In episode 598, James and Mike continue to talk with David Gardner about the issue of insomnia. We discuss his latest, very cool, Your Answers When Needing Sleep (YAWNS NB) randomized clinical trial. YAWNS was a pragmatic, open-label, minimum-contact, RCT where people with long-term use of benzodiazepines and current or… Read More
In this episode of In the Clinic, Mike and Jess invite back Dr. Émélie Braschi. The team discusses Mr. Ramakanta, a 75-year-old man who is having trouble sleeping at night and difficulty breathing in the day time. To earn an additional 0.25 credits, please click the link below to complete the corresponding eCourse… Read More
In episode 597, James and Mike invite David Gardner to talk in depth about the issue of insomnia. We talk about triggers, precipitating factors, acute and chronic insomnia, and chronic use of sleeping pills. We discuss Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) and how his team has developed a comprehensive… Read More
In episode 596, Mike and James talk in a PREMIUM way about three trials that used methotrexate for osteoarthritis and walking for back pain. Nothing miraculous but there seems to be an effect – so have a listen…. Membership Required You must be a member to access this… Read More
In episode 595, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young back to talk about the use of combined oral contraceptives for heavy menstrual bleeding (benign etiology) and see if they improve patient outcomes. They do! Have a listen to get all the numbers and see how they compare to using levonorgestrel-containing… Read More