46. Medical Myths for April Fools

46. Medical Myths for April Fools

It is April Fools day and it only seemed right to do a little medical myth busting. In this episode and gulps down the evidence around how much water we should drink. He find out that more money does equal more problems. Looks at the evidence behind strep throat. Finally, and maybe most importantly ask that you let him know if you are going to be in P.R. the first weekend in April!

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Episode 423: 430. Hormone Replacement Therapy and the Black Box Warning

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...

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Episode 422: 429. Rivaroxaban vs Apixaban = The Battle of the Blood Thinners!

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 ...

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Episode 421: 428. Asthma and Stroke --- A breathless combination

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...

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Episode 420: 427. Kawasaki disease-no, not the motorcycle company

Episode 420: 427. Kawasaki disease-no, not the motorcycle company

Today, we're talking about Kawasaki disease-no, not the motorcycle company, though sometimes treating it does feel like trying to ride one at full speed through uncertainty.For decades, high-dose aspi...

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Episode 419: 426. Go Big or Go Partial? The Knee Replacement Showdown

Episode 419: 426. Go Big or Go Partial? The Knee Replacement Showdown

Setting the stagePicture this: your knee is like a three-room apartment. You've got a medial room, a lateral room, and a patellofemoral room. In isolated anteromedial osteoarthritis, just one room is ...

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Episode 418: 425. Triptan initiation and cerebrovascular events

Episode 418: 425. Triptan initiation and cerebrovascular events

Kalapura C, et al. Triptan initiation and cerebrovascular events in patients with migraine: A nationwide cohort study. J Am Heart Assoc 2026 Feb 17; 15:e043409. DOI: 10.1161/JAHA.125.043409.  Today, w...

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Episode 417: 424. GLP1 and NAION

Episode 417: 424. GLP1 and NAION

Li H-Y, et al. GLP-1 receptor agonists and risk of optic nerve or vision-threatening events in patients with type 2 diabetes or cardiometabolic diseases: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial...

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Episode 416: 423. CME-- Discharge Questions Answered in 2025

Episode 416: 423. CME-- Discharge Questions Answered in 2025

CME-- Discharge Questions Answered in 2025

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