This week’s topics include statins for those at intermediate risk for heart disease, fresh fruit consumption in China, atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery, and screening for COPD Program notes: 0:36 Fresh fruit consumption in China 1:35 Reduction in blood pressure and blood sugar 2:35 Ethnicity and diet 3:34 HOPE 3 trial 4:35 Who should take […]

This week’s topics include home care and survival, timing of HRT, Lyme disease and long term antibiotics, and cardiac procedures before surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Lyme disease and long term antibiotics 1:35 Randomized to placebo or one of two antibiotic regimens 2:32 Just prompt single course of antibiotics 2:52 Timing of HRT 3:52 Early within […]

This week’s topics include early parental nutrition, meditation for low back pain, use of complementary medicine by seniors, and non-invasive ventilation after abdominal surgery. Program notes: 0:34 Parenteral nutrition for kids 1:34 Early or eight days later 2:35 Lots about critical illness we don’t know 2:51 Non-invasive ventilation after surgery 3:52 At risk of reintubation […]

This week’s topics include behavior change and genetic risk, quitting smoking cold turkey, better prescribing, and avoiding vaccination consequences Program notes: 0:40 Eradicating infectious disease 1:35 Measles and pertussis 2:35 Civic duty to be vaccinated 3:35 Centralized mechanism to monitor 4:00 Cold turkey smoking cessation 5:00 40% better outcome 6:01 Genetic risk doesn’t change behavior […]

This week’s topics include the obesity paradox, early peanut feeding, incompatible kidney transplants, and ultraprocessed food consumption. Program notes: 0:35 Ultraprocessed foods 1:35 NHANES data 2:31 Contributed 90% of added sugar 3:31 Culinary ingredients 3:52 Feeding peanuts to infants 4:50 Lowers risk over 80% 5:50 Needs healthcare provider supervision 6:12 Obesity paradox 7:12 Bone densitometry […]

This week’s topics include Guillain-Barre and Zika infection, inducing older first time moms, long term survival from childhood cancers, and screening for visual acuity in older adults. Program notes: 0:31 Guillain-Barre syndrome and Zika 1:31 Compared with historical infection 2:31 Must need adequate intensive care 3:28 Screening for visual acuity in primary care 4:32 How […]

This week’s topics include whether aspirin should be stopped before surgery, a change in chemotherapy for ovarian cancer, HPV vaccination benefits, and treatment of acute respiratory syndrome. Program notes: 0:36 HPV vaccine efficacy 1:34 Aimed at four viruses related to cervical cancer 2:32 Some vaccination beneficial 3:14 Ovarian cancer therapy change 4:18 Examined 700 patients […]

This week’s topics include testosterone in older men, carotid procedures in those without symptoms, pioglitazone after a stroke, and managing Ebola in the US and Europe. Program notes: 0:52 Testosterone supplements in men with low levels 1:50 Increase in desire and function 2:49 Only 1.9% of those screened enrolled 3:03 Ebola virus disease in US […]

This week’s topics include a Zika virus update, choice of topical agents before C-section, surgery resident hours, and rivaroxaban trial questions. Program notes: 0:33 Zika virus update 1:34 Transmission probably through semen 2:33 Modification of surgical resident hours 3:34 More flexible policy studied 4:30 Less likely to leave an operation 4:44 Topical agents for skin […]

This week’s topics include depression screening, colorectal cancer screening by mail, nicotine patches by mail, and malpractice claims. Program notes: 0:38 Colorectal screening by mail 1:35 FIT cards mailed 2:37 Less invasive for initial screen 3:17 Mailing nicotine patches 4:18 Easy strategy 5:00 Depression screening for all 6:00 CBT in depressed pregnant women 7:00 So […]