Pharmacists 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
• 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
• 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
• Sep 17 2021 This Week in Cardiology   Cardiac arrest care, finerenone, carotids, meds post TAVI: less is more and the new may not be as grand as the tried and true. John Mandrola, MD, provides a third ESC review.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 17, 2021
• What Can You Do About AF in Primary Care?   The latest evidence on the prevention and management of atrial fibrillation provides guidance to primary care clinicians.
  The Curbsiders, September 17, 2021
• Bloating and Distention: How to Manage These Common Complaints   Dr David Johnson shares with clinicians the tools to diagnose and treat these frustrating symptoms.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, September 16, 2021
• New Single-Swab Test for COVID-19, Flu, and Respiratory Viruses   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Brian Caveney, MD, President & Chief Medical Officer, Labcorp Diagnostics, about a new EUA test that can differentiate between COVID-19, the flu, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
  WebMD, September 16, 2021
• A Leading Virologist Reveals His Two 'Nightmare' Viruses   Virologist Florian Krammer talks about how much we should worry about the Delta virus and the truth about antibody tests.
  Medscape, September 14, 2021
• Managing Symptoms of Long COVID   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Janna Friedly, MD, MPH, a professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at the University of Washington, about managing the symptoms of long COVID and her personal journey of recovery.
  WebMD, September 14, 2021
• Statin Myalgia: Stop, Restart, or Switch? A 66-year-old woman is discharged from the hospital after an MI. At a follow-up appointment, she says she has muscle pain and stiffness in her legs and back. Which treatment would you recommend?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 13, 2021
• Early Cancer Drug Results: Are We Celebrating Too Soon? How we can spot limitations in new clinical trial findings.
  Medscape Oncology, September 10, 2021
• Have We Set Unrealistic Goals for the End of the Pandemic?   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Celine Gounder, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, about her recent article in The Atlantic on how the pandemic is likely to end.
  WebMD, September 09, 2021
• Could Fluvoxamine Work as COVID Treatment?   An old drug may be joining the COVID treatment arsenal. A new trial suggests that fluvoxamine reduces the severity of COVID-19 illness.
  Medscape, September 08, 2021
• Regeneron Co-Founder on Monoclonal Antibody Treatment   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with George Yancopoulos, MD, PhD, President & Chief Scientific Officer, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., about the development and promise of monoclonal antibody treatment.
  WebMD, September 07, 2021
• A Woman With Fatigue, Palpitations, and Headache A previously healthy 34-year-old woman reports with fatigue, palpitations, headache, dyspnea, and difficulty sleeping. What's your diagnosis?
  CDC Expert Commentary, September 02, 2021
• FDA on COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids, Boosters, and Treatments   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Janet Woodcock, MD, Acting Commissioner, FDA, about the latest COVID-19 developments including the status of vaccines for kids, booster shots, and treatments.
  WebMD, September 02, 2021
• Testing for COVID-19 at Home   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Sean Parsons, MD, CEO & Founder, Ellume Health, about various COVID-19 testing methods and when to consider using an antigen rapid test at home.
  WebMD, September 01, 2021
• A Horse in the Hospital? Meet 'Doctor Peyo' A 15-year-old stallion is having a remarkable impact on the patients and caregivers at one French hospital.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 01, 2021