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Mpox: August 2024 update
Dr Kevin Woodward from McMaster University meets with Dr Roman Jaeschke to discuss the resurgence of mpox, different clades of the virus, current treatments, and vaccination strategies.
Asthma under control: A history of management and revolutionary research
McMaster Perspective Extended
Dr Paul O’Byrne from McMaster University provides fresh insight on the evolution of therapeutic approaches in asthma.

Overweight and obesity treatment in the management of hypertension
What is the role of overweight and obesity treatment in the current management of hypertension? With Dr Konstantinos Tsioufis.
FUO and negative blood culture results: Is transthoracic echocardiography sufficient to exclude infective endocarditis?
Is transthoracic echocardiography sufficient to exclude infective endocarditis in a patient with FUO and negative blood culture results? Can a patient with infective endocarditis have normal echocardiography results? With Dr Margarita Brida.

The future of type 2 diabetes treatment
With the current progress of medicine, can we expect that the use of insulin in people with type 2 diabetes will soon pass into history and the only injection therapy will involve effective drugs from the glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, promoting significant weight loss?
Concentrated long-acting insulin analogues in type 2 diabetes
What is the place of long-acting insulin analogues with higher than standard concentrations (200 IU/mL and 300 IU/mL) in the treatment of type 2 diabetes? In which patients should we expect the benefits to justify recommending the drug despite the higher cost to the patient?

Cannabinoids in IBD
What is the role of cannabinoids in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) management?
Diet and IBD
Is there any diet that reduces or sustains the remission of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in adult patients?

Should we treat asymptomatic hypereosinophilia with glucocorticoids?
Is there an optimal threshold of eosinophil count for starting glucocorticoid therapy, even if the patient is asymptomatic? With Dr Florence Roufosse.
Environmental precautions for patients with chronic neutropenia
Are there any environmental precautions (including those related to diet) that should be followed by patients with chronic neutropenia?

Nasal high-flow therapy in ARDS
What is the role of nasal high-flow therapy in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)?
Methods to support NIV
Which methods are useful in supporting noninvasive ventilation (NIV)?

Long COVID and pain
What type of pain is most prevalent in long COVID and how to manage it?
Important recent reports in infectious diseases
Have there been any breakthrough reports or any new important guidelines in the field of infectious diseases?

Administration of fluid therapy depending on kidney function
How to manage fluid therapy depending on the patient’s renal function? With Dr Jürgen Floege.
CKD and obesity
How big a problem is the coexistence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and obesity? In a person starting renal replacement therapy, is obesity or malnutrition a greater risk?

Management of patients with epilepsy
Could you please summarize the key advice for neurologists treating patients with drug-resistant epilepsy?
Cannabinoids in patients with epilepsy
What is the current place of cannabidiol and other cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy? How often are OTC cannabinoid preparations used by patients with epilepsy in North America? How does it affect the clinical management of epilepsy?

The 3 most important recent advances in treating cancer pain with opioids
Dr Per Sjøgren from University of Copenhagen, Denmark, shares his views on the 3 most important recent advances in treating cancer pain with opioids.
CA 19-9 in pancreatic cancer screening
What is the role of cancer antigen (CA) 19-9 in screening for pancreatic cancer?

Diagnostic workup of eosinophilic bronchitis
Can an increased level of eosinophils in the nasal cytology of a person with chronic cough indicate eosinophilic bronchitis as its cause?
ACEI treatment and chronic cough
What is the typical time between starting the ACEI treatment and the occurrence of cough? How long should we wait for suspected ACEI-induced cough to resolve?

PRP injections in osteoarthritis and in sports medicine
What’s the evidence on the efficacy of intra-articular injections of platelet-rich plasma? With Dr Sharon Kolasinski.
Vitamin D supplementation in osteoarthritis
What’s the role of vitamin D supplementation in osteoarthritis? With Dr Sharon Kolasinski.

Medical cannabis and abuse of psychoactive cannabinoids
Is there a risk that the legal use of medical cannabis will affect the abuse of psychoactive cannabinoids?
Medical cannabis and alcohol or drug addiction
Can we use medical cannabis in patients with alcohol or drug addiction?

Thromboprophylaxis in elderly patients with frailty syndrome
How to prevent thrombosis in an elderly patient with frailty syndrome in the ICU?
Thromboprophylaxis in individuals with obesity in the ICU
How to prevent thrombosis in a patient with obesity in the intensive care unit?

POCUS in physician training
Is point-of-care ultrasound a “compulsory” element of physician training now? With Dr Ian Buchanan.
How can we benefit from AI in medicine?
What do you consider the biggest positive potentials of AI in medicine? With Dr Dan Perri.