The JournalFeed podcast for the week of Nov 17-21, 2025.

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Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:

Among children with severe acute malnutrition and gastroenteritis in Africa, IV rehydration was just as safe and effective as oral rehydration, with no increase in mortality or evidence of fluid overload - challenging long-standing WHO guidance to avoid IV fluids in this population.

Friday’s Spoon Feed:

This nationwide database study found that defibrillation within 2 minutes of starting CPR was associated with increased 1 month survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients.