Episode 428: 435. Evolocumab, Statin and CKD, PCN allergy, MRI vs Rotator Cuff
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41903215/ Evolocumab to Reduce First Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients Without Known Significant Atherosclerosis and With Diabetes: Results From the VESALIUS-CV ...
8 Touko 17min
Episode 427: 434. 6 Articles From Arb to Patient Perspective to Cervical Cancer Screening
https://agsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.70463 Angiotensin Receptor Blockers Versus Calcium Channel Blockers for First-Line Antihypertensive Therapy and Survival in Adults Aged 75Y...
4 Touko 25min
Episode 426: 433. Salt, Statins, and Stents
Donato J, et al. Things We Do For No Reason™: Low salt diets for patients with acute heart failure. J Hosp Med 2026 Feb 4; [e-pub]. DOI: 10.1002/jhm.70278.Some guidelines now recommend "normal sodium ...
21 Huhti 16min
Episode 424: 431. Gout should we treat to a number? Is Co-testing needed?
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2665991326000342?via%3Dihublancet rheumatology A treat-to-target strategy versus symptom-driven management of gout in the Netherlands (GO TEST Ov...
14 Huhti 18min
Episode 423: 430. Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Black Box Warning
Let’s rewind to the early 2000s. Flip phones were cool, low-rise jeans were a crime, and the Women’s Health Initiative—WHI—dropped what became the medical equivalent of a headline: “Hormone Therapy In...
24 Maalis 12min
Episode 422: 429. Rivaroxaban vs Apixaban = The Battle of the Blood Thinners!
— rivaroxaban versus apixaban.Yes, folks, this is The Battle of the Blood Thinners!And spoiler alert — one of them came out looking like the overachiever in a safety class... while the other probably ...
20 Maalis 9min
Episode 421: 428. Asthma and Stroke --- A breathless combination
Minocycline in Acute Ischemic Stroke (EMPHASIS trial)A multicenter, double-blind RCT in China studied 1,724 patients with acute ischemic stroke treated within 72 hours of onset. Patients received eith...
13 Maalis 16min
