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In this episode of Curbside Consults, Jaclyn Albin, MD and Milette Siler, RD share their passion for food as medicine and talk about their experiences at The Culinary Medicine Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Jaclyn believes food as medicine delivers a unique opportunity to integrate the clinical, educational, research, and public health …

Featuring articles on augmenting or switching antidepressants in older adults, lebrikizumab for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, the acute health effects of coffee consumption, Covid-19 staff testing and outcomes in nursing homes, and an mRNA influenza vaccine; a review article on right ventricular failure; a case report of a man with shortnes…

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the Endocrine Society’s 2022 Clinical Practice Guideline on management of hyperglycemia in hospitalized adults in non-critical care settings. We are joined by Dr. Mary Korytkowski, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and one of the guideline authors.…

Featuring articles on inaxaplin in persons with two APOL1 variants, expectant management or early ibuprofen for patent ductus arteriosus, closed-loop control in children with diabetes, BCMA-specific CAR T cells in refractory myeloma; a review article on translation defects in neurodegenerative diseases; a case report of a woman with refractory hemo…

Featuring articles on a shorter course for tuberculosis treatment, device-based fever prevention after cardiac arrest, an inhibitor of γ-secretase in desmoid tumors, and the climate gap and the color line; a review article on outcomes after critical illness; a case report of a man with Covid-19, respiratory failure, and rashes; and Perspective arti…

Featuring articles on hydrochlorothiazide and the prevention of kidney stones, the treatment of severe scrub typhus, nicotinamide for skin-cancer chemoprevention, neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma, cancer screening after paid-sick-leave mandates, and health care in U.S. correctional facilities; a Clinical Problem-Solving describing a r…

Featuring articles on focused ultrasound ablation for Parkinson’s disease, gene therapy for hemophilia A at 2 years, gene therapy for hemophilia B, and a PARP inhibitor in prostate cancer with DNA-repair defects; a review article on acute kidney injury in patients with cirrhosis; a case report of a man with recurrent strokes; and Perspective articl…

Featuring articles on the omission of radiation in localized breast cancer, two trials of respiratory syncytial virus vaccines in older adults, a Covid-19 vaccine in young children, and uncoupling metastasis from tumorigenesis; a review article on transient global amnesia; a case report of a man with interstitial lung disease, fever, and myalgias; …

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the American College of Chest Physicians recent clinical practice guideline on Perioperative Management of Antithrombotic Therapy. We are joined by Dr. James Douketis, Chair in Thromboembolic Disease at McMaster University and the first author of the guideline.…

Featuring articles on sublobar resection in small lung cancers, fluid management for sepsis-induced hypotension, difelikefalin for notalgia paresthetica, pegylated interferon lambda for Covid-19, and public health policy to end mass incarceration; a review article on rheumatoid arthritis; a case report of a man with abnormal results on testing of l…

Featuring articles on baxdrostat for treatment-resistant hypertension, VV116 versus nirmatrelvir for Covid-19, hypothermia or machine perfusion in kidney donors, effectiveness of the 4CMenB vaccine in children, implications of the 2022 election for health policy, and animal models and psychedelic research; a review article on innate immunity; a Cli…

Health care does not begin when someone walks in the door of their doctor’s office, but when they search online for videos and articles and then act on that information — whether good or bad.Autor: NEJM Group

Featuring articles on extracorporeal CPR for cardiac arrest, efanesoctocog alfa in severe hemophilia A, zanubrutinib in chronic lymphocytic leukemia, and on using rescaled cystatin C to estimate GFR; a review article on antiretroviral therapy and adverse pregnancy outcomes; a case report of a girl with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhea; and Perspe…

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the 2022 revision of the clinical practice guideline on the management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborn infant by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). We are joined by two authors of the revised guideline: Dr. Alex R. Kemper, the Division Chief of Primary Care Pediatrics at Nationwide Childr…

Featuring articles on aspirin or heparin thromboprophylaxis after a fracture, omicron neutralization with a bivalent vaccine boost, futibatinib for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, and psychosocial functioning in transgender youth; a review article on periprosthetic joint infection; a case report of a man with dizziness and altered mental status; a…

Featuring articles on the progression of atrial fibrillation after cryoablation, empagliflozin in chronic kidney disease, repeat expansion in late-onset cerebellar ataxia, and the safety of inpatient health care; a review article on primary ovarian insufficiency; a case report of a man with hypokalemia and paranoia; and Perspective articles on the …

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we discuss aerospace medicine with two physicians who are double boarded in internal and aerospace medicine and are also NASA astronauts. Dr. Auñón-Chancellor recently served as Flight Engineer on the International Space Station for Expeditions 56 and 57. She is an internist at Louisiana State University Health…

Featuring articles on a monoclonal antibody for early Alzheimer’s disease, risk assessment for patients with heart failure, RAS inhibition in pancreatic cancer, inhibition of mutant KRAS in colorectal cancer, and public health and the Inflation Reduction Act; a review article on new approaches to chronic hepatitis B; a Clinical Problem-Solving on a…

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine an update on management of opiate use disorder in hospitalized adults by the SHM (Society of Hospital Medicine). We are joined by Dr. Susan Calcaterra, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Addiction Medicine Consult Liaison Service, and Associate Program Director of the Addiction Medicine…

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the American Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) on Sarcoidosis. We are joined by one of its co-authors, Dr. Kevin Wilson, Chief of Guidelines and Documents at the American Thoracic Society and Professor of Pulmonary, Allergy, Sleep & Critical Care Medicine at Boston University.…

From generators to digital medicine, Ochsner has bolstered its processes to be ready for the worst.Autor: Robert Hart, Thomas H. Lee

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine an update on sleep-related infant deaths by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). We are joined by Dr. Rachel Moon, Harrison Distinguished Teaching Professor of Pediatrics of at the University of Virginia and Chair of the AAP’s Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. She is one of the authors…

A directional approach from The Joint Commission on three key areas of health care quality improvement.Autor: NEJM Group

How creating a short TV show with health care leadership captured the attention of staff at Vanderbilt far more than written communication.Autor: Jeffrey R. Balser, Thomas H. Lee

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we are joined by Dr. Cheri Blauwet, Chief Medical Officer at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School, and retired Paralympian in the sport of competitive wheelchair racing. We discuss the evolving understanding of disability in the…

In this episode of Curbside Consults, we examine the latest guidelines on the diagnosis and management of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) by the American Thoracic Society (ATS). We are joined by Dr. Mary Strek, Professor of Medicine at the University of Chicago, Director of the Pulmonary Medicine Service…