Science and Technology Perspective

• Huntington Disease: 5 Things to Know These five things to know about diagnosis, quality of life, and management in Huntington disease are crucial for effective care of patients with this devastating neurodegenerative condition.
  Medscape Neurology, April 26, 2024
• Apr 26 2024 This Week in Cardiology   A listener defends colored boxes in guidelines; mysteries of non-culprit coronary lesions during PCI, and of AF ablation; and surrogate markers are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 26, 2024
• Essential Tremor: Evolving Innovations in Treatment   International neuroscientists and surgeons discuss the evolution of interventions for essential tremor, from frame-based surgery to modern modalities like MRI-guided focused ultrasound.
  Medscape TV, April 25, 2024
• Don't Miss the Dx: Woman Has Unintended Weight Loss, Fatigue Are you familiar with the presentation, workup, treatment, and monitoring of CML? Dr Adam Braun provides a brief guide.
  Medscape Oncology, April 25, 2024
• ESMO Recap: Adjuvant Vs. Neoadjuvant Therapy in Melanoma Dr Jeffrey Weber discusses adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy in melanoma.
  Medscape Oncology, April 25, 2024
• Neoadjuvant Bests Adjuvant Therapy in Lung Cancer   Dr Mark Kris discusses neoadjuvant therapy for patients with lung cancer.
  Medscape Oncology, April 24, 2024
• Opportunistic AI for Medical Scans A remarkable wealth of data are being missed.
  Medscape, April 23, 2024
• Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML): 5 Things to Know Advanced and emerging therapies in CML offer significantly improved survival. These five things to know will help elucidate potential pitfalls and pearls to successful management.
  Medscape Oncology, April 23, 2024
• AI in Cancer Care: Use, Understanding, and Responsibility   Dr Maurie Markman discusses the evolving world of artificial intelligence as it affects cancer care.
  Medscape Oncology, April 23, 2024
• Can a Smart Sock Predict Diabetic Foot Problems Earlier? Diabetes affects patients' gait, increasing the risk for severe foot complications. Can a smart sock help detect unhealthy walking styles earlier?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 23, 2024
• GLP-1 RAs: Which Drug for Which Patient?   Obesity specialist Dr Holly Lofton reveals how she chooses the right GLP-1 for each patient, and the importance of staying on label.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 22, 2024
• How to Make the Most of Your Patient's Holter Monitor An electrophysiologist shares eight tips for making the best use of the data that this device provides.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 22, 2024
• Apr 19 2024 This Week in Cardiology   ACC Part 2: The TACT2 trial of chelation, inter-atrial shunts for HF, and triglyceride lowering; plus diltiazem and Factor Xa anticoagulants are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 19, 2024
• Deciding When to Use Immunosuppression for IgA Nephropathy   Dr Andrew Bomback of Columbia University discusses the most common question he gets about treating IgA nephropathy: when to treat with immunosuppressants.
  Medscape Nephrology, April 18, 2024
• ESMO : Breakthroughs in Melanoma Treatment Regimens   Dr Jeffrey Weber discusses recent abstracts focused on melanoma, as presented at ESMO.
  Medscape Oncology, April 18, 2024
• How Can Doctors Best Assess Worsening Dengue Cases? It is important to inform patients about warning signs such as abdominal pain, repeated vomiting, decreased urine output, or dizziness when standing, says an epidemiologist.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, April 18, 2024
• S2 Episode 5: Pulmonary Hypertension: Essential Insights for Cardiologists   Drs Michelle Kittleson and Ronald Oudiz dive into everything cardiologists need to know about the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary hypertension.
  Medscape, April 18, 2024
• Don't Miss the Dx: PIK3CA-Related Overgrowth Spectrum (PROS) Learn more with this brief guide to the presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of this rare genetic disorder.
