Internal Medicine - Medscape

Specialties

Also of Interest

Today on Twitter

Trending Medical News from Around the Web

View All Trending Articles

Today on Medscape

Top Stories from Across Medicine

Top Medical News from Across Medscape

Simple Tool Shows Lasting Reduction in BurnoutPhysicians and other healthcare workers who use a simple tool for 2 weeks show reduced burnout within a few days of starting and retain the benefits a year later, researchers reported.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Statin Use Raises Diabetes Risk 'Even in High-Risk Patients'A new analysis of the DPP provides further evidence that long-term statin use ups the risk of diabetes -- in this case, in individuals already at high risk, by around 30%.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

FDA Clears Shingles Vaccine Shingrix for Adults 50 and OlderThe approval follows a unanimous vote last month by an FDA panel that concluded that the vaccine is effective and safe for adults aged 50 years and older.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Online CBT for Insomnia Also Cuts Paranoia, HallucinationsOnline CBT for insomnia effectively treats the sleep disorder and also dramatically reduces the subsequent occurrence of psychotic symptoms, including paranoia and hallucinations.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Saliva Test May Flag Early Huntington's DiseaseA simple saliva test that detects the protein Htt, which plays a key role in Huntington's disease, may provide an early marker of onset and progression of the disorder, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Patients Overestimate Postoperative Pain, Study FindsPatients regularly overestimate the amount postoperative pain they will experience after surgery; the overestimate is particularly apparent with regional anesthesia.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

AAP Updates Guidance on Infection Control in Pediatric ClinicsUpdated AAP policy statement on infection prevention, control in pediatric ambulatory settings stresses infection control in waiting rooms, isolation of patients with potentially infectious diseases.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017

Business of Medicine

Simple Tool Shows Lasting Reduction in Burnout Physicians and other healthcare workers who use a simple tool for 2 weeks show reduced burnout within a few days of starting and retain the benefits a year later, researchers reported.
Medscape Medical News, October 23, 2017
RN Cohorts Becoming More Educated, Diverse
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Joint Commission Leaves Telehealth Alone
Medscape Medical News, October 20, 2017
Potentially Preventable Medicare Spending High in Frail Elderly
Medscape Medical News, October 19, 2017

Is It Time to Rethink Funding for Research on Gun Violence? The recent spate of mass shootings, including the horrific one in Las Vegas, has prompted an outcry to address funding for research on gun violence.
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 23, 2017
Should Doctors Embrace or Reject Alternative Treatments? More consumers are using complementary and alternative treatments, and medical centers are adding nontraditional therapies. Should doctors embrace or reject these treatments?
Medscape Business of Medicine, October 18, 2017

Columnists

Updates From ENDO 2017: Part 2 In part 2 of their discussion on ENDO 2017, Drs Vega and Anawalt discuss vitamin D use in kids, pyrethroids and puberty onset, and whether levothyroxine can be taken with milk.
Medscape Family Medicine, August 11, 2017
Use of Psych Meds in Medical Students and Residents About 75% of med students and residents use psychoactive drugs. When does use become abuse, and what can we do about it?
Medscape Internal Medicine, October 23, 2017
Leading Science Journalist Carl Zimmer on His Genome Dr Eric Topol speaks with science journalist Carl Zimmer about where he gets his ideas, what his genome looks like, and how he got a tapeworm named after him.
Medscape, October 5, 2017
The Power to Protect: Vaccination Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Diseases CDC reviews the latest vaccine recommendations for adults, including patients with chronic medical conditions.
CDC Expert Commentary, October 2, 2017
Clearing the Patient on Bisphosphonates for Dental Procedures Your patient on a bisphosphonate needs a dental procedure and the dentist won't do it until you clear her. What should you do?
Medscape Internal Medicine, July 28, 2017
Exercise for Depression: A Small Dose Goes a Long Way Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights one of the week's important news stories for primary care.
Medscape Internal Medicine, October 20, 2017

Advisory Board

Site Editorial Director

Laurie Scudder, PNP, DNP

Medscape Editor-in-Chief

Eric J. Topol, MD Director, Scripps Translational Science Institute; Chief Academic Officer, Scripps Health; Professor of Genomics, The Scripps Research Institute; Senior Consultant, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape

Internal Medicine Perspective

Patient Prejudice: When Credentials Aren't Enough In a WebMD/Medscape survey produced with STAT, physicians told us how often they hear biased comments from patients and patients told us what characteristics they look for in a healthcare provider.
Medscape Features Slideshows, October 18, 2017
Palliative Care Is About the Life That's Left, Not the End of Life
Medscape, October 23, 2017
Use of Psych Meds in Medical Students and Residents
Medscape Internal Medicine, October 23, 2017
Back Pain: The Latest in Diagnosis and Management
Medscape Features Slideshows, October 20, 2017

Journal Articles

Decision-Making in Death Investigations
Journal of Clinical Pathology, October 23, 2017
Mandating the Offer of HCV Screening to Those Born 1945-1965
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 20, 2017
Assessing Telephone First Approach to Managing Patient Demand
The BMJ (formerly known as the British Medical Journal), October 20, 2017

Latest Conferences

World Congress of Gastroenterology 2017
October 13-18, 2017; Orlando, Florida
North American Menopause Society (NAMS) 2017 Annual Meeting
October 11-14, 2017; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Health 2.0 Annual Fall Conference 2017
October 1-4, 2017; Santa Clara, California
IDWeek 2017
October 4-8, 2017; San Diego, California

Most Popular Articles

Medscape Editorial Collaborations

Society of Hospital Medicine

All material on this website is protected by copyright, Copyright © 1994-2017 by WebMD LLC. This website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties.

Medscape Video NEW Explore Now