Episode 200: 200. COVID 4th Vaccine, Vitamin D, Statin

Episode 200: 200. COVID 4th Vaccine, Vitamin D, Statin

Association of Receipt of the Fourth BNT162b2 Dose With Omicron Infection and COVID-19 Hospitalizations Among Residents of Long-term Care Facilities | Geriatrics | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network


careful what you believe and always question medicine- even if it is about covid vaccine

Use and Cost of Low-Value Health Services Delivered or Paid for by the Veterans Health Administration | Cancer Screening, Prevention, Control | JAMA Internal Medicine | JAMA Network

low value care exist in the VA but also in the community-- you need a comparative arm to figure out how bad you are doing or good you are doing.

Supplemental Vitamin D and Incident Fractures in Midlife and Older Adults | NEJM

You can also check a level if you are trying to make the diagnosis of rickets. ELSE no need to check anyone, if you really believe in it or your patient really believes in in then just start 2000IU and continue to take as long as they feel indicated because it likely is not doing any benefit but realistically it is not doing any harm at that dose either (there has been harm seen at super high doses 50,000IU)


listener question---- My question is what is the smallest doses statin I need to convince patient to take to benefit.

For me the answer is that yes high dose is better than moderate dose for those needing secondary prevention, but any dose is better than no dose for both primary and secondary prevention. If the patient isn’t taking the medication it doesn’t matter how good the drug is so ultimately if they are very serious about their risk reduction then go ahead and try and push higher dose statin else just take any dose the patient is willing to take and be happy they are you getting some sort of risk reduction that drastically beat ‘nothing’/placebo.


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Episode 391: 402. Functional disability after clinically significant extracranial bleeding: a secondary analysis of ASPREE

Episode 391: 402. Functional disability after clinically significant extracranial bleeding: a secondary analysis of ASPREE

https://www.jthjournal.org/article/S1538-7836(25)00109-6/fulltextAntithrombotic agents, like aspirin and anticoagulants, are essential for treating many cardiovascular conditions. However, a common si...

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Episode 390: 401. Add-On Treatment With Zilebesiran for Inadequately Controlled Hypertension

Episode 390: 401. Add-On Treatment With Zilebesiran for Inadequately Controlled Hypertension

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2834632SummaryThe article examines the effectiveness and safety of zilebesiran, an RNA interference therapeutic agent, when used in combination w...

4 Kesä 20258min

Episode 389: 400. CRP, Lipoprotein A, LDL for cardiac risk assessment

Episode 389: 400. CRP, Lipoprotein A, LDL for cardiac risk assessment

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2405182?query=recirc_Semantic  Key Takeaways Extended Predictive Value of Biomarkers: High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRP), LDL cholesterol, and lipop...

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Episode 388: 399. Use of albumin-adjusted calcium measurements in clinical practice

Episode 388: 399. Use of albumin-adjusted calcium measurements in clinical practice

Desgagnés N et al. Use of albumin-adjusted calcium measurements in clinical practice. JAMA Netw Open 2025 Jan 21; 8:e2455251. (https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.55251)Overall, total calcium...

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Episode 387: 398. Which is Better, Tirzepatide or Semaglutide?

Episode 387: 398. Which is Better, Tirzepatide or Semaglutide?

https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2416394At 72 weeks, the mean percentage decrease in weight was significantly greater with tirzepatide than with semaglutide (20% vs. 14%). Gastrointestinal side ...

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Episode 386: 397. What is the new drug for smoking cessation?

Episode 386: 397. What is the new drug for smoking cessation?

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2832701In this multisite trial, 800 adults who smoked 10 or more cigarettes daily (mean duration of smoking, ≈35 years) were randomize...

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Episode 385: 396. Vitamin D and Kids (CME)

Episode 385: 396. Vitamin D and Kids (CME)

What does the evidence and the guidelines say about the use and testing of Vitamin D in kids

7 Touko 20258min

Episode 384: 395. How accurate is the BMI?

Episode 384: 395. How accurate is the BMI?

Aryee EK et al. Prevalence of obesity with and without confirmation of excess adiposity among US adults. JAMA 2025 Apr 17; [e-pub]. (https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2025.2704)The rate of obesity was 39.7...

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