New Vitamin D Recs: Testing, Supplementing, Dosing

New Vitamin D Recs: Testing, Supplementing, Dosing

This transcript has been edited for clarity.  I’m Dr Neil Skolnik, and today I’m going to talk about the Endocrine Society Guideline on Vitamin D. The question of who and when to test for vitamin D, and when to prescribe vitamin D, comes up frequently. There have been a lot of studies, and many people I …

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Understanding and Treating Stress Cardiomyopathy

Understanding and Treating Stress Cardiomyopathy

This transcript has been edited for clarity. For more episodes, download the Medscape app or subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your preferred podcast provider. Michelle M. Kittleson, MD, PhD: Welcome to Medscape InDiscussion: Heart Failure. I’m your host, Dr Michelle Kittleson. Stress cardiomyopathy, aka broken heart syndrome or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, often …

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Rapid Rx Quiz: Long COVID Treatment Updates

Rapid Rx Quiz: Long COVID Treatment Updates

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the illness caused by the novel coronavirus known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020, and on May 11, 2023, the US federal government officially ended the COVID-19 public health emergency. COVID-19 continues to be …

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