Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights some of this weeks most important medical news, including coronary artery calcium and statin dose, depression and hormonal contraceptives, and yoga for low back pain.

Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights some of this weeks most important medical news, including the need for digital rectal exams, antiobesity medications, and adherence with antihypertensives.

The recent death of a 17-year-old from a stroke reported to be a consequence of a hickey leads to the question: Can this really happen?

Dr Henry Black speaks with cardiologist Paul Thompson on how the best exercise practices are often the simplest

Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights some of this weeks most important medical news, including vitamin D use in asthma, high-intensity statins, and the link between gallstones and heart disease.

Dr Mandrola interviews the principal investigator of a new study showing that long-term low systolic blood pressure and LDL cholesterol dramatically reduces the risk for CV events.

Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy provides a quick rundown of this weeks news on long-term effects of gastric bypass surgery, safety of LABAs, and a new black box warning from the FDA.

Eric Topol interviews Bernard Tyson about his remarkable career at Kaiser Permanente and about how technology will never substitute for trust and human touch in the patient-physician relationship.

Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy provides a quick rundown of this weeks news on recognition of angina, use of the DASH diet to reduce serum uric acid, and fracture-promoting drug use after a fragility fracture.

Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy provides a quick rundown of this weeks news on intensification of therapy for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular risk in premenopausal women, and overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer.