Neurology Perspective

• Cannabis for Psychiatric Disorders? Experts Weigh In   Steve Strakowski, Leslie Hulvershorn, and Christopher Hammond discuss the role of cannabis in psychiatric disorders.
  Medscape Psychiatry, January 08, 2024
• The Microbiome: It's What's Inside That Counts   The microbiome is the constellation of microscopic organisms that call the human body home, and its clinical implications are becoming increasingly clear to physicians.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, January 05, 2024
• Top Studies in Neurology From 2023   Christoph Diener discusses 10 top neurology studies from 2023 covering new drugs for Alzheimer's disease and advances in migraine.
  Medscape Neurology, January 04, 2024
• CPAP Oversells and Underperforms The pressure pushers have been undeterred by evidence, says Dr Holley.
  Medscape Critical Care, December 22, 2023
• This Is Your Brain on Zoom Neurologist Leah Croll reviews a novel brain imaging study showing that virtual interactions don't access the brain's social neural pathways as effectively as live interactions.
  Medscape Neurology, December 21, 2023
• Physician-Owned Hospitals: The Answer for Better Care?   Drs Robert Glatter and Brian Miller discuss the current and renewed interest in physician-owned hospitals.
  Medscape Emergency Medicine, December 21, 2023
• Infographic: Can Doctors Meet Retirement Finances Goals? Physicians revealed how big of a retirement nest egg their families want. Doctors, on average, have met 77% of that goal already, so most of them are confident in funding their retirement.
  Medscape, December 21, 2023
• Mandrola's Top 10 Cardiology Stories of 2023 Obesity drugs, factor XI inhibitors, and procedures such as TAVR, PCI, and TEER are among the top stories of 2023, according to cardiologist John Mandrola, MD.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 20, 2023
• Parkinson's Disease Highlights 2023   Neurologists Kathrin LaFaver and Alberto Espay review the top Parkinson's disease research in 2023, including biomarkers and what the data on GLP-1 receptor agonists may mean for future research.
  Medscape Neurology, December 15, 2023
• Infographic: Female Physicians Close Their Wealth Gap Female physicians' survey answers about their net worth show a gender gap vs male doctors (although it's narrowing) and reveal their saving and borrowing habits.
  Medscape, December 15, 2023
• All In: Two Cancers, One Surgical Team Who's Not Giving Up   Surgeons know not to count on miracles, but sometimes they can happen. Our cameras follow a surgical team as they work together to treat a patient with an uncertain outcome.
  Medscape Oncology, December 14, 2023
• Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2023 Several categories of nurses describe what makes them happiest and unhappiest with their career, how the abuse they experience shapes their views, and other facets of career satisfaction.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 12, 2023
• In General, I'm Happy I'm a general neurologist. I consider myself a jack of all (or at least most) trades in my field and a master of none.
  MDedge, December 12, 2023
• Why Are Prion Diseases on the Rise?   Remember the outbreak of "mad cow disease" in the 1990s? Creutzfeldt-Jakob is increasing again, but this time, we don't know why.
  Medscape, December 11, 2023
• Is Lifelong LDL-C Lowering Within Reach?   Michelle O'Donoghue interviews Verve CEO and cardiologist Sekar Kathiresan about PCSK9 gene editing to lower LDL cholesterol and the findings of the heart-1 study.
  theheart.org on Medscape, December 11, 2023
• Change Makers: Bill Meury on Transformative Medicines Bill Meury, president and CEO of Karuna Therapeutics, speaks with WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte, MD, about the differences in drug development in psychiatry and the importance of innovation.
  Medscape, December 06, 2023
• Medscape Female Physician Wealth & Debt Report 2023 Female physicians discuss their track record in building family net worth and reveal how they feel about their savings, spending, investing, and other aspects of personal finance.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 05, 2023
• Are You Sure Your Patient Is Alive?   Someone knows when a person has died, but a shocking lack of sharing that news is causing problems for clinicians, families, and health systems.
  Medscape, December 04, 2023
• How Low Should You Go? Is Very Low LDL-C Safe? Drs Connie Newman and Seth Martin highlight the evidence supporting the safety of very low LDL-C levels, and how maintaining low levels protects against CV events such as MI and stroke.
  American College of Cardiology & Medscape , December 01, 2023
• Infographic: Doctors Grade Their EHR Systems Physicians reveal how well they think their employer's electronic health record (EHR) systems are or aren't delivering on certain key features.
  Medscape, December 01, 2023
• ESOC 2021
  September 30, 2021