Pain Management Features

• 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
• 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
• Parenting the Addicted: Scenes From a Substance Abuse Clinic Parenting an adult child with a substance abuse problem often involves making painful choices that look senseless — or worse — to an outsider.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 04, 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
• Diagnosing Cardiac Amyloidosis: 5 Things to Know Dr Taylor Lebeis highlights the key aspects of a diagnostic workup for cardiac amyloidosis.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , November 20, 2023
• Suicide Prevention and the Pediatrician According to the CDC, the rate of suicide deaths has climbed from 4.4 per 100,000 American 12- to 17-year-old in 2011 to 6.5 per 100,000 in 2021, an increase of almost 50%.
  MDedge, November 17, 2023
• Improving Shared Decision-Making in HER2-Low Breast Cancer   A breast cancer specialist and a patient with metastatic HER2-low disease share perspectives on optimizing doctor-patient communication at key changes in treatment, such as starting hormonal therapy.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• PCI, the Antianginal 'Pill': ORBITA-2 in Detail   Michelle O'Donoghue interviews the sham PCI controlled trial investigators on the role of stents in the management of stable angina in light of both ORIBTA studies.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 15, 2023
• Laissez-Faire Attitude Toward Infectious Diseases? This doc read some articles recently that raised his concern about the attitude toward treatment and prevention of infectious diseases, and lack of understanding of why we treat our patients.
  MDedge, November 14, 2023
• Helping Patients Stay Safe From Respiratory Viruses CDC's Demetre Daskalakis, MD, MPH, discusses how to prepare for the 2023-2024 fall and winter virus season.
  CDC Expert Commentary, November 14, 2023
• Pain Control: Tips for Managing Patient Expectations   Drs Neha Pathak and Daniel Clauw on how to manage patient expectations when it comes to pain control.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, November 13, 2023
• Maternal Perinatal Mortality: A Pediatric Issue Dr Barbara Howard "recently become aware of new data that changes my ideas about what we pediatricians need to be doing as part of our care for children and their families."
  MDedge, November 13, 2023
• 20 Best Holiday Gift Ideas for Doctors 2023 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, November 09, 2023
• What Not to Prescribe to Older Adults and What to Use Instead   What's in? What's out? In the latest list of potentially inappropriate drugs, the Beers guidance emphasizes clinical judgment.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 08, 2023
• The Steep Costs of Disrupting Gut-Barrier Harmony A conversation between Dr Akash Goel and integrative gastroenterologist Dr Elena Ivanina on new data linking inadequate gut health with various diseases.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 07, 2023
• Illustrating the Progression of Thyroid Eye Disease   Thyroid Eye Disease often causes quality-of-life changes for patients. Endocrinologist Malini Gupta, MD, demonstrates the structural changes of thyroid eye disease in this series of images.
  American Thyroid Association, November 06, 2023
• We Can Do a Lot About OUD in Primary Care Impersonal paper and pencil screening is not the answer, argues Dr Kenny Lin. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't do anything at all about opioid use disorder. Asking about drug use is being a good doctor.
  Medscape Family Medicine, November 03, 2023
• ECG Challenge: C diff Infection With Irregular Pulse While being treated for a C diff infection, a patient with COPD is found to have an irregular pulse. What does his ECG show?
  Medscape Cardiology, November 02, 2023
• Mind-Body Therapy Proves Its Worth in Functional GI Disease Dr David Johnson provides insight on the use of various mindfulness approaches for IBS and functional dyspepsia.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 01, 2023
• Managing Dyslipidemia in 50-Year-Old Man With Hypothyroidism A 50-year-old man with primary hypothyroidism is referred by his primary care physician to a cardiologist for evaluation of high low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. How would you manage his case?
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , October 31, 2023