Neurology Perspective

 
 
  • Skills Lab: Assessing the Introduction and Methods Sections   Dr Bishal Gyawali discusses tips for reading a phase 3 clinical trial publication, focusing on the introduction and methods sections.
  • 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.
  • How Do You Feel: Should Docs Disclose Their Mental Health?   Drs Andrew Wilner and Jessica Gold discuss her book on mental health among healthcare professionals and the role of a chief wellness officer.
  • 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.
  • Benefits of Playing Drums: Physical, Mental, and Social   Professor David Kerr discusses the benefits of drumming.
  • 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.
  • DLBCL Highlights From ASH 2024   Dr John Leonard shares key updates on DLBCL at ASH 2024, including long-term POLARIX trial data, ctDNA insights, and real-world results for polatuzumab, liso-cel, and bispecifics after CAR-T failure.
  • Dispelling the Concussion Dogma   The Curbsiders consult a concussion expert to find out how to best promote recovery after head injury.
  • 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.
  • “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.
  • The Reason Taxi Drivers Are Protected From Alzheimer’s   And for the rest of us, what can we learn from the unique skill of a cabbie that confers this benefit? Dr F Perry Wilson reveals the secret in this week’s Impact Factor.
  • Navigating Challenges in Brain Metastasis Screening in MBC Dr Michelle Melisko discusses the challenging aspects involved in decision-making around screening for brain metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer.
  • Dec 13 2024 This Week in Cardiology   US doc's pay, the ticagrelor controversy and new RCTs, clopidogrel beats ASA, holding antiplatelets for non-cardiac surgery, and Prof Cleland and ASA dogma are the topics John Mandrola, MD, covers this week.
  • AHA 2024 Drugs to Target Lp(a): What’s Coming   Cardiologists Michelle O’Donoghue and Stephen Nicholls discuss the status of drugs in development that target lipoprotein (a) including recent data from the American Heart Association meeting.
  • Good and Bad: Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2024 Most nurses say they are happy with their career choice and would make it again. They also list their biggest job rewards and headaches, and recount experiences with abuse.
  • Mandrola’s Top 10 Stories in 2024 Cardiologist John Mandrola reviews his top 10 stories in 2024 covering beta-blockers, GLP-1s, finerenone, Impella, pulsed field ablation, tricuspid intervention, and a potential renaming of STEMI.
  • Medscape Female Physician Career Tracks Report 2024 From mentorship to leadership, female physicians navigate unique challenges as they build thriving medical careers.
  • UK Doctors Sexual Harassment Report 2024 Doctors reported numerous types of harassment or assault, such as undesired texts/emails from coworkers, comments about their body, unwanted physical contact, sexual propositions, and rape.
  • Freezing the Pain: A New Way to Treat Rib Fractures   Drs Robert Glatter, Sergey Motov, and Gary Schwartz discuss a novel way to treat pain related to conditions such as rib fractures and burns, and the implications for patients and healthcare systems.
  • Medscape Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2024 From wealth-building to the challenges of managing debt, women physicians often play catchup on their net worth compared with male colleagues.