Weight Loss in Type 2 Diabetes   Patients with type 2 diabetes and obesity have more options today than ever before. Join host Dr Silvio Inzucchi and obesity expert Dr Ania Jastreboff as they discuss ways to support weight loss.
  Medscape, May 18, 2022
• Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder   A 22-year-old woman with a history of major depression presents at the emergency department with new-onset suicidal ideation after the breakup of a relationship. Her current medications are evaluated and considerations for her follow-up care and treatment options are discussed.
  Medscape, May 17, 2022