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Podcast 78: Just what are “comparative effectiveness” studies anyway?
Journal Watch Editors • March 12th, 2010
Categories: Audio, Comparative effectiveness studies, Uncategorized
This week, a conversation with Michael Hochman on his examination of what the major general journals publish in the way of comparative effectiveness studies. He talks about what they are and how to think about that reprint that the drug rep has just dropped off for you.
Reach us at 617-440-4374, or write to jelia@jwatch.org.
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Podcast 77: We revisit a conversation on treating community-acquired pneumonia according to the guidelines (and we’ve got current news).
Journal Watch Editors • March 5th, 2010
Categories: Audio, Community-acquired pneumonia, IDSA/ATS Guidelines, Uncategorized, guidelines
Our attempts to get an interview with a researcher were unavailing, so we’ve gone to plan B and repeat a useful look at treating community-acquired pneumonia according to guideline recommendations.
Please leave comments and complaints at jelia@jwatch.org. You can call and voice these at 1-617-440-4374.
Interview-related links:
Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Guideline-Compliant Treatment Is Better
IDSA/ATS guidelines
News-related links:
Evaluating long-term risk via [...]
Podcast 76: On saying “No” to patients’ requests.
Journal Watch Editors • February 27th, 2010
Categories: Audio, Diagnosis, Health care, Medical Education, Patient care, Uncategorized
A conversation with the authors of an Archives of Internal Medicine study that examines the best tactics for saying “No” to inappropriate requests.
Contact me at 1-617-440-4374 or at jelia@jwatch.org.
Interview-related links:
Archives of Internal Medicine abstract
Atul Gawande’s New Yorker article
News-related links:
The rosiglitazone (Avandia) controversy
Advisory on thiazolidinediones
Physicians’ work hours
13-valent pneumococcal vaccine
Influenza-vaccination expansion
Group CBT for low-back pain
Podcast 75: Which regimen for hypertension?
Journal Watch Editors • February 19th, 2010
Categories: Audio, Uncategorized, amlodipine, hypertension, nephropathy
Patients with hypertension at risk for cardiovascular events have done better with an ACE inhibitor-calcium channel blocker combination than with the ACE inhibitor plus hydrochlorothiazide. The ACCOMPLISH investigators have now reported on their analysis of progression-of-nephropathy outcomes in their trial. We interview the first author of the analysis, Dr. George Bakris of the University of [...]
Podcast 74: How two SSRIs apparently interfere with tamoxifen therapy.
Journal Watch Editors • February 12th, 2010
Categories: Audio, SSRIs, Uncategorized, antidepressants, breast cancer, tamoxifen
We talk with Dr. Catherine Kelly about her study in BMJ showing serious interference of some SSRIs with tamoxifen therapy in breast cancer. The study was conducted using Canadian provincial databases.
Reach us at 1-617-440-4374 or by email to jelia@jwatch.org.
Interview article:
BMJ study
Physician’s First Watch coverage
Medical news links:
Back pain guidelines
Inflammatory bowel disease and venous thromboembolism
Automated calling systems


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