Elevated Liver Function Tests Following Liver Transplant
There are hundreds of thousands of liver transplant patients, all of whom will be seen in general clinical practices. It is common for them to develop elevated liver enzymes--a potentially serious pro...
10 Nov 202017min
Using e-Cigarettes to Stop Smoking
Are e-cigarettes helpful or harmful as a tool to help people stop smoking? Mark J. Eisenberg, MD, MPH, from the Jewish General Hospital and McGill University in Montreal, Canada, discuss a recent clin...
10 Nov 202020min
New Recommendations for How Often to Repeat Colonoscopy Following Polypectomy
A new multisociety guideline was recently released suggesting that for many patients, the interval between colonoscopies following polyp resection is less than previously recommended. Cecelia Zhang, M...
6 Nov 202012min
The Effect of COVID-19 on the 2020-2021 Influenza Season
Tim Uyeki, MD, chief medical officer for the Influenza Division, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), discusses how the COVID-19...
2 Nov 202032min
Ticagrelor or Clopidogrel for Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Intervention for Acute Coronary Syndrome?
The Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial showed that ticagrelor had better outcomes than clopidogrel for avoiding thrombotic complications following acute coronary syndrome. Subseque...
27 Okt 202029min
Can We Count on Herd Immunity to Control COVID-19?
Many people are hoping that enough people develop resistance to COVID-19, either from being exposed to the disease or from vaccination, to develop herd immunity that will enable society to return to n...
19 Okt 202016min
Ten Things Every New Doctor Should Know About Drug Reactions
David Juurlink, MD, PhD, a clinical pharmacologist and professor of internal medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto, discusses 10 things n...
13 Okt 202031min
Coping With Death
One of the most important things clinicians can do is help patients and their families deal with impending death. Despite its importance, this part of medical care is hardly covered in medical trainin...
6 Okt 202025min
