In episode 477, James and Mike invite Jen Potter to the podcast for the first time to talk about the important topic of what to do around vaccine hesitancy. We find out the evidence suggests discussion should focus on the disease-prevention benefits for the individual rather than talking about misinformation… Read More
In episode 476, James and Mike talk about a few new systematic reviews from the Cochrane library that look at 4 different common antibiotic questions in primary care – antibiotics for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease, molar tooth extraction, Strep throat, and COPD exacerbation prevention. At the conclusion of this… Read More
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In episode 475, Mike and James invite Tina to talk about treatments for restless legs syndrome. in particular pramipexole. We find that pramipexole improves symptoms in ~20% of people over and above placebo and that low doses are just as good as higher doses. Who knew? In addition, you need… Read More
In episode 474, Mike and James discuss the evidence around intermittent iron dosing for people with anemia. We find that once daily dosing of iron yields similar or slightly better hemoglobin versus twice weekly or alternate day over ~3 months but low dose is still the place to start. We… Read More
