Experts attending and presenting at The Metabolic Institute of America (TMIOA) 5th Annual Heart in Diabetes meeting in New York, NY, this month. The question asked to our experts was: "What is still needed to improve the collaboration between heart disease and diabetes specialists?"
A panel of experts answers the question: What is behind the sharp, season atypical cases of respiratory disease, particularly RSV?
A panel of experts joined Behind the Science to discuss the most compelling, exciting, and practice changing data that read out from the 2021 ESMO Congress in September.
Although disparities in health care were already well known and researched, the COVID-19 pandemic really highlighted the impact disparities have. At The American Journal of Managed Care’s Patient-Centered Oncology Care conference, speakers explained some actionable steps that can be taken to address disparities in the short term.
Four Oncology Nurse Champions answer what excellence in oncology care means to them and offer advice for other nurses in the field.
The epidemic of chronic obesity in the US is driving increases in a wide range of other dangerous and deadly chronic illnesses. Prevention and management of overweight and obesity are rightly the concern of primary care but there are myriad challenges for both patients and physicians to arresting or reversing the process of unhealthy weight gain. There now are several physiologic that act on the physiologic underpinnings of obesity and may significantly enhance the success of patients’ efforts at behavioral change (eg, diet and physical activity).
The editors at CancerNetwork® met with some thought leaders in the field of oncology to discuss their research and how these findings have the potential to impact the standard of care going forward. During some of these discussions, we checked in to see how the lasting effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have led to adjustments at oncology clinics and what new standard are likely here to stay as a result.
Three experts in the care of neurologic disease offer a look into the motivations behind some of their most recent explorations into the trends in this patient population, ranging from evaluations of disparities in care, smoking cessation rates among patients, and the risk factors for ischemic stroke.
Experts in the field of myeloproliferative neoplasms discusses the symptoms associated with myelofibrosis, as well as best practices for managing them.
On this episode of Behind the Science, we ask 4 clinicians this question: What innovation or area of research is going to have the biggest impact on dentistry in the next 10 years?
A pharmacist’s role in combating health inequity requires cultural humility, the lifelong practice of self-inquiry into one’s own cultural biases and sensitivities to cultural issues in the lives of patients. In this series, pharmacists are asked to reflect on their own journeys of practicing cultural humility, and how their own cultural backgrounds influence their practice.
Experts discuss recent abortion legislation, such as in New Hampshire and Texas SB8.
Despite years of advancements in the field of cancer research, oncologists agree there are many changes to be made to optimize patient experience and recovery. From reduced financial toxicity to increased clinical trial participation, oncologists shared their insights on what sort of changes they’d like to see for patients and research in the years to come.
Healthcare professionals were asked: Why has Medicare Advantage enrollment increased over the last two decades and has that been a good thing for American healthcare?
A group of experts are asked: how has COVID-19 changed the treatment landscape for treating patients with rheumatic diseases?
A group of experts answers the question: What populations are affected by a fully approved COVID-19 vaccine?
At the 2021 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference, a number of experts in the care of individuals with Alzheimer disease and researchers in the field of dementia sat down with NeurologyLive to offer their insight on this year’s meeting, their main takeaways, and what they were most excited about.
C. difficile treatments including first lines of therapies, treatment guidelines, and emerging treatments like fecal microbiota transplants or FMT are aiding clinicians and their patients and creating some optimism for everyone. There is, however, a lack of diagnostics and still concerns about prescribing patterns for antibiotics which can lead to this healthcare associated infection. Looking at C diff from a big picture perspective, here is what the medical community sees as positive trends and what challenges remain.
“Why don't we hear about the opioid crisis in America anymore? Did it go away during COVID?" Mental health professionals agree: the opioid crisis needs to be a priority.
What is a pharmacist’s role in addressing climate change and global health equity? In this series, pharmacy education professionals discuss the role of the pharmacist in addressing climate change and environmental factors, as well as what educational institutions can do to prepare their students for environmental stewardship.
Five experts in gastroenterology and infectious disease discuss what they think the future is for fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in treating recurrent C. difficile infection, which is linked with high mortality. The availability of FMT has been limited since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and more standardized preparations are being explored.
Targeted Oncology interviews seven oncologists who treat gastrointestinal cancers to get background ongoing studies that they’re involved with and insight about what’s needed for the future.
Five experts join Behind the Science to answer the question: how do you think COVID-19 should change the way hospitals implement their infection prevention programs and what should change about those programs?
In the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, communication with outside individuals was scarce and oftentimes hard to facilitate. As people were spending more time looking at themselves while on Zoom, this gave rise to another issue -- Zoom dysmorphia. Over the course of the pandemic, more and more dermatologists and aesthetic providers were seeing an increase in patients wishing to change their appearance through both invasive and noninvasive cosmetic procedures. In this episode of Behind the Science, a group of aesthetic providers give their perspective on Zoom dysmorphia and how it has affected both their patients and their practice.
Social media has changed the way we communicate, including in the oncology community. Here, oncologists detail how they’ve used social media to share and consume information, research, and new studies.
Keeping up with the latest pandemic-related trends can be a real challenge in today’s fast-paced healthcare space. In this segment, four medical experts will be discussing what they see as notable pharmacy and drug-related trends ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mentors positively affect people’s lives in many ways, including passing on knowledge and wisdom. In this video, 6 doctors share the best piece they have received from a mentor.
With the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating emotional strain as well as time away from home for many in the medical field, how are health care professionals finding ways to give patients their best attention and efforts? Several doctors explain the methods in which they channel in on patients’ needs and alleviate stress and distractions, from time management to maintaining resilience and positivity despite the difficulties faced.
In this segment, 5 leading cardiologists offer their perspective on what they see as the most exciting area in cardiology. In recent decades, cardiology is among the most exciting specialties in medicine. Practical Cardiology senior editor Patrick Campbell asks leading experts in cardiology with the simple question: What is the most exciting aspect of cardiology today?
