Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS

James McCormack
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Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS

Medication Mythbusters - Home of the Best Science (BS) Medicine Podcast

Episodes

  1. 1D AGO

    Episode 604: Stop the Drip – Tranexamic Acid Solution for Nosebleeds

    In episode 604, James and Mike K get Jennifer Young to tackle the topic of nose bleeds and what the evidence shows around the use of topical tranexamic acid and how it compares to other treatments. We go over all the endpoints and give you all the numbers. Show Notes 1) Tools For Practice Stop […]

    24 min

  2. JUN 10

    Episode 603: Topical minoxidil for androgenetic alopecia: When blood pressure agents make you hairy

    In episode 603, James and Mike K invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to talk about the best available evidence for topical minoxidil and hair growth. We discuss outcomes such as the numbers of hairs per squared centimeter – the main outcome reported – but when available, we also other report on other outcomes […]

    27 min

  3. JUN 6

    Episode 602: Side effects of long-term PPI use: Leaving a bad taste in your mouth?

    In episode 602, James and Mike Kolber go over the best available evidence for the benefits and the harms for one of the most commonly used classes of medications – proton pump inhibitors. We find out the benefit numbers are much larger than the harm numbers. Check out the podcast to get all the numbers […]

    30 min

  4. MAY 27

    Episode 6: Presenting balanced information about benefits and harms to patients makes you more contented

    THE CASE Dr Ashville is training to be a family physician and gets a phone call from a disgruntled patient called Jane Brown. She got a message saying “As your Cardiovascular risk is now 10% it is recommended you take a statin medication”. She is a bit cross she didn’t get a proper conversation about […]

    1h 9m

  5. APR 30

    Episode 5: Does spending the right amount of time on lifestyle advice make clinicians more contented?

    THE CASE Nurse J and advanced nurse practitioner and Dr A are taking a short coffee break and discussing the management of lifestyle issues in their mixed practice. Many of their patients are living in poverty, with a lot of patients having Long Term Conditions. They feel under pressure from health service management to push […]

    1h 16m
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