Gastroenterology Perspective

• How Low Should You Go? Is Very Low LDL-C Safe? Drs Connie Newman and Seth Martin highlight the evidence supporting the safety of very low LDL-C levels, and how maintaining low levels protects against CV events such as MI and stroke.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , December 01, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Grade Their EHR Systems Physicians reveal how well they think their employer's electronic health record (EHR) systems are or aren't delivering on certain key features.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• Is Fructose to Blame for Obesity? Recent studies have pinned the obesity crisis on fructose. Caroline Apovian, MD, argues that it may be time to ban it.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 01, 2023
• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 2: Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma   This case is about a 67-year-old man with a history of gastroesophageal reflux disease who presented with dyspepsia. The team debates the appropriate surgeries and treatment options.
  Medscape, November 30, 2023
• Gastric Cancer e-Tumor Boards: Case 1: Signet Ring Cell Adenocarcinoma with CDH1 Mutation   This case is about a 24-year-old male who has a history of CDH1 mutation and presents after a fourth surveillance endoscopy with random biopsies of the fundus of the stomach, which showed intramucosal poorly differentiated signet ring cell adenocarcinoma.
  Medscape, November 30, 2023
• Wisdom From a Scottish GP: The Lost Art of Convalescence   The final Medicine and the Machine podcast guest, physician and author Gavin Francis, shares his approach to keeping his occupation rewarding and satisfying.
  Medscape, November 28, 2023
• Can Supplements Prevent Cancer or Cardiovascular Disease? Patients often come to us with questions about vitamin and mineral supplements. Sometimes, they come to us with bags full of the things that they are taking.
  MDedge, November 28, 2023
• Air Filtration Best Intervention Against Respiratory Viruses?   Even mask "supporters" don't like having to wear them, so perhaps we can find a better way to protect us from respiratory viruses.
  Medscape, November 27, 2023
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for RNs and NPs From pampering their hard-working hands and feet to personalizing their work essentials, find the perfect present for your favorite nurse.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 22, 2023
• Highlights in Obesity From ACG 2023   Highlights in obesity from ACG 2023 include a meta-analysis on weight loss efficacy of different GLP-1 RAs, and data comparing medical vs surgical treatment of weight regain after gastrectomy.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Infographic: Careers That Tempt Doctors to Leave Medicine Physicians who are thinking about leaving the practice of medicine reveal which nonclinical career options most interest them.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Treating Sarcopenia Requires a Muscular Approach Decreased muscle mass is a key harbinger of adverse health outcomes. Here, experts share their advice for combating it.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 14, 2023
• Breastfeeding and Colorectal Cancer We must accept that in a few situations, even with help from caring and enlightened healthcare providers and family members, breastfeeding doesn't work as well as we would have hoped.
  MDedge, November 14, 2023
• The Future of Medicine Is RNA   Short interfering RNA drugs could be the next big game changers in pharmacotherapeutics.
  Medscape, November 13, 2023
• Is It Time for Cardiologists to Treat Obesity?   Cardiologists Michelle O'Donoghue and Nicholas Marston discuss the "game changer" trial at AHA showing that GLP-1 agonist semaglutide reduced CV events in patients with ASCVD and overweight/obesity.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 13, 2023
• Artificial Womb Brings Tough Choices, But Who Tests It?   The artificial womb that is being developed could potentially save very premature infants, but testing it raises many issues.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 13, 2023
• AI Is Here. Is Your Practice Ready?   In this live panel, Dr Eric Topol, Dr Arjun Manrai, and Dr Ted A. James give their perspectives on AI's capabilities in diagnosis, treatment, precision medicine, and more.
  Medscape, November 10, 2023
• Can't-Miss Highlights From ACG 2023: Part 2   Dr David Johnson wraps up his overview on this year's conference with the latest on multitarget stool tests, RSV vaccines in IBD, and other novel findings.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 10, 2023
• Can't-Miss Highlights From ACG 2023: Part 1   Dr David Johnson comments on new data around eosinophilic esophagitis, behavioral therapies for IBS, and two new drugs on the fast track for approval.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 10, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Describe a Future With AI Physicians offer their general attitude about artificial intelligence (AI) in medical workplaces, plus opinions on AI's role in diagnosis and treatment decisions and whether it will be a time-saver.
  November 09, 2023