Cranberries for preventing urinary tract infections
Back in October 1998, we published the first version of the Cochrane review of the effects of cranberry for preventing urinary tract infections. Twenty-five years on, the sixth update was published in November 2023 and here ' s lead author, Gabrielle Williams from University of Sydney in Australia to bring us up to date in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 17, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Ophthalmology : Social Determinants of Health and Perceived Barriers to Care in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Interview with Sophia Y. Wang, MD, MS, author of Social Determinants of Health and Perceived Barriers to Care in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening. Hosted by Neil Bressler, MD. Related Content: Social Determinants of Health and Perceived Barriers to Care in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Otolaryngology –Head & Neck Surgery : Liquid Biopsies for Head and Neck Cancers
Interview with Michael J. Brenner, MD, author of Liquid Biopsies for Head and Neck Cancers—Any Hope for Human Papillomavirus–Negative Disease? Hosted by Paul C. Bryson, MD, MBA. Related Content: Liquid Biopsies for Head and Neck Cancers—Any Hope for Human Papillomavirus–Negative Disease? (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 16, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Surgery : Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy
Interview with Mariam N. Hantouli, MD, and Giana H. Davidson, MD, MPH, authors of Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy. Hosted by Amalia Cochran, MD. Related Content: Operative vs Nonoperative Management of Acute Cholecystitis During the Different Trimesters of Pregnancy (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Which medicines, taken by mouth or injected, work best to treat a skin condition called plaque psoriasis?
The Cochrane Skin Group has produced some of the largest Cochrane reviews, providing a “one stop shop” for people interested in a wide range of interventions for a particular skin condition. One such example is the review of systemic medicines to treat psoriasis, which was updated for the fourth time in July 2023. We asked two of the authors, Laurence Le Cleach, head of the French satellite of the Cochrane Skin group, and dermatologist at Henri Mondor hospital, AP-HP in France and Emilie Sbidian, a dermatologist working at the same hospital, to describe the findings. Here ' s Laurence to begin. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Cardiology : Effect of Tafamidis on Cardiac Function in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy
Interview with Sanjiv J. Shah, MD, author of Effect of Tafamidis on Cardiac Function in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: A Post Hoc Analysis of the ATTR-ACT Randomized Clinical Trial. Hosted by James E. Udelson, MD. Related Content: Effect of Tafamidis on Cardiac Function in Patients With Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 15, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Fitness Trackers to Guide Advice on Activity Prescription
Fitness trackers are a group of devices including watches, phones, and rings that track physical activity. JAMA Executive Editor Gregory Curfman, MD, speaks with I-Min Lee, MBBS, ScD, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and professor of epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, about using fitness trackers to guide advice on activity prescription. Related Content: Fitness Trackers to Guide Advice on Activity Prescription (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Vitamin C for COVID-19, Stool Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening, USPSTF on Oral Health, and more
Editor’s Summary by Anthony Charles, MD, MPH, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the November 14, 2023, issue. Related Content: Audio Highlights (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - November 14, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Do antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements slow down the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)?
Age-related macular degeneration is a progressive and sight-threatening disease affecting the central area of the retina at the back of the eye. There are Cochrane Reviews of the use of antioxidant vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent or slow down progression of the disease and the latter was updated in September 2023. Here ' s lead author, Jenny Evans from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the UK to tell us about the latest evidence. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 13, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Dermatology : Pathologist Characteristics and Higher-Grade Diagnoses for Melanocytic Lesions
Interview with Kathleen F. Kerr, PhD, author of Pathologist Characteristics Associated With Rendering Higher-Grade Diagnoses for Melanocytic Lesions. Hosted by Adewole S. Adamson, MD, MPP. Related Content: Pathologist Characteristics Associated With Rendering Higher-Grade Diagnoses for Melanocytic Lesions (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 8, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Medicare ’s Historic Prescription Drug Price Negotiations
JAMA Senior Editor Kristin Walter, MD, MS, and Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, JAMA Legal and Global Health Correspondent and Faculty Director of the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, discuss the Inflation Reduction Act, which for the first time allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to negotiate prescription drug prices with drug manufacturers. Related Content: Medicare’s Historic Prescription Drug Price Negotiations (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - November 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Adding Tirzepatide vs Prandial Insulin to Basal Insulin, Beta-Blockers in Septic Shock, USPSTF on Oral Health Screening, and more
Editor’s Summary by Kristin Walter, MD, MS, Senior Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the November 7, 2023, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - November 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Laser therapy for hypertrophic and keloid scars
Hypertrophic and keloid scars are common skin conditions resulting from abnormal wound healing. One possible treatment involves the use of a laser and a new Cochrane Review of the evidence was published in September 2022. We asked one of the authors, Ana Carolina Nunes from Cochrane Brazil in Sao Paolo, to tell us more in this podcast. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - November 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Neurology : Neurofilament Light Chain Elevation and Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis
Interview with Ari J. Green, MD, author of Neurofilament Light Chain Elevation and Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis. Hosted by Cynthia E. Armand, MD. Related Content: Neurofilament Light Chain Elevation and Disability Progression in Multiple Sclerosis (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Internal Medicine : Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients
Interview with Yonathan Freund, MD, PhD, author of Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients, and Timothy S. Anderson, MD, MAS, author of The Risks of Being in Limbo in the Emergency Department. Hosted by Louise Aronson, MD, MFA. Related Content: Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients The Risks of Being in Limbo in the Emergency Department (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - November 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
