-
Potential Health Risks for Bisphenol-A (BPA): Medicine Matters From Sandra Fryhofer, MD
A new study links BPA to an increased risk for heart disease, diabetes, and liver problems. Dr. Sandy Fryhofer tells us what can be done to lower exposure.
Medscape Internal Medicine, December 2008
-
Should a Patient Exposed to Shingles Receive the Zoster Vaccine?
A man whose wife has shingles requests an immunization to protect him from the disease.
Medscape Pharmacists, November 2008
-
New ASH Diabetes Guidelines, Plus Data on Hypertension Prevalence, Ineffective Drugs, Harmful Drugs, and the Polypill
How can both blood pressure control and hypertension prevalence increase? New guidelines for treating diabetes? Are RAS inhibitors different? Do beta-blockers cause harm? And do polypills really work?
Medscape Cardiology, November 2008
-
Adverse Events of LTBI Therapy & Postthrombotic Syndrome After Acute DVT
This video blog by Dr. Andrew Shorr discusses adverse events of therapy for LTBI and postthrombotic syndrome after acute DVT.
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, November 2008
-
Colon Cancer Screening: An Age to Start and an Age to Stop?
In his next video blog, Dr. Johnson provides commentary on updated guidelines from the US Preventive Services Task Force on screening for colorectal cancer.
Medscape Gastroenterology, November 2008
-
How to Make Screening Mammography Less Uncomfortable
Dr. George Lundberg discusses how to make mammography screening less uncomfortable.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
-
Demanding Highest Standards for New Cancer Diagnostics
New cancer diagnostics, such as a recently marketed test for ovarian cancer, should be held to the same rigorous standards as cancer therapeutics, according to Dr. Maurie Markman's latest video blog.
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 2008
-
Helicobacter pylori: Friend and Foe?
How do we reach across the aisle? Paul Auwaerter, MD, MBA, discusses the tenuous nature of the important relationship with the H pylori pathogen in his video blog.
Medscape Infectious Diseases, November 2008
-
Nurses Journal Scan, September 2008
Summaries focus on sleep apnea in kids, nursing education, military nurses, pulmonary thromboembolism in the elderly, and physician/NP perceptions.
Medscape Nurses, November 2008
-
From ASN 2008: Use of IV Iron in CKD Patients
Jeffrey Berns, MD, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, discusses IV iron and serum ferritin levels after chairing a session on iron management at the 2008 ASN in this video blog.
Medscape Nephrology, November 2008
-
World Diabetes Day 2008
In her latest video blog, Anne Peters, MD, discusses the primary global awareness campaign for the over 250 million patients with diabetes worldwide.
Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 2008
-
Ten-Year Follow-up of the UKPDS Trial: The Blood Pressure Control Arm
In this video commentary Dr Black discusses what hypertensionologists must take away from the 10-year follow-up of UKPDS: what happened in the hypertensive patients after the conclusion of UKPDS?
Medscape Cardiology, November 2008
-
How Can I Provide Accelerated Hepatitis Vaccination for Last Minute Travellers?
Can both hepatitis A and hepatitis B vaccinations be given in an accelerated manner and are they effective when given this way?
Medscape Nurses, November 2008
-
Recent Data on the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: An Expert Interview With Dr. Steven Nathan
Dr. Steven Nathan shares his expert insights into data on pulmonary arterial hypertension from the CHEST 2008 conference.
Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, November 2008
-
Ten-Year Follow-up of the UKPDS Trial: The Glucose Control Arm
In this video commentary Dr. Black discusses the "legacy effect" -- what happened in those patients followed for 10 years after tight glucose control ended with the conclusion of the UKPDS?
Medscape Cardiology, November 2008
-
Ancillary Services for Cardiology
Cardiologists are finding that while the ancillary services can provide good patient care, they vary in profitability, cost, and effort.
Medscape Business of Medicine, November 2008
-
The Delicate Balance Between Hope and Reality
How can clinicians help patients maintain hope, even when further treatments are unlikely to be of benefit? In this video blog, Dr. John Marshall asks when is it time to have the "talk"?
Medscape Hematology-Oncology, November 2008
-
Epilepsy Makes Drowning a Lot More Likely
Dr. George Lundberg discusses how epilepsy can contribute to drowning.
The Medscape Journal of Medicine, November 2008
-
Serum Troponin Levels for Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Dr. Robert Glatter assesses the value of serum troponin levels in patients with confirmed pulmonary embolism.
Medscape Emergency Medicine, November 2008
-
Understanding Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Expert Interview With Doug Zatzick, MD
Doug Zatzick, MD, gives an overview of PTSD, from the epidemiology to the clinical challenges of identifying and treating patients.
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health, November 2008
