Geriatrics Perspective

• The Psychiatrist and the Vaccine A psychiatrist wonders whether her COVID-19 vaccine should go to somebody else.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 12, 2021
• "Heart" of the New ADA Guidelines: Pharmacologic Approaches   Dr Anne Peters continues her overview of the ADA 2021 Standards of Care, focusing on the updates to pharmacologic management of glycemia.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 07, 2021
• New Guidance on Identifying Brain Death   Dr Andrew Wilner interviews Dr Gene Sung, lead author of the new guidelines from the World Brain Death Project.
  Medscape Neurology, January 06, 2021
• Key Presentations on Acute Myeloid Leukemia From ASH 2020   Highlights in acute myeloid leukemia from ASH 2020 include study results for combination therapy in newly diagnosed AML patients with FLT-3, and CPX-351 vs 7 + 3 in older adults with secondary or high-risk-prognosis AML.
  Medscape, December 29, 2020
• No Career Goals? That's Just Fine Asked where he wanted his career to be in 10 years, Dr Vinay Prasad was surprised to find that he lacked a clear answer, and how comfortable he was with that.
  Medscape Oncology, December 28, 2020
• Can AI Exist in Medicine Without Human Oversight?   Melanie Mitchell talks about the challenge of giving a machine the native knowledge of a toddler, and why we shouldn't feel threatened by artificial intelligence.
  Medscape, December 23, 2020
• Might COVID Enable Structural Reforms? A book published last year provides lessons that are particularly relevant for a post-COVID country.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 18, 2020
• Systemic Racism in Psychiatry Is Real   Drs Steve Strakowski, Roberto Luis-Fernandez, and Harold Neighbors on the uncomfortable but essential questions that psychiatry must ask itself if it is going to ensure equal care for all.
  Medscape Psychiatry, December 17, 2020
• COVID Vaccine: Keep It for the US or Share With Other Countries?   Dr Art Caplan discusses considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines, including where they should be used and who should receive them first.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 15, 2020
• Stopping Benzos Is Not Easy: Advice From Medscape Readers Stopping benzodiazepines in long-term users is a slow process. Here's some advice on how to do it.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 09, 2020
• Medscape at 25: Recognizing Medicine's Rising Stars For Medscape's 25th anniversary, we're recognizing 25 young physicians who are rising stars in medicine, poised to become future leaders of their fields.
  Medscape, December 07, 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
• 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
• 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
• AML: The Next Generation of Tailored Therapy: The Right Fit   Chicago oncologists discuss the range of therapeutic options available in AML, including low-dose therapies, targeted agents, and transplant in the elderly.
  Medscape TV, November 10, 2020
• How Did We Get to 10 Million COVID-19 Cases?   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr William Schaffner about the state of the pandemic in the US as the country hits a sobering milestone of 10 million confirmed cases.
  WebMD, November 09, 2020
• Stop Prescribing Nocturnal Oxygen to Patients With COPD Dr Aaron Holley reviews the results of the INOX study and how they reinforce the non-benefit of prescribing nocturnal oxygen therapy.
  Medscape Critical Care, November 06, 2020
• 3 Myths About Continuous Glucose Monitoring Continuous glucose monitoring may be one of the greatest advances in diabetes, so why are so few clinicians prescribing it?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 03, 2020
• Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: Protecting the Aging Heart: Controlling Lipids   Cardiologists discuss challenges in managing residual CVD risk in older patients on statins, as well as new therapies for treating elevated triglycerides.
  Medscape TV, October 29, 2020