Perspectives

• Infographic: How Nurses Would Choose With a Career Do-Over In a survey, around 7 in 10 nurses said they would choose nursing again at the start of a career. But among those with regrets, only 4 in 10 would stay in nursing even if they worked fewer hours.
  Medscape, December 19, 2023
• Should BP Guidelines Be Sex-Specific?   New data show that the risk for CVD death among women increases at lower systolic blood pressures than it does among men.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, December 18, 2023
• Primary Care, Meet Lifestyle Medicine   Dr Kenny Lin speaks with Dr Alka Gupta about implementing lifestyle medicine into primary care practice, including billable shared medical appointments to help patients navigate lifestyle changes.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 18, 2023
• Dec 15 2023 This Week in Cardiology   FDA approves PFA, breakthrough in PAH, residual leaks after percutaneous LAAO, OAC in low-intermediate risk people are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 15, 2023
• Treating Obesity: Confronting a New Normal: Mind Control   Specialists in obesity medicine explain how a growing class of therapies is helping patients achieve weight reduction, explaining efficacy and side effects.
  Medscape TV, December 15, 2023
• Parkinson's Disease Highlights 2023   Neurologists Kathrin LaFaver and Alberto Espay review the top Parkinson's disease research in 2023, including biomarkers and what the data on GLP-1 receptor agonists may mean for future research.
  Medscape Neurology, December 15, 2023
• Top 10 Fictional Docs on Streaming TV Both tried-and-true and out-of-the-ordinary holiday gift ideas are offered to those seeking a great present for a physician.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 15, 2023
• The Top Cardiology Trials of 2023   For this year's review, Bob Harrington and Mike Gibson revisit the major cardiology conferences -- from ACC in New Orleans to AHA in Philly.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 15, 2023
• ASH 2023: Key Insights on Advances in DLBCL   Dr Suchitra Sundaram highlights some of the practice-changing data presented at ASH 2023.
  Medscape, December 15, 2023
• Better With Age: Improving Breast Cancer Care in Older Adults: Against the Bias   Oncologists discuss how ageism and underrepresentation in clinical trials affect outcomes of older breast cancer patients — and what steps can cut the bias.
  Medscape TV, December 15, 2023
• Life After Cancer: A New Outlook on Survivorship: Health and Mental Health   Experts discuss tools and techniques used by patients and practitioners to better identify and address the psychosocial issues that cancer survivors often face.
  Medscape TV, December 15, 2023
• Cysteamine and Melasma Cysteamine is a natural agent that has recently garnered attention primarily for one indication: melasma.
  MDedge, December 15, 2023
• Erectile Dysfunction Rx: Give It a Shot   Dr Rachel Rubin shares her erectile dysfunction toolbox, revealing the wide array of treatments available for this common problem.
  Medscape Urology, December 15, 2023
• All In: Two Cancers, One Surgical Team Who's Not Giving Up   Surgeons know not to count on miracles, but sometimes they can happen. Our cameras follow a surgical team as they work together to treat a patient with an uncertain outcome.
  Medscape Oncology, December 14, 2023
• Medscape Physicians Eye Retirement: 2023 Report Physicians of various ages reveal their financial goals for retirement and the personal and professional lifestyles they want to lead after practicing medicine.
  Medscape News Slideshows, December 14, 2023
• SABCS 2023: Highlights in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer   Tarah J. Ballinger, MD, provides her biggest takeaways from SABCS 2023 in HR+/HER2- breast cancer.
  Medscape, December 13, 2023
• How to Prescribe Zepbound Recently approved tirzepatide joins semaglutide as an option for patients with obesity. Beverly Tchang, MD, offers her recommendations based on her experience for prescribing.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 12, 2023
• Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2023 Several categories of nurses describe what makes them happiest and unhappiest with their career, how the abuse they experience shapes their views, and other facets of career satisfaction.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 12, 2023
• In General, I'm Happy I'm a general neurologist. I consider myself a jack of all (or at least most) trades in my field and a master of none.
  MDedge, December 12, 2023
• Why Are Prion Diseases on the Rise?   Remember the outbreak of "mad cow disease" in the 1990s? Creutzfeldt-Jakob is increasing again, but this time, we don't know why.
  Medscape, December 11, 2023