BS Medicine Episode #603: Topical minoxidil for androgenetic alopecia: When blood pressure agents make you

In episode 603, James and Mike K invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to talk about the best available evidence for topical minoxidil and hair growth. We discuss outcomes such as the numbers of hairs per squared centimeter – the main outcome reported – but when available, we also… Read More

#394 Vitamin D and Respiratory Tract Infections: Does the sun’s vitamin chase the cold?

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BS Medicine Episode #602: Side effects of long-term PPI use: Leaving a bad taste in your mouth?

In episode 602, James and Mike Kolber go over the best available evidence for the benefits and the harms for one of the most commonly used classes of medications – proton pump inhibitors. We find out the benefit numbers are much larger than the harm numbers. Check out the podcast… Read More

BS Medicine Episode #601: Gabapentinoids for fibromyalgia – do they ease the pain?

In episode 601, James and Mike invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to go over all the evidence we have for pregabalin and gabapentin in patients with fibromyalgia. During the discussion we find out how many people actually get a ≥30% reduction in pain compared to placebo. We even… Read More

#393 Avoiding the void? Mirabegron for overactive bladder

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