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Beware the potential pitfalls of telemedicine, from privacy concerns to patient confusion, says associate general counsel for The Doctors Company.  

Tips for Safe Post-Pandemic Telehealth Use 

A 76-year-old woman seeks your attention for an asymptomatic “red spot” on her neck. She has a history of multiple non-melanoma skin cancers.

Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen  disease)

Lichenoid keratosis (an inflammatory variant of seborrheic keratosis)

A 76-year-old woman seeks your attention for an asymptomatic “red spot” on her neck. What does this look like to you?

Clinical Topics

What's This "Red Spot"?

 year-end video series we feature interviews with leading physician scientists and principal investigators who discuss the most important clinical trials of the year with experimental drugs, devices, and procedures, the implications of findings for daily primary care practice, and the promise of these unique additions to patient care. 

Expert Perspectives 2024: The Dynamic Future of Obesity Medicine, with Donna Ryan, MD

Welcome to Expert Perspectives 2024: Interviews with Key Opinion Leaders on Novel Therapeutics

In the interview series that begins with the video above, Donna Ryan, MD, professor emerita at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, LA, discusses groundbreaking 

from 2024 and what is to come in 2025. In this first video,

 Pivotal Obesity Trials in 2024: A Conversation with Donna Ryan, MD

 (above), Ryan highlights pivotal trials that showed how GLP-1 receptor agonists (ie, 

) are redefining obesity treatment by addressing chronic disease management.

Following are links to the rest of the series:

The Evolving Perception and Utilization of Antiobesity Drugs: Expert Discussion

Emerging Obesity Research to Watch For in 2025

Future of Obesity Care: 3 Wishes from Thought Leader Donna Ryan, MD

The future of obesity medicine is filled with promise as GLP-1 RAs and other peptides continue to demonstrate pluripotency in metabolic disease.  

A 32-year-old woman presents with recurrent episodes of lip swelling associated with massive, painful blister formation and crusting.

A 32-year-old woman presents with recurrent episodes of lip swelling associated with massive, painful blister formation and crusting. What is this?

Perioral Blistering and Crusting

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Even if you discovered the ultimate gift in

 the editors promise it will be well worth your time to click through this next set of 10.

How about an MDF stethoscope from the striking "Uncaged" collection with snow-leopard-themed tubing? Or a digital text highlighter/scanner that translates and even talks back? You might just find the perfect pick for a hard-to-shop-for friend, colleague, or for yourself. 

Some of these 10 More Can't Miss Doctor Gifts for this year are practical, some are playful, which means you'll likely find something for everyone. 

10 Can't Miss Doctor Gifts Worth Giving (or having)

An MDF stethoscope with leopard print tubing? A digital highlighter/scanner that translates and talks back? Check out these and 8 more uncommon gifts for health care professionals. 

Acromegaly was diagnosed in a 36-year-old woman who presented with loss of vision in the right eye that had initially involved the peripheral field. MRI scans of the brain revealed a 6 × 6 × 4-cm sellar mass with suprasellar and parasellar extension encasing the right cavernous sinus and carotid artery.

A. Excess growth hormone production from the pituitary gland as a result of a functional adenoma is the most common cause.

B. It remains undiagnosed for up to 10 years on average.

Acromegaly was diagnosed in a 36-year-old woman who presented with loss of vision in the right eye that had initially involved the peripheral field. Which statement about acromegaly is NOT true?

Acromegaly: A Pop Quiz

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