The Medical and Political Response to the 2019 Christchurch Mosque Mass Shooting
On March 15, 2019, a lone gunman walked into 2 mosques within minutes of each other in Christchurch, New Zealand, and opened fire with semiautomatic weapons, killing 51 and wounding many more. We spok...
10 Dec 201926min
What Do I Need to Know About e-Cigarettes and If They Help People Stop Smoking?
Electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use, otherwise known as "vaping," has been increasing since 2010. This podcast reviews research on the epidemiology and possible adverse health effects of e-cigarett...
25 Nov 201917min
The Underappreciated Problem of Cardiac Disease in Women
Barbra Streisand and Noel Bairey Merz, MD, director of the Streisand Women's Heart Center at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, California, discuss the problem of cardiovascular disease in women and especia...
18 Nov 201910min
Review of Atrial Fibrillation Treatment
Atrial fibrillation is a very common problem that is treated with a variety of medications and interventions. Sandip Mukherjee, MD, a contributing editor to The Medical Letter, is the Medical Director...
12 Nov 201925min
Influenza Vaccination in 2019-2020
Winter is coming…and with it, the onset of flu season. In this episode, Jean-Marie Pflomm, PharmD, Editor in Chief of The Medical Letter, decodes flu vaccines: trivalent vs quadrivalent, live attenuat...
6 Nov 201913min
How Adolescent Boys' Need for Friendship Affects Their Mental Health
Adolescent boys are notoriously difficult to deal with. However, some of their behaviors mask a need they have for developing intimate friendships. Being adolescent boys living in a macho culture, man...
5 Nov 201937min
Emerging Applications for Ketamine
Even though it gained notoriety for recreational uses, Ketamine is experiencing a resurgence in clinical settings given its versatility and potential applications, including for pain treatment and dep...
22 Okt 201925min
Understanding Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk Through Mendelian Randomization
Mendelian randomization is a powerful technique that enables investigators to mimic randomized clinical trials by characterizing genetic differences between groups of people and studying their clinica...
8 Okt 201927min
