Emergency Medicine Perspective

• Can GLP-1s Reduce Alzheimer’s Disease Risk? Caroline Messer, MD, shares how she prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist to a patient as possible low-risk prophylaxis against Alzheimer’s disease.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, January 08, 2025
• Sports Injuries of the Hip in Primary Care   Bursitis or tendinopathy? FABER or FADIR? The Curbsiders share tips from an expert on how to assess and manage sport-related hip pain.
  The Curbsiders, January 07, 2025
• Making Sense of Mixed Messages on Drinking   Medscape’s Neha Pathak, MD, and George Koob, PhD, Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, break down the latest guidance on alcohol intake.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 07, 2025
• History Repeats? Lead Pollution and the Roman Economy   A story hidden in the icy layers of the Arctic may have lessons for cognitive health in the modern era.
  Medscape, January 07, 2025
• HBP: What Happened in the 1930s Should Stay There   Christopher Labos, MD CM, MSc, makes sense of nearly 100 years of blood pressure recommendations.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 03, 2025
• Three-Year Medical School Can Work: Ethicist   Ethicist Art Caplan discusses the benefits of a 3-year medical school curriculum.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, January 03, 2025
• Direct Neurology Practice: Cutting Out the Insurance Middleman   Kathrin LaFaver speaks with fellow neurologists Jill Farmer and Jennifer Werely about setting up a direct care practice and what the pros and cons are for patients and practitioners.
  Medscape Neurology, January 02, 2025
• Benefits of Playing Drums: Physical, Mental, and Social   Professor David Kerr discusses the benefits of drumming.
  Medscape Oncology, January 02, 2025
• Medscape 2050: The Future of Medicine As Medscape marks its 30th anniversary, we are collaborating with physicians, scientists, and futurists to envision the future of medicine in the year 2050.
  Medscape, January 01, 2025
• Novel Insights in Thrombotic Disorders From ASH 2024   Rilzabrutinib and eltrombopag in immune thrombocytopenia, and the place of oral direct anticoagulation in venous thromboembolism, are among the novel insights in thrombotic disorders from ASH 2024.
  Medscape, December 30, 2024
• UK’s Assisted Dying Legislation: Balancing Pros and Cons   Prof David Kerr discusses a bill to support assisted dying in the United Kingdom.
  Medscape Oncology, December 27, 2024
• Is Supplemental Oxygen Worth the Cost? Oxygen therapy saves lives, but does it improve quality of life? Dr Holley explores the balance of benefits, burdens, and cost in modern oxygen prescribing.
  Medscape Critical Care, December 24, 2024
• Preventing DKA in Patients With T1D on SGLT2 Inhibitors   Dr Anne Peters discusses how to safely prescribe SGLT2 inhibitors in patients with type 1 diabetes to prevent diabetic ketoacidosis.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, December 23, 2024
• Dispelling the Concussion Dogma   The Curbsiders consult a concussion expert to find out how to best promote recovery after head injury.
  The Curbsiders, December 23, 2024
• Diener’s Top 12 Neurology Stories in 2024   Prof Christoph Diener picks his top neurology publications in 2024 covering Alzheimer’s, stroke, Parkinson’s, migraine, glioblastoma, long COVID, and the GLP-1 drugs.
  Medscape Neurology, December 20, 2024
• What Role Can GLP-1s Play in Treating MASLD/MASH? Dr Nancy Reau speaks with hepatologist Dr Sujit Janardhan about the “groundswell of excitement” surrounding GLP-1s in this indication.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, December 19, 2024
• “I Had No Words”: The Patient Gifts Doctors Never Forget   These doctors were surprised and moved by very personal gifts given to them by grateful patients. Enjoy some good vibes this holiday season.
  Medscape, December 19, 2024
• Episode 8: Triglycerides, HDL, and Cardiorenal Metabolic Syndrome   Join Drs Nihar Desai and Pam Taub as they discuss the nuances involved in understanding and managing triglycerides and HDL for cardiorenal metabolic syndrome.
  Medscape, December 19, 2024
• Why Insurers Keep Denying Claims (And What to Do)   Hospitalist Alok Patel discusses insurance claim denials, impacts on patient care, and what can be done.
  Medscape Hospital Medicine, December 18, 2024
• Alpha-Gal Syndrome: 5 Things to Know A tick bite — primarily a long star tick — can cause an allergy to red meat and other products containing alpha-gal.
  CDC Expert Commentary, December 18, 2024