#PWChat – Ketamine for Depression: Exciting but Controversial
October 19, 2017
Join us Thursday, November 16 at 9:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Steven P. Levine, MD, on the use of ketamine to treat depression. Topics
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Conference Highlights: IDWeek 2017 | Feature
October 11, 2017
New research was presented at IDWeek 2017, the combined annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, HIV Medicine Association, and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, from October 4 to 8 in San Diego. The features below highlight some of the studies that emerged from the conference.
#PWChat Recap – Exercise as Medicine: Helping Patients Cut Through all the Noise | News Brief
October 5, 2017
Physician’s Weekly, along with Greg Wells, PhD, co-hosted the first part of a #PWChat on how to help patients make sense of all the exercise-related information found online
Introducing a New Blog on 3D Printing in Medicine | Feature
October 4, 2017
First, I would like to thank Physician’s Weekly for the opportunity to blog here. From time to time, I will provide 3D printing news, my opinion on that news, and coverage of the future of 3D printing in medicine.
Protein That Could Improve Symptoms and Reduce Mortality in Flu | News Brief
October 2, 2017
Flu season is on its way, and a new report in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology has identified an innovative strategy for battling this deadly illness. Scientists showed that
#PWChat – Pseudoscience in Medicine PART 2: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References | News Brief
September 28, 2017
Join us Wednesday, October 25 at 3:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis, MD, on how to steer patients toward reliable resources when it
#PWChat Recap – Pseudoscience in Medicine: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References | Feature
September 27, 2017
Dr. Linda Girgis, MD, FAAFP joined Physician’s Weekly to co-host another installment in our #PWChat series, on Tuesday, Sept. 26, on how to steer patients toward reliable resources
#PWChat – Exercise as Medicine: Helping Patients Cut Through all the Noise | Feature
September 26, 2017
Join us Wednesday, October 4 at 3:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Greg Wells, PhD, on how to help patients make sense of all the
Outdoor Air Pollution May Increase the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease | News Brief
September 25, 2017
Outdoor air pollution has long been linked to major health conditions such as heart disease, stroke, cancer, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A new study now
CME/CE: Managing Chronic Pain in Survivors of Adult Cancers | News Brief
A clinical practice guideline has been issued on the management of chronic pain in adult cancer survivors. Recommendations are provided for a full range of evidence-based strategies to safely and effectively treat persistent pain in this unique patient population.
CME/CE: Identifying Elder Abuse in the Emergency Department | News Brief
September 14, 2017
Elder abuse is increasingly common among patients presenting to the ED. Developing screening protocols and using a multidisciplinary team-based approach may improve the detection and care of elder abuse in EDs.
#PWChat – Pseudoscience in Medicine: Steering Patients Toward Reliable References | News Brief
September 12, 2017
Join us Tuesday, September 26 at 3:00pm ET for a live, interactive tweetchat with Linda Girgis, MD, on how to steer patients toward reliable resources when it
#PWChat Recap: The Ins & Outs of Shared Decision Making | Feature
September 7, 2017
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another thoughtful discussion on Wednesday, Sept. 6, which focused on the shared decision making process between doctors and their patients in the
#PWChat Recap – Convincing Antivaxxers: Winning the Vaccine Argument With Patients | Feature
August 31, 2017
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another informative discussion on Wednesday, Aug. 30, focusing on how to handle antivaxxers in your practice. Topics discussed included the current status
Bladder catheter + oxygen supply tubing = death | Medical Blog
August 30, 2017
According to the coroner of South Australia, a 72-year-old former member of the Australian national men’s soccer team died a “horrific” and “macabre” death after his
#PWChat – The Ins & Outs of Shared Decision Making | Medical Blog
August 29, 2017
Join us Wednesday, September 6 at 9:00pm ET / 6:00pm PT for a live, interactive tweetchat with Marc Probst, MD, and Hemal Kanzaria, MD, on shared decision
CME/CE: Cardiac Rehab Benefits Older Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients | Medical Blog
August 25, 2017
Greater participation in cardiac rehabilitation programs is associated with improved survival and medication adherence in the Medicare population after these individuals experience an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Physicians should encourage older AMI patients to continue participating in these sessions to improve long-term outcomes.
#PWChat Recap – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets | Feature
The Physician’s Weekly #PWChat series continued with another insightful discussion on Thursday, Aug. 26, focusing on on why hotels and hospitals shouldn’t necessarily be compared to one another and how
#PWChat – Convincing Antivaxxers: Winning the Vaccine Argument With Patients | Feature
August 21, 2017
Dr. Linda Girgis will co-host a tweetchat with PW on August 30 at 9:00pm ET on how to convince antivaxxers on the importance of vaccinating themselves and their children.
#PWChat – Hospitals, Not Hotels: A Look at Global Budgets | Feature
August 8, 2017
Joshua Sharfstein, MD, will co-host a tweetchat with PW on August 24, at 9:00pm ET on the issues with comparing hospitals to hotels.