POEM of the Week Podcast

A podcast by Mark Ebell and Michael Wilkes

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167 Episodes

  1. Episode 654: Brief behavioral therapy improves sleep in older adults with chronic insomnia

    Published: 2/27/2023
  2. Episode 653: Brief behavioral therapy improves sleep in older adults with chronic insomnia

    Published: 2/20/2023
  3. Episode 652: Mindfulness-based stress reduction is noninferior to escitalopram for adults with anxiety disorder

    Published: 2/13/2023
  4. Episode 651: No benefit with torsemide over furosemide for posthospitalization treatment of heart failure (TRANSFORM-HF)

    Published: 2/6/2023
  5. Episode 650: Lecanemab does not significantly improve cognition in early Alzheimer's disease, is expensive, and causes brain edema and hemorrhage in some patients

    Published: 1/30/2023
  6. Episode 684: Network meta-analysis: Limited data show that high-dose aspirin decreases incidence of colorectal cancer

    Published: 1/24/2023
  7. Episode 649: Chlorthalidone no better than hydrochlorothiazide for hypertension

    Published: 1/23/2023
  8. Episode 648: Twice-daily low-dose aspirin is similar to enoxaparin for thromboprophylaxis after inpatient treatment for fracture (PREVENT CLOT)

    Published: 1/16/2023
  9. Episode 647: Tell patients their new knee won't wear out sooner with hard use

    Published: 1/9/2023
  10. Episode 646: Majority of CIN2 regress in women aged 25 to 30 years

    Published: 1/2/2023
  11. Episode 645: Morning and bedtime dosing of antihypertensives have similar rates of major cardiovascular events (TIME)

    Published: 12/26/2022
  12. Episode 644: Use of ACEIs and ARBs in advanced chronic kidney disease does not worsen, and may improve, renal outcomes

    Published: 12/19/2022
  13. Episode 643: Invitation to a single colonoscopy has only modest impact on colorectal cancer incidence (NordICC)

    Published: 12/12/2022
  14. Episode 642: Tocilizumab beneficial for adults with persistent polymyalgia rheumatica symptoms who receive steroid therapy

    Published: 12/5/2022
  15. Episode 641: Improved decongestion with the addition of acetazolamide to intravenous loop diuretics for acute heart failure

    Published: 11/28/2022
  16. Episode 640: Rebound symptoms common with COVID-19 even after placebo treatment

    Published: 11/21/2022
  17. Episode 639: Limited evidence for meds, music, and massage to treat anxiety in residents of long-term care facilities

    Published: 11/14/2022
  18. Episode 638: Percutaneous coronary intervention does not improve outcomes for patients with ischemic heart disease and LVEF of less than 35%

    Published: 11/7/2022
  19. Episode 637: Nonpharmacologic approaches can improve fibromyalgia symptoms

    Published: 10/31/2022
  20. Episode 636: Amitriptyline, duloxetine, and pregabalin each effective in decreasing pain from diabetic peripheral neuropathy; combinations even better

    Published: 10/24/2022

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Each week, Dr. Mark Ebell, POEMs Editor, joins Dr. Michael Wilkes, NPR correspondent and Vice-Dean of the UC-Davis Medical School, for a five minute discussion about an important recent medical study reviewed by the POEMs editors. POEMs provide synopsised reviews of studies that could affect a clinician's practice, and the discussion in this podcast provides additional depth and insight into the issue covered by the POEMs synopsis. More about POEMs and it's companion point-of-care search tool, Essential Evidence Plus, at www.essentialevidenceplus.com.