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Four healthily skeptical primary care physicians discuss the latest in primary care medicine. Join Essential Evidence Editor Mark Ebell MD, Rush University's Kate Rowland MD, MSU Professor of Medicine Gary Ferenchick MD, and POEMs co-founder Henry Barry MD, MS for this fast-paced weekly update on evidence-based primary care.
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- 1 weeks ago32 min
Episode 219: antihistamines for eczema, POC tests for COPD, interval for polyp f/u, and retatrutide for weight loss
Primary care faculty Gary Ferenchick, Kate Rowland, Henry Barry and Mark Ebell talk about 4 new studies: antihistamines for atopic dermatitis, point of care testing and antibiotics for COPD exacerbations, how long after polyp to do colonoscopy, and retatrutide triple agonist for weight loss
- 2 weeks ago36 min
Episode 218: multicancer early detection RCT, vit D for cancer, placebo for migraine, and anticoag for low risk AF,
This week, primary care docs Gary Ferenchick, Kate Rowland, Mark Ebell and Henry Barry discuss 4 important new studies: Vitamin D for metastatic colon cancer, placebo effectiveness in adults with acute migraine, a huge RCT evaluation of Galleri multicancer early detection test, and a simpler approach to selecting which adults with AF to anticoagulate.
- Oct 7, 202632 min
Episode 217: AI therapists, theta-bursts for depression, finerenone for CKD, and GLP-1s causing vision loss.
This week, Henry, Kate, Gary and Mark talk about 4 great new studies: is using an AI chat therapist really that bad for youth, theta-burst stimulation for adults with major depressive disorder, finerenone in adults with CKD but not DM, and GLP-1 agonists and vision loss risk.
- Sep 22, 202634 min
Episode 216: low back pain, nasal saline for URI, non-gated CTs for CAC, and statins after 70,
Join our intrepid primary care experts Kate Rowland, Mark Ebell, Henry Barry and Gary Ferenchick as they tell you about 4 new primary care relevant studies: self-management and manipulation for low back pain, nasal saline for treating adults with URIs, non-gated CT scans and coronary calcium measurement, and statins after age seventy. Links:Low back pain: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42223934/ Nasal saline spray for URI: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41136239/Recipe for spray: https://www.aaaai.org/tools-for-the-public/conditions-library/allergies/saline-sinus-rinse-recipeGated vs non-gated CT: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42507772/ Statins after 70: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42670961/ Permanent link to the John Hickner Scholarship Fund: https://give.msu.edu/?sid=17374
- Sep 9, 202635 min
Episode 215: self collected HPV, AI skin cancer app, electroacupuncture for neuralgia, and asymptomatic cardiac plaque
This week, primary care experts Drs. Kate Rowland, Gary Ferenchick, Mark Ebell and Henry Barry discuss 4 new studies: The post-Papanicolau era of HPV self collection, electroacupuncture for post-herpetic neuralgia, AI-based app for melanoma detection, and the onset age of silent atherosclerosis. Links:Self-collected HPV: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42509175/ Electroacupuncture: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42189557/ AI skin cancer app: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41701029/ Silent plaques: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42670946/
- Aug 27, 202627 min
Episode 214: hyperemesis treatment, Ca++ and Vit D, oral PCSK-9, and semaglutide for dementia (?)
Primary care physicians Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary discuss 4 new studies that could change your practice: treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum, calcium and vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in older adults, the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, and oral semaglutide to treat dementia .The John Hickner Memorial fund at MSU: https://give.msu.edu/?sid=17374 Hyperemesis gravidarum treatments: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41478546/ Supplementing with calcium or vitamin D: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42161415/ Oral PCSK-9 enlicitide: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41879224/ Cochrane review of PCSK-9s: https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011748.pub3/full Semaglutide for dementia: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41865758/
- Aug 11, 202626 min
Episode 213: dementia risk factors, COVID-19 vaccines, and shoulder MRIs
This week, Kate, Gary and Mark discuss 3 new studies: whether we can do anything about modifiable risk factors for dementia, whether COVID-19 vaccines are still useful, and how to interpret abnormal shoulder MRIs.
- Aug 3, 202630 min
Episode 212: preventing multimorbidity, high dose vit D, skin cancer screening, and withdrawing a GLP-1
Primary care docs Kate Rowland, Mark Ebell, Henry Barry and Gary Ferenchick talk about 4 new studies: prevention of multimorbidity in people at high risk of diabetes, high-dose vitamin D in healthy older adults, whether screening for skin cancer reduces melanoma mortality, and tirzepatide withdrawal and weight maintenance .
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