By Nathaniel Siev, MD
Peer Reviewed
With medicine advancing at such a rapid pace, it is crucial for physicians to keep up with the medical literature. This can quickly become an overwhelming endeavor given the sheer quantity and breadth of literature released on a daily basis.…
By Kurtis Carlock, MD
Peer Reviewed
Obesity is a problem that affects over one-third of adults in the US and increases the risk of numerous health problems in these individuals.[1] The question of how best to combat obesity is a problem that has interested physicians and scientists since it was first recognized as a major health issue decades ago.…
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By Kate Lawerence MD, Marty Fried MD, Irene Swanenberg MD, Shreya P. Trivedi MD || Illustration by Caroline Srisarajivakul-Klein MD || Audio Editing by Harit Shah. Quiz yourself on the 5 Pearls we will be covering:
By Ofer Fass, MD
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Pantoprazole in Patients at Risk for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the ICU (NEJM) (1)
Critically ill patients in the ICU are typically given proton pump inhibitors (PPI) for stress ulcer prophylaxis. However, the risks and benefits of this practice are not entirely clear.…
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By John Hwang MD, Cindy Fang MD, Neil Shapiro MD, Marty Fried MD || Illustration by Michael Shen MD || Audio Editing by Richard Chen ||
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By Sean Kelly, MD
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Recent news has brought stories of new technology promising to change the way we monitor for atrial fibrillation, one of the world’s most common and most dangerous heart arrhythmias. The newest version of the Apple Watch includes an electrical heart sensor equivalent to a single lead EKG that can detect certain irregular heart beats and wirelessly transmit the data as an alert [1].…
By Jacob Teperman, MD
Peer Reviewed
This month, James P Allison and Tasuku Honjo shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine for their contributions to the oncology world with their developments in immune checkpoint therapies. Allison discovered CTLA-4 while Honjo was the first to work with PD-1.…
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By John Hwang MD, Cindy Fang MD, Neil Shapiro MD, Marty Fried MD || Illustration by Michael Shen MD || Audio Editing by Richard Chen || Submit your diagnosis or differential for this episode’s case at HumanDx.org (free registration required): http://hdx.org/2VP !…