Hospital Medicine Perspective

• Heart Failure Guidelines Update: What the ESC Got Right   Heart failure specialist Dr Ileana Piña discusses what she likes about the 2023 ESC focused update to the heart failure guidelines.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 08, 2023
• Is AF Ablation the Fifth Pillar in Heart Failure Care?   John Mandrola interviews CASTLE-Htx investigators, Christian Sohns, and Philipp Sommer about the role of ablation in patients with AF and end stage heart failure.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 08, 2023
• Is Complete Revascularization Now Compulsory?   Michelle O'Donoghue and interventional cardiologist Sahil Parikh discuss data presented at ESC on benefits for complete revascularization in both STEMI and NSTEMI that also extend to older patients.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 08, 2023
• Blood Test for Severe Preeclampsia Will Save Lives The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a blood test that will predict, with 96% accuracy, whether a pregnant person will develop severe preeclampsia within 2 weeks.
  MDedge, September 08, 2023
• Left-Digit Bias and Other Random Acts of Medicine   A new book reveals how chance can change the course of a person's health, life, and death.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Act Out on Social Media, Peers See It Physicians discuss how they see other doctors posting on social media in ways they may regret, and which platforms have the biggest issues.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Change Makers: Elcin Barker Ergun on Healthcare Renaissance WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, MPH, speaks with Elcin Barker Ergun, CEO of the Menarini Group, in Florence, Italy, about what they believe to be a new renaissance in healthcare.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• Episode 6: RSV in Rural Communities: Lessons From Appalachia   Rates of RSV are rising in rural communities. How are rural healthcare providers responding? Join Drs Forest Arnold and Brittanie West as they discuss.
  Medscape, September 07, 2023
• The Magic of Music Music can transport you to another place, briefly clearing your head from what is going on around you. It is a welcome escape to a virtual beach and tropical drink.
  MDedge, September 06, 2023
• Medscape Hospitalist Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Hospitalists report their successes and failures in building wealth, controlling spending, managing debt and expenses, investing smartly, and maintaining a comfortable lifestyle.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 06, 2023
• Do You P.U.I.? In case you are looking for a place to park your discretionary funds, I have recently learned that nonalcoholic beer is the fastest-growing segment of the beer industry.
  MDedge, September 06, 2023
• The New Normal in Body Temperature   Are humans more cold-blooded than we have always believed? F. Perry Wilson reviews a study of "normal" oral temperatures in adults.
  Medscape, September 06, 2023
• Episode 5: Liver-Directed Therapy for Colorectal Cancer   How do you know if your patient will benefit from liver-directed therapy for colorectal cancer? Join experts Drs Benjamin Schlechter and Ammar Sarwar as they discuss.
  Medscape, September 06, 2023
• Alarming Surge in Liquid Nicotine Toxicity in Kids   Drs Robert Glatter and Ryan Marino discuss the hidden dangers, symptoms, interventions, and urgent need for awareness in this alarming public health issue with nearly 7000 reported incidents.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, September 05, 2023
• When Does a Bicarb Drip Make Sense? An older woman is admitted to the ICU with acidosis, AKI, and ketonuria. Will IV bicarb help or harm?
  Medscape Critical Care, September 01, 2023
• Sep 01 2023 This Week in Cardiology   ESC Wrap-up 1: Obesity, heart failure with preserved EF and reduced EF, AF, frailty, evidence translation, and catheter ablation are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week’s podcast.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 01, 2023
• 'Decapitated' Boy Saved by Surgery Team   Dr F. Perry Wilson spoke with Dr Ohad Einav, the Israeli surgeon who repaired a boy's internal decapitation, the result of being struck by a car when riding his bike in the West Bank.
  Medscape Pediatrics, September 01, 2023
• The Most Important Study From ESC If you treat patients, no trial at ESC is more important, according to John Mandrola, MD. The results of FRAIL-AF demonstrate the value of humility in science and the practice of evidence-based medicine.
  theheart.org on Medscape, September 01, 2023
• Medscape Medical Student Lifestyle Report 2023 Medical students reveal their concerns about job stress, financial worries, and work-life balance, among other issues. They also tell how consistently they feel burned out and what they do about it.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, September 01, 2023
• Metabolic Inflexibility: More Than 'Energy In, Energy Out' How is energy used? Metabolic flexibility is the body's ability to adjust to changes in energy, and it plays an important role in people with diabetes and obesity.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, August 30, 2023