This week Kate, Mark and Henry talk about empathetic robots, mother-baby singing groups for postpartum depression, and new American College of Cardiology lipid guidelines.

Indiana AFP POEMs course in French Link: https://www.iafp.org/2026ac

Empathetic robots: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359230/

Weekly singing groups for postpartum depression: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41087020/

ACC/AHA/etc lipid guidelines: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41824552/

A 2025 study in the journal Family Practice finding that the two most trustworthy lipid guidelines recommended against using CAC, while all five less trustworthy guidelines due to poor methods or COI recommended it. Go figure.

Smartphones in schools: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41489912/