Genomics Perspective

• The Oncologist's Role With Savvy Patients   Patients are savvy, says Dr Mark Lewis. Oncologists are uniquely positioned to help patients navigate the labyrinth of novel therapies and determine the best treatment options.
  Medscape Oncology, July 21, 2020
• Treating Colorectal Cancer in the COVID-19 Era Drs David Kerr and David Henry discuss the data behind Kerr's recent recommendations on what adjustments may be necessary during the pandemic.
  Medscape Oncology, July 21, 2020
• Parents Shouldn't Post Their Child's DNA Online -- Keep It Private   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses why parents should not post their children's genetic information on public online sites.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 15, 2020
• Alcohol and Cardioprotection: Enduring Truth or Myth? The WHO calls alcohol a toxic substance, yet cardiology guidelines give tacit approval to moderate drinking. Cardiologist and epidemiologist Christopher Labos reviews recent data to see if that should change.
  theheart.org on Medscape, July 14, 2020
• Malpractice Case: Be Wary When Patients Seek Favors Outside Your Expertise Stepping outside your training and clinical knowledge, even as a favor, can result in trouble.
  Cooperative of American Physicians, July 06, 2020
• Small Steps in Pancreatic Cancer: Relatives at Risk   Experts at MD Anderson discuss familial pancreatic cancer as well as recently revised guidelines for patient testing that account for genetic risk factors.
  Medscape TV, June 30, 2020
• Wearable Tech May Detect COVID-19 Infection Before Symptoms   Eric Topol explains how digital technologies can help identify COVID clusters and contacts.
  Medscape, June 29, 2020
• ASCO 2020: GI Cancer Highlights From David Kerr   Dr David Kerr discusses recent data on colorectal cancer, presented at the virtual ASCO meeting.
  Medscape Oncology, June 26, 2020
• Moral Injury Stems Beyond the Lack of PPE   Drs Robert Glatter and Christine Moutier discuss the healthcare system's approach to mental health.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, June 26, 2020
• AML: The Next Generation of Tailored Therapy   In acute myeloid leukemia, identifying somatic and germline mutations allows oncologists to better individualize treatment, from targeted therapies to optimal donors for allogeneic transplant.
  Medscape TV, June 25, 2020
• Room for Optimism: Treating Metastatic NSCLC   Thoracic oncologists at the University of Colorado Cancer Center in Aurora manage patients with stage IV metastatic non-small cell lung cancer under the shadow of COVID-19.
  Medscape TV, June 02, 2020
• ASCP 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ASCP 2020
  Medscape Psychiatry, June 01, 2020
• Diagnosis of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: What Every Cardiologist Needs to Know Although it is the most common inherited monogenic cardiac disorder, affecting up to 0.5% of the population, there is a gap in the recognition of this condition.
  ACC.org, May 22, 2020
• Small Steps in Pancreatic Cancer   MD Anderson oncologists discuss recent advances in the understanding of heritable forms of pancreatic cancer and the impact on genetic testing guidelines and screening potential for affected families.
  Medscape TV, May 14, 2020
• Should Genetic Flaws Be Fixed? A Physician Parent's Perspective Do we really want to go down a path of engineering a world where there are no Ruthies, writes Ethan Weiss, MD, as the parent of a child with albinism pondering a future where genetic differences may be edited.
  May 14, 2020
• Why Is the UK so Much Better at Molecular Profiling? Drs Jack West and Sanjay Popat discuss the strengths and limitations of their respective US and UK systems for identifying and treating lung cancer with actionable mutations.
  Medscape Oncology, May 08, 2020
• New Options for Rare Cancer Mutations: Basket and 'Just-in-Time' Trials   Basket trials and 'just in time' trials are two new options to target actionable genetic mutations in cancer, regardless of tumor type.
  Medscape Oncology, May 08, 2020
• AI for Eyes Is 'Nothing Short of Remarkable'   Pearse Keane joins Eric Topol and Abraham Verghese on this episode of Medicine and the Machine to discuss the unique opportunities for AI and deep learning in ophthalmology.
  Medscape, May 06, 2020
• ARVO 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ARVO 2020
  Medscape Ophthalmology, April 30, 2020
• COVID-19 Data Point to Two Possible Realities -- Which Is It?   Is COVID-19 a slow-moving killer with a high death rate or a rapid spreader with minimal impact on most people?
  Medscape, April 28, 2020