Fun, quick episode this week.    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33934725/   Non-fatal senior pickleball and tennis-related injuries treated in United States emergency departments, 2010-2019   Harold Weiss 1, Jacob Dougherty 2, Charles DiMaggio 3 ..read more

Today's episode is a very complicated topic without clear cut benefits. Expert opinions and modeling data to address a dangerous and serious topic. Let's look at 2 sources: a new study from the Annals of Internal Medicine and an expert opinion from Uptodate.   https://www.uptodate.com/contents/selecting-adult-patients-with-lower-extremity-deep-venous-thrombosis-and-pulmonary-embolism-for-indefinite-anticoagulation?search=unprovoked%20dvt&sectionRank=1&usage_type=default&anchor=H648618&source=machineLearning&selectedTitle=1~150&display_rank=1#H648618   vs. &nbs ..read more

Time restricted eating vs. caloric restriction. Is there a winner in this 1:1:1 12-month trial from Chicago?   https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37364268/ Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population : A Randomized Controlled Trial Shuhao Lin 1, Sofia Cienfuegos 1, Mark Ezpeleta 1, Kelsey Gabel 1, Vasiliki Pavlou 1, Andrea Mulas 1, Kaitie Chakos 1, Mara McStay 1, Jackie Wu 1, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys 2, Shaina J Alexandria 3, Julienn ..read more

Talking about 2 studies released last month:   1. Giving it to 3rd trimester moms and seeing what happens in newborns: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37018474/   2. Giving it to 60+ yo adults and seeing what happens: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37018468/   What happens when I review these? Listen to find out!   Helpful table (Not sure if this will reproduce well or not):   NNT Vaccine Efficacy Severe LRI     first 90 d 142 81% In 6 mo 75 69% ADULTS 1428 85%       non-severe LRI     first 90 d 111 57 6mo 55 51% ADULTS 769 66% &nbs ..read more

Hey everyone, on today's episode we are talking about a recent JAMA article on Heterogeneity in Blood Pressure Response to various blood pressure medicines and the idea of individualizing antihypertensive algorithms.   https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2803518 ..read more

Today's episode we look at a study of 60+ year olds who have poorly controlled depression.  Is it better to add on medications? Switch medications? Does it matter?    Study link: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36867173 ..read more

Interesting study today that looks at High dose ICS inhalers possibly have worse outcomes in patients than medium dose ICS inhalers, leading to more exacerbations and need for antibiotics. Plausible? Let's discuss ..read more

We take a Pre-operative study from the Annals of Surgery and talk about perioperative risk management for patients with low serum creatinine ..read more

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