Medscape General Surgery Podcast

Dr Frank Veith explains the advantage of MDs and industry working together to create innovative products and improve education while criticizing regulations that restrict the MD/industry relationship.

Dr Frank Veith presents an impassioned argument for making vascular surgery a specialty rather than a subspecialty in order to gain access to more resources for patients and surgeons.

Dr Gerald Chodak provides his perspective on updated data from a large trial of surveillance versus definitive treatment for prostate cancer, including strengths and weaknesses of the study.

An epidemic of greed is sweeping through the field of oncology. We need to fix it NOW, says Dr Lundberg.

At ASCO 2017, two trials tackled important surgical questions in ovarian cancer management, with the potential to eventually change practice, according to Dr Maurie Markman.

Giving bad news to a patient is never easy. Ethicist Art Caplan discusses whether it is ever right for a physician to postpone giving bad news.

Nirmal Gosalia of Doc Thoughts interviews Dr. John Potts, Senior VP of Surgical Accreditation at the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, about combining MD and DO accreditation.

Hospital clinicians who don't follow a patient's advance healthcare directive are at risk of being sued.

The 'really hot stuff' from this year's Digestive Disease Week that will interest primary care providers, according to Dr David Johnson.

Dr David Johnson provides his perspective on many of the exciting scientific advances presented at this year's Digestive Disease Week.