In episode 582, Mike and James go over the issues associated with using CVD risk calculators. We talk about where the numbers come from, what they mean, what their limitations are, how to think about

In episode 581, Mike and James invite Mike Kolber back to the podcast for the umpteenth time this time we talk about a topic we havent discussed before acute diverticulitis. Historically, if a pe

In episode 580, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young to talk about the treatment of pityriasis rosea. Believe it or not there are 2 simple treatments that seem to work really quite well. Tune in to he

In episode 579, Mike and James invite Nicholas Dugr back to the podcast to talk about the evidence around the benefits and harms of a new class of medications for the acute treatment of episodic migr

In episode 578, Mike, James and Jennifer Potter try to answer the question, in patients with dementia, how safe and effective are stimulants, antidepressants, and antipsychotics for treating apathy? W

In episode 577, Mike and James invite Jennifer Young to join us to go over all the evidence around how best to close punch biopsies, lacerations and incisions. We go over all the evidence for sutures

In episode 576, James, Mike, and Jamie continue to review the evidence for acne treatments. In this podcast, we examine if antibiotics work and we find they do have an effect. Check out the podcast fo

In episode 575, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us sift through all the evidence for using oral contraceptives and spironolactone to treat acne. We find that they actually

In episode 574, James and Mike invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to help us yet again look at the evidence for cranberries and the prevention of UTIs. Unfortunately, there is a problem with t

In episode 573, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us simplify all the evidence around using antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression. They do seem to work, but you