Dermatology Perspective

• Is Metabolically Healthy Obesity an 'Illusion'? Caroline Messer, MD, explains that helping patients with obesity lose weight will help them achieve true metabolic health.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, November 21, 2023
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• Treating Refractory Rheumatoid Arthritis   The challenges of defining and treating refractory rheumatoid arthritis are discussed by Dr Philip Mease of Providence Swedish Medical Center and Dr Jon Giles of Columbia University Medical Center.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• Topical Treatment for Atopic Dermatitis Professor Peter A. Lio reviews atopic dermatitis topical therapies for Medscape.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• Keeping It Simple: Treatment Choices for Atopic Dermatitis   Experts discuss effective nonsteroidal and alternative topicals for mild atopic dermatitis and the expanding range of systemic therapies, including JAK inhibitors, for patients with severe AD.
  Medscape, November 16, 2023
• Infographic: Careers That Tempt Doctors to Leave Medicine Physicians who are thinking about leaving the practice of medicine reveal which nonclinical career options most interest them.
  Medscape, November 15, 2023
• The Future of Medicine Is RNA   Short interfering RNA drugs could be the next big game changers in pharmacotherapeutics.
  Medscape, November 13, 2023
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• Artificial Womb Brings Tough Choices, But Who Tests It?   The artificial womb that is being developed could potentially save very premature infants, but testing it raises many issues.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 13, 2023
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• AI Is Here. Is Your Practice Ready?   In this live panel, Dr Eric Topol, Dr Arjun Manrai, and Dr Ted A. James give their perspectives on AI's capabilities in diagnosis, treatment, precision medicine, and more.
  Medscape, November 10, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Describe a Future With AI Physicians offer their general attitude about artificial intelligence (AI) in medical workplaces, plus opinions on AI's role in diagnosis and treatment decisions and whether it will be a time-saver.
  November 09, 2023
• Medscape Canada Doctors as Patients Report 2023 When ill, Canadian doctors are apt to question their treatment but also gain greater understanding of their patients.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, November 08, 2023
• Even One Night in the ED Raises Risk for Death   Evidence suggests that spending a night boarding in the ED increases mortality. So why do we continue this practice? Dr F. Perry Wilson comments.
  Medscape, November 06, 2023
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• Cryopreservation: 'Crackpot Science' but Still Promoted   Bioethicist Art Caplan discusses the lack of evidence behind cryopreservation and feels it should be discouraged.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, November 06, 2023
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• Infographic: The Frequency and Costs of Malpractice Lawsuits Physicians in different specialties discuss how often they've been defendants in medical malpractice lawsuits as well as their costs for malpractice insurance and whether premiums are reasonable.
  Medscape, November 03, 2023
• Infographic: Female Doctors Get Good News on Pay Front Female physicians report gains in salaries and incentive bonuses, helping to close a gender pay gap with male colleagues. Still, 52% of female doctors felt underpaid.
  Medscape, November 01, 2023
• His Rare Disease's Cure Was Sitting on the Pharmacy Shelf   He's alive thanks to a repurposed drug. Now his dream is to find cures for millions of people from among drugs we already have.
  Medscape, October 31, 2023
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• After the NFL: Brain Changes in Living Football Players   Although CTE in football players isn't new, the finding of biomarkers of brain damage in living ex-players could bring about the ultimate goal: treatment.
  Medscape, October 30, 2023
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• Marijuana: We Must Still Warn Users of Risks   Art Caplan discusses the changing federal policies on marijuana.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, October 30, 2023
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• Infographic: The Good and Bad of Medical Residency Medical residents discuss their professional and personal stresses and how they try to maintain a healthy personal life.
  Medscape, October 25, 2023
• Melanoma Updates From ASCO 2023: PD-1 and LAG-3   Jeffrey S. Weber, MD, PhD, discusses updates related to melanoma practice and care from ASCO 2023.
  Medscape Oncology, October 24, 2023
• This Drug Works, but Wait Till You Hear What's in It   Traditional Chinese medicine is subjected to a rigorous trial and comes out on top. But would you prescribe a drug if you didn't know how it worked?
  Medscape, October 24, 2023
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