Perspectives

• Impact of COVID Vaccines on Menstrual Cycles   A study suggesting that the COVID vaccines alter women's menstrual cycles got a lot of media attention. Dr Andrew Kaunitz comments on the significance of the study findings.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 21, 2022
• Herpes Zoster Vaccine Can Save Your Patients' Eyesight Herpes zoster ophthalmicus can be devastating. Dr Rapuano urges all ophthalmologists to discuss the zoster vaccine with their patients.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, January 21, 2022
• When the Patient Wants to Speak to a Manager 'With virus variants raging, inflation growing, and call center wait times approaching infinity, many of our patients, it seems, cannot bear any more,' Dr Jeffrey Benabio writes in his column.
  Medscape Dermatology, January 21, 2022
• Jan 21 2022 This Week in Cardiology   Olive oil, breastfeeding and CV health, informed consent during stroke, and controversy regarding revascularization guidelines are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, January 21, 2022
• Treating NAFLD by Defeating Obesity: What Are the Best Options? Bariatric surgery is often the treatment of last resort, but considering it earlier may be just what patients with fatty liver disease need.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, January 21, 2022
• Intermittent Fasting: What Worked, Proved Challenging A nurse describes how she dealt with the rigors of one of the more successful programs for weight loss.
  Medscape Blogs, January 21, 2022
• Just Don't Call Me Mrs Dating in medical school presents unique challenges, providing optimal testing ground for a committed relationship.
  Medscape Blogs, January 21, 2022
• Ways to Make Sure 2022 Doesn't Stink for Docs Let's start a conversation on what it means to be engaged in our personal and professional lives.
  Medscape Blogs, January 21, 2022
• What Leads to 'Detransitioning' and Regret in Transgenders? One of the most common questions Dr Ashley Brandt gets asked is the rate of regret patients have after their surgeries.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 20, 2022
• How Proper Posture and Breathing Can Minimize Stress Retired pathologist turned yoga instructor Nadine Kelly offers insight on how simple breathing exercises can help minimize stress.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 20, 2022
• Yogi MD: How to Minimize Stress in 3 Minutes   Retired pathologist-turned-yoga-instructor Nadine Kelly offers insight on how simple breathing exercises can help minimize stress for healthcare professionals.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 20, 2022
• Tough Questions on the COVID Pandemic   We asked. You answered. Here's how our readers feel about the pandemic. Like is it almost over?
  WebMD, January 20, 2022
• Swinging for the Fences: Curing NSCLC Oncologist Jack West explores the major advances we've made in treating NSCLC and makes predictions for what's to come in the curative setting.
  Medscape Oncology, January 20, 2022
• Kidney Stones: What Hurts and What Helps   The Curbsiders review the amazing tips they learned about urinary stone disease in a recent podcast with Dr David Goldfarb.
  The Curbsiders, January 20, 2022
• Managing the Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms of BPH   Recently released guidelines detail the various classes of pharmacotherapy to use in primary care settings, depending on the patient's symptoms, prostate size, and other factors.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 20, 2022
• Blowing Your Lid? Check Your Emotional Intelligence Being the brightest isn't the same as being the smartest. Emotional intelligence may be one of your strongest assets.
  Medscape Blogs, January 20, 2022
• Modular IOL Systems Add to Ophthalmologists' Armamentarium Dr Garg discusses a paper from Ang and colleagues presenting visual outcomes after optic exchange from a modular intraocular lens.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, January 20, 2022
• Dr Topol on the Second Anniversary of the COVID-19 Pandemic   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Eric Topol, MD, Executive Vice President, Scripps Research and Editor-in-Chief, Medscape, about the status of our fight against COVID-19 as we hit the 2-year mark of the pandemic.
  WebMD, January 20, 2022
• ILD Screening in Rheumatic Diseases: Strategies to Consider Two experts from Hospital for Special Surgery review the current landscape and evidence for interstitial lung disease screening in patients with connective tissue diseases.
  Hospital for Special Surgery, January 19, 2022
• Addressing the Mental Health Crisis Among Kids and Teens   WebMD's Chief Medical Officer, John Whyte, MD, speaks with Adelaide Robb, MD, Division Chief, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Children's National Hospital, about addressing the growing mental health crisis among children and adolescents.
  WebMD, January 19, 2022