January 22nd, 2010
Podcast 71: We revisit, after a look at current clinical news, a conversation on the late clinical course of dementia.
I tried arranging an interview across a 13-hour time difference, with no luck. We revisit, instead, an October conversation about the late clinical course of dementia. First a look at the news. Comments to jelia@jwatch.org or to 1-617-440-4374. Interview link: Advanced Dementia’s Course News links: Massachusetts elects a U.S. Senator Screening and treating children for overweight Abnormal lipid profiles found […]
January 15th, 2010
Podcast 70: Considering the USPSTF breast-screening guidelines with your patients
This is the podcast for January 15, 2010. We have an interview on the impact of the USPSTF guidelines with two clinicians who study the best ways to communicate clearly with patients. I think you’ll like it. You can reach me at jelia@jwatch.org or by calling 617-440-4374. If you like this podcast, there are many others in […]
January 8th, 2010
Podcast 69: Eating soy foods and survival after breast cancer
I’ve been on vacation, and I hope that you’ve managed to sneak some time away as well. In December, JAMA published an article associating increased survival after breast cancer with eating even modest amounts of soy food regularly. The work was done using a cohort in Shanghai, and the study’s first author agreed to an interview. If […]
December 5th, 2009
Podcast 68: Change your approach to pharyngitis in adolescents and young adults.
Dr. Robert Centor of the University of Alabama at Birmingham believes that the paradigm for treating pharyngitis in adolescents and young adults must change. Listen to our conversation and hear why. Here are this week’s links: Interview: Commentary Urges ‘Expanding the Diagnostic Paradigm of Pharyngitis’ in Young People Robert Centor’s blog — “Medrants” News stories: Chronic Pain Linked […]
November 24th, 2009
Podcast 67: Unexpected “incidental” findings on pulmonary CT angiography present problems of pursuit and follow-up.
This week’s Archives of Internal Medicine investigates what happens when you analyze the outcome of all those pulmonary angiographic CTs ordered in the emergency department to rule out pulmonary embolism. We talk things over with Dr. Shannon Carson and Dr. William Hall, two of the paper’s principal authors. It’s Thanksgiving Week here in the U.S., and so […]
November 22nd, 2009
Podcast 66: Niacin versus ezetimibe in the face of high cardiovascular risk — a conversation with the ARBITER 6-HALTS trialist Allen Taylor
One of the more intriguing pieces of research presented at the American Heart Association this week (and simultaneously released online in the New England Journal of Medicine) shows that extended-release niacin outperforms ezetimibe in high-risk patients. We talk with Dr. Allen J. Taylor, the study’s first author. Contact us at 1-617-440-4374 or write jelia@jwatch.org. This edition’s links: […]
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