Expert Interviews

Drs Tina Q Tan and Rodney Rohde review the importance of vaccinating against COVID-19 to prevent long COVID, as well as highlight the current vaccination recommendations.

Angela Fitch, MD, discusses the importance of clinician education in addressing obesity with patients.

President of the Obesity Medicine Association discusses a recent joint statement from the OMA and 4 other organizations calling for inclusion of patients with obesity in drug research.

Angela Fitch, MD, president of the Obesity Medicine Association discusses key pharmaceutical and research developments in obesity medicine in 2023.

Tina Q. Tan, MD and Rodney Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM, provide an overview of long COVID and describe the different symptoms patients may experience.

Physiatrist Dr Espiritu McKay works closely with primary care clinicians in getting performing artists back to work and stresses that early referral can make a big difference.

The injured dancer needs to perform on closing night; the physiatrist may need to securely tape an ankle in exchange for a promise that this performance will be the last for a while.

Tracy Espiritu McKay, DO, a former musical theater performer, can almost feel her patient's pain. She highlights treatment challenges and says early referral after injury is key.

Speaking about treating mental health symptoms linked to COVID-19 infection, Dr Abby Cheng reiterates the importance of validating the patient's experience.

Is the patient's low energy related to long COVID-related depression, post-exertional malaise, both? The differential diagnosis is all about nuance, says physiatrist Cheng.