  Medscape, April 17, 2024
• Correlation Is Not Causation, Wink, Is Not Good Enough   Cardiology researchers Bob Harrington and Bobby Yeh discuss how to do better observational research and the controversial notion of making causal inferences from such data.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 17, 2024
• ACC 2024 Chelation Therapy and CV Risk: Why TACT2 Showed No Benefit   Tricia Ward interviews Gervasio Lamas TACT2, a trial of chelation therapy to lower CV risk presented at the 2024 ACC Scientific Sessions, and why its findings differed from those of TACT.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 16, 2024
• 'Difficult Patient': Stigmatizing Words and Medical Error   In a hospital study, the use of certain words and language patterns in the medical record was linked with diagnostic errors. Dr F Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, April 15, 2024
• A Shot in the Arm for Uncontrolled Hypertension   Cardiologists Michelle O'Donoghue and Akshay Desai discuss the results of KARDIA-2 on the siRNA drug zilebesiran in patients with uncontrolled hypertension and the potential role of renal denervation.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 15, 2024
• ACC 2024: Insights on Advancements in Lipid Management   Dr Erin D. Michos highlights five trials presented at ACC that offer exciting advancements in lipid science.
  Medscape, April 12, 2024
• Will AI Clinical Notes Benefit Your Practice? Artificial intelligence expert Arturo Loaiza-Bonilla, MD, discusses the benefits of AI-based clinical notes.
  Medscape Oncology, April 12, 2024
• EMPACT-MI: Another SGLT2 Inhibitor Miss Post-MI Empagliflozin added to standard care did not improve outcomes in post-MI patients at risk for heart failure. John Mandrola, MD, sees the diminishing returns for add-on drugs as positive for patients.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 12, 2024
• ACC 2024 Semaglutide Benefits in HFpEF Step Beyond Weight Loss   Drs Piña and Kosiborod discuss semaglutide in obesity-related HF with and without diabetes. Both STEP HFpEF trials show similar HF benefits despite less weight loss in patients with diabetes.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 12, 2024
• Reduce Sitting Time to Lower Blood Pressure   Dr JoAnn Manson comments on the significance of a randomized trial showing the benefits of reduced sitting time in older adults.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 11, 2024
• ACC 2024 Preventive Coronary Stents: Not There Yet The PREVENT trial on stenting stable plaques deemed vulnerable by imaging criteria suggests a benefit over medical therapy alone. John Mandrola, MD, finds it provocative but not yet ready to act on.
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 11, 2024
• Is Your EMS System Leading the Way in Emergency Care?   Join Drs Glatter and Pepe as they explore the intricacies of EMS care, revealing disparities and providing insights and solutions alongside Dr Weston.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, April 10, 2024
• An Escalation of Dengue in Brazil A perfect storm of epidemiologic factors is exacerbating the spread of dengue in Brazil and throughout the world.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, April 10, 2024
• Simplifying Psoriasis Regimens: Nonsteroidal Topical Options   Dr Linda Stein Gold discusses the changing paradigm for the topical treatment of psoriasis.
  Medscape Dermatology, April 09, 2024
• DIY: Seborrheic Keratosis Eradication The national cost of SK removal for cosmetic reasons is staggering, but does it have to be this way?
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 09, 2024
• Managing Obesity: More Than GLP-1s or Bust   Obesity expert Dr Holly Lofton reviews three alternatives to GLP-1s to help patients drop excess weight.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, April 09, 2024
• ACC 2024 Beta-Blockers Post-MI Past Their Expiration Date: REDUCE-AMI REDUCE-AMI showed no benefit for routine beta-blockers post–MI in patients with normal ejection fraction. John Mandrola, MD, asks: Does evidence-based medicine need expiration dates?
  theheart.org on Medscape, April 08, 2024
• Using AI to Transform Diabetic Foot and Limb Preservation Somewhere in the world, a diabetic foot ulcer occurs every second and a limb is amputated every 20 seconds. A "foot selfie" and other automated detection technologies may help.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 08, 2024
• Grappling With AI and Health Misinformation Although artificial intelligence can improve diagnosis, its tendency to "hallucinate" must be recognized and addressed.
  Medscape Family Medicine, April 04, 2024
• Practicing Medicine in Canada's Far North Andrea Prince, MD, reflects on her years of medical practice in the remote town of Nunavik.
  Medscape, March 15, 2024
• Challenges and Rewards of Life as a German Prison Doctor From addiction to infectious diseases, delve into the unique life of doctors working in Germany's prison system.
  Medscape News UK, March 01, 2024
• Supercharge Your Medical Practice With ChatGPT An expert on artificial intelligence in oncology describes why, and how, to integrate ChatGPT into your clinical practice.
  Medscape Oncology, December 13, 2023