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Unknown Host hosts Last Week in Medicine, a health show with 67 episodes published.
Extra, extra, read all about it! We have two "NEWS" studies to talk about in this episode (bad pun). Does catheter directed thrombolysis improve outcomes in acute intermediate risk PE? Does adding procalcitonin to NEWS2
We are back with a landmark trial -- COBRRA was finally published! Apixaban wins again, but is rivaroxaban done for good?? Also, is left atrial appendage occlusion safer than oral anticoagulation in patients with a high
The ACC/AHA published new guidelines for managing acute PE on February 19, 2026. Today I'm joined by Dr. Scott Woller, MD, MACP, FCCP, who was co-chair of the American College of Chest Physicians Clinical Practice Guidel
In this episode I'm joined by senior author Dr. Stephanie Cherqui to talk about her recent publication in the New England Journal of Medicine on gene therapy for cystinosis. This is a very personal episode for me, becaus
In this episode, Dr. Austin Rupp and I try to answer the following questions: Should patients with provoked VTE be offered long term anticoagulation if they have persistent risk factors, like obesity? Does coffee make at
Today we do a round-up of some of the recent semaglutide trials. Does semaglutide ever miss? But what about tirzepatide, which causes even more weight loss? We also review two new critical care trials, FLUID and the UK-R
What do you do when most trials suggest benefit for an intervention, but then a new trial suggests harm? We thought steroids in pneumonia was a settled question, but REMAP-CAP had other plans! We also review a new RCT fo
For this episode we are joined by EBM guru, Dr. Brian Locke, who deftly breaks down all of our statistics questions. Is half dose DOAC as good as full dose DOAC for preventing VTE, and does it reduce bleeding risk? Can p
We're back, after a brief hiatus! Today we talk about duration of therapy for bacteremia, Factor XI inhibition for atrial fibrillation, whether to stop ACEi or ARB before elective surgery, and whether GLP-1 agonists are
It's been a long time, but we are back! Apologies on the audio quality from Dr. Jenkins. Apparently he was recording from inside a cardboard box. Today we talk about important, practice changing studies in internal medic
Today we are joined by Dr. Brian Locke, recently graduated pulmonary-critical care fellow, who takes us on a journey of avoiding statistical fallacies. Does metformin reduce the likelihood of long COVID? Should we give p
Today we have a special guest, Dr. Joel Topf, board-certified nephrologist and medical educator extraordinaire. Our listeners will likely recognize Dr. Topf from his prolific tweeting @Kidney_boy, as well as his numerous
This week we have special guest, Dr. Adam Spivak, to talk about the new study on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis for STIs. Dr. Spivak is an infectious disease expert and works in both an HIV clinic and a free PrEP
Today we have special guest, Dr. Sarah Gilligan, a nephrologist, to talk about the new study of thiazides for kidney stones. We all learn in medical school that thiazides reduce urinary excretion of calcium, but does tha
Today we welcome special guest and fellow EBM lover Dr. Mita Hoppenfeld to talk about a new randomized controlled trial evaluating the best duration of antibiotics for febrile UTI in men. Is 7 days as good as 14 days? We
We're back with Season 4! Sorry for the unplanned hiatus. Today we talk about the CLOVERS trial, which tested the hypothesis that early vasopressors and restrictive fluid would be superior to liberal fluids plus rescue v
Today we have a couple special guests under the age of 2. Birdie and Gus! Do SGLT2 inhibitors improve diuresis in acute heart failure? Are they better than metformin for reducing cardiovascular mortality? Is high dose de
Today we are joined by Dr. Brian Locke to talk about multiple new critical care trials, including the CLASSIC trial of a restrictive vs standard fluid strategy, the LOVIT trial of vitamin C in septic shock, and the PREPA
Today we had Dr. Patricia Liu to talk about a new study from Journal of Hospital Medicine on the management of opioid use disorder in the hospital. And then we got a little carried away covering way too many articles! In
Today, Dr. James Fang, Chief of Cardiovascular Medicine at the University of Utah, and AHA/ACC/HFSA Heart Failure Guideline Committee Member, joins us to talk about the new heart failure guidelines, published in April 20
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