POEM of the Week Podcast

167 Episodes

1. Episode 674: Amoxicillin is no more likely to cause rash than any other antibiotic in patients with mononucleosis

   Published: 17/07/2023
2. Episode 673: Once-and-done screening colonoscopy has higher rates of adherence than yearly fecal-based blood testing

   Published: 10/07/2023
3. Episode 672: Early treatment of gestational diabetes is modestly beneficial for neonatal and maternal outcomes

   Published: 3/07/2023
4. Episode 671: Most people tolerate bedtime thiazide diuretics

   Published: 26/06/2023
5. Episode 670: Cholesterol-reducer evolocumab associated with a nonsignificant increase in cardiovascular mortality (FOURIER)

   Published: 19/06/2023
6. Episode 669: Mifepristone effective and safe for the treatment of adenomyosis with pain symptoms

   Published: 12/06/2023
7. Episode 668: Direct oral anticoagulants are noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin to prevent recurrent VTE in adults with cancer

   Published: 5/06/2023
8. Episode 667: Early return to activity improves symptoms in children with concussion

   Published: 29/05/2023
9. Episode 666: Tailored exercise program improves function and reduces pain due to knee osteoarthritis

   Published: 22/05/2023
10. Episode 665: A daily multivitamin has modest impact on memory in older adults (COSMOS-WEB)

    Published: 15/05/2023
11. Episode 664: Older treatments for type 2 diabetes do not affect patient-oriented outcomes

    Published: 8/05/2023
12. Episode 663: Intravenous hydrocortisone reduces all-cause mortality in severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAPE COD)

    Published: 1/05/2023
13. Episode 662: Postexposure prophylaxis with doxycycline in men who have sex with men and transgender women with or at risk of HIV reduces STI risk (NNT = 5)

    Published: 24/04/2023
14. Episode 661: Bivalent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine given to mothers reduces total and severe RSV infections in infants

    Published: 17/04/2023
15. Episode 660: Bempedoic acid 180 mg reduces risk of nonfatal myocardial infarction and revascularization; NNT = 42 in primary prevention group (CLEAR)

    Published: 10/04/2023
16. Episode 659: Discectomy for sciatica provides short-term relief for leg pain

    Published: 3/04/2023
17. Episode 658: Active surveillance reduces the need for surgery, with no change in mortality, at the price of a small increase of metastatic disease (ProtecT)

    Published: 27/03/2023
18. Episode 657: Early invasive strategy does not reduce mortality for moderate to severe ischemic heart disease after 5.8 years (ISCHEMIA-EXTEND)

    Published: 20/03/2023
19. Episode 656: Among antidepressants, only serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are effective for pain

    Published: 13/03/2023
20. Episode 655: Low FODMAPS diet is better than an oral spasmolytic for irritable bowel syndrome (NNT = 7 – 9)

    Published: 6/03/2023