Additional therapies used with exercise therapy for hip or knee osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is the commonest type of arthritis and there are Cochrane reviews for many interventions that might be used to treat it. These were added to in October 2022 with a new review of the effects of using adjunctive therapies along with land-based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. In this podcast, podcast editor Mike Clarke speaks with lead author Helen French from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, about the importance of the review and its findings. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - January 20, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - shoulders, knees, and woes
In this episode, Juan Franco, editor in chief of BMJ EBM, and Helen Macdonald, The BMJ's research integrity editor, sit down to discuss what's new in the world of evidence. Firstly, last week they went to the first EBM Live conference for two years - and report back on what happened when the evidence community got back together. We have two research papers looking at knees and shoulders, and finding out about the balance of risks and benefits. In covid news, we're still finding new symptoms associated with infection, 2.5 years after the pandemic started. We'll also hear how complex it is to research vaccine efficacy now...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 31, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - shoulders, knees, and woes
In this episode, Juan Franco, editor in chief of BMJ EBM, and Helen Macdonald, The BMJ's research integrity editor, sit down to discuss what's new in the world of evidence. Firstly, last week they went to the first EBM Live conference for two years - and report back on what happened when the evidence community got back together. We have two research papers looking at knees and shoulders, and finding out about the balance of risks and benefits. In covid news, we're still finding new symptoms associated with infection, 2.5 years after the pandemic started. We'll also hear how complex it is to research vaccine efficacy now...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - July 31, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis, Bariatric Surgery for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Liver and Cardiac Outcomes, mRNA Vaccination and COVID-19 Hospitalizations, and more
Editor’s Summary by Linda Brubaker, MD, Associate Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the November 23, 2021, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - November 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - Bones, nutrition, pain relief, and overdiagnosis.
In this month ’s Talk evidence, we’re going back to our roots and avoiding covid - so sit back and listen to Helen Macdonald and Joe Ross discuss a new nutrition study to prevent fractures in older adults by eating dairy, and a meta-analysis which helps you choose pain relief medications for management of ost eoarthritis. We’ll hear from Steven Woloshin about the virtual Overdiagnosis conference, and why he’s so excited about a new category in the National Library of Medicine. Finally, we have a study on urinary retention and risk of cancer that has been over 25 years in the making. Reading list; Effect of di...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - Bones, nutrition, pain relief, and overdiagnosis.
In this month’s Talk evidence, we’re going back to our roots and avoiding covid - so sit back and listen to Helen Macdonald and Joe Ross discuss a new nutrition study to prevent fractures in older adults by eating dairy, and a meta-analysis which helps you choose pain relief medications for management of osteoarthritis. We’ll hear from Steven Woloshin about the virtual Overdiagnosis conference, and why he’s so excited about a new category in the National Library of Medicine. Finally, we have a study on urinary retention and risk of cancer that has been over 25 years in the making. Reading list; Effect of dieta...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - November 5, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Vasopressin+Methylprednisolone for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Ankle Osteoarthritis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome Following Janssen COVID-19 Vaccine, and more
Editor's Summary by Mary McDermott, MD, Deputy Editor of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the October 26, 2021, issue. (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - October 26, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Biomechanical Footwear for Knee Osteoarthritis, Bracing vs. Surgery for Humeral Shaft Fractures, Pharmacologic Treatments for COVID-19, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the May 12, 2020 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - May 12, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Zoledronic Acid for Osteoarthritis, Pulse Oximetry for Bronchiolitis, PCR Test Results in Recovered Patients, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the April 21, 2020 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - April 21, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - digital clubbing, osteoarthritis & sustainable EBM
We ’re back for the December Talk Evidence, and this month we’re being very digital Firstly,(1.20) Helen tells us about arthritic fingers - should we be using prednisolone for treatment when people have painful osteoarthritis of the hand Then (13.30) Carl gets us all to check our fingers for club bing, and we find out how useful it is as a test for lung cancer (23.10) Minna Johansson GP and Cochrane Sweden researcher explains why EBM needs to take into account sustainability, and why that isn’t just carbon footprint. (33.50) We talk AF and the Apple Watch - and why drop out is going to b e a massive problem for t...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - digital clubbing, osteoarthritis & sustainable EBM
We ’re back for the December Talk Evidence, and this month we’re being very digital Firstly,(1.20) Helen tells us about arthritic fingers - should we be using prednisolone for treatment when people have painful osteoarthritis of the hand Then (13.30) Carl gets us all to check our fingers for club bing, and we find out how useful it is as a test... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts

Talk Evidence - digital clubbing, osteoarthritis & sustainable EBM
We’re back for the December Talk Evidence, and this month we’re being very digital Firstly,(1.20) Helen tells us about arthritic fingers - should we be using prednisolone for treatment when people have painful osteoarthritis of the hand Then (13.30) Carl gets us all to check our fingers for clubbing, and we find out how useful it is as a test for lung cancer (23.10) Minna Johansson GP and Cochrane Sweden researcher explains why EBM needs to take into account sustainability, and why that isn’t just carbon footprint. (33.50) We talk AF and the Apple Watch - and why drop out is going to be a massive problem for the ...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - December 16, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts

Sprifermin vs Placebo for Knee Osteoarthritis, Transitional Care For COPD Inpatients, Point-of-Care HbA1c Testing, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the October 08, 2019 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - October 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts