Coronavirus Perspective

• Hair Loss and Breakouts of 'Maskne'   Pearls from The Curbsiders include managing the most common types of hair loss, as well as face mask-related skin blemishes.
  The Curbsiders, November 30, 2020
• What the Biden-Harris COVID-19 Task Force Is Missing COVID-19 is taking an increasingly alarming toll on the nation's mental health, which makes this oversight all the more disappointing, according to two psychiatrists.
  Medscape Psychiatry, November 25, 2020
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors Everyone wants to select the right gift, and this year more than ever, people want to give something that shows appreciation for a favorite physician in their life. Here are some great suggestions.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 25, 2020
• How a Medical School Dean Got Ahead of COVID-19   Dr Andrew Wilner talks with Dr Scott Strome, executive dean and vice chancellor for Clinical Affairs at University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
  Medscape Neurology, November 25, 2020
• How the US Has Mishandled the Pandemic   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Howard Koh about the missteps the United States has taken during the COVID-19 pandemic and how we can do better as vaccines become available.
  WebMD, November 24, 2020
• COVID Thanksgiving Analogies: Drunk Driving or Safe Sex?   As the holidays approach in the midst of another COVID surge, health professionals need to rally around a common public health message, says Dr F. Perry Wilson.
  Medscape, November 24, 2020
• Doctors: Our Culture Is Ours and We Need to Own It As physicians, we are complicit in the construction and maintenance of our culture. Is this who we want to be?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, November 24, 2020
• Stop Calling Doctors Heroes and Saints: The Case Against Altruism People are showing their gratitude to healthcare professionals by calling them heroes, but that can have a negative impact, says a physician.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 24, 2020
• CDC Doc Addresses Today's Pandemic and the Next A CDC physician's experience battling antibiotic resistance in a COVID-19 world.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 23, 2020
• Ignoring the Sins of Our Patients As physicians, we are obliged to everyone who walks, staggers, or wheels through our doors -- regardless of what walk of life they've detoured from, sins they've committed, or what beliefs they hold.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, November 23, 2020
• Nov 20 2020 This Week in Cardiology   COVID-19 vaccines and virtual AHA presentations on statins and the nocebo effect, high dose omega-3s, and AF ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses on this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 20, 2020
• COPD Highlights From CHEST 2020   COPD highlights from CHEST 2020, reported by Dr Darcy Marciniuk, include analysis of the effect of ICS-containing therapies on lung function decline and cardiovascular risk after acute exacerbation.
  Medscape, November 20, 2020
• The COVID Complication You Might Miss An emerging complication of both severe influenza and COVID-19 may not be known to many healthcare providers. It can lead to deadly results.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 19, 2020
• How Do We Balance Business Interests With Social Distancing?   We want to stop the spread of COVID-19, but social distancing and limitations could put small businesses and restaurants out of commission. How do we stay safe and keep businesses going?
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 19, 2020
• Cancer Care During COVID: It's Been a Mixed Experience   Professor David Kerr discusses his experiences delivering cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Medscape Oncology, November 18, 2020
• Why Not Try Melatonin, Zinc, Vit C? COVID-19 and Pascal's Wager   Should patients be free to try relatively low-risk therapies for COVID-19 if they lack evidence of benefit?
  Medscape, November 17, 2020
• SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics, From Serology to Spit   Dr Paul Auwaerter gives an overview of the session on SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics from the Chasing the Sun event at IDWeek 2020.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 16, 2020
• Vaccine Efficacy: A Biostatistician's Primer Patients will be clamoring for advice from their clinicians about coronavirus vaccines when they're rolled out. Natalie Dean provides a quick refresher on how to understand and interpret the data.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, November 16, 2020
• Neuropolarization: Differences Contribute to Partisan Divide Drs Lorenzo Norris and Yuan Chang Leong discuss neural polarization and the ways individuals with different political attitudes interpret news and political information.
  Medscape Psychiatry, November 13, 2020
• Life, Death, and Painful Dilemmas: Ethics 2020 Medscape looked at how physician ethics have changed in the past decade. More than 5000 physicians told us how they feel about the critical issues they have to deal with and the choices they make.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 13, 2020