POEM of the Week Podcast

167 Episodes

1. Episode 555: Lipid lowering is beneficial for secondary prevention but not primary prevention in patients 75 years and older

   Published: 4/5/2021
2. Episode 554: Eating eggs is not associated with cardiovascular disease

   Published: 3/29/2021
3. Episode 553: Continuous glucose monitoring adds little benefit, especially in adults

   Published: 3/22/2021
4. Episode 552: Colchicine reduces myocardial infarction and revascularization in patients with established coronary disease (LoDoCo2)

   Published: 3/15/2021
5. Episode 551: Early introduction of dietary gluten delays the diagnosis of celiac disease in breastfed infants (EAT)

   Published: 3/8/2021
6. Episode 550: SGLT2 inhibitors ("-flozin" meds) improve all-cause and CV mortality in patients regardless of diabetes or HF status

   Published: 3/1/2021
7. Episode 549: Screening smokers for lung cancer with low-dose CT decreases lung cancer mortality

   Published: 2/22/2021
8. Episode 548: iCanQuit smartphone app is effective in helping with smoking cessation

   Published: 2/15/2021
9. Episode 547: Gabapentin is equal to placebo for pain relief in women with chronic pelvic pain (GaPP2), but with more side effects

   Published: 2/8/2021
10. Episode 546: Musculoskeletal surgery for nontraumatic pain: not a great analgesic

    Published: 2/1/2021
11. Episode 545: In high-risk older patients with atrial fibrillation, rhythm control reduces cardiovascular death and stroke, but at a price

    Published: 1/25/2021
12. Episode 544: Human papillomavirus vaccine, especially before age 17, is associated with a large reduction in invasive cervical cancer

    Published: 1/18/2021
13. Episode 543: Low-dose edoxaban effective for stroke prevention for elderly patients with atrial fibrillation

    Published: 1/11/2021
14. Episode 542: Three strategies are effective in managing patients with medication overuse headaches

    Published: 1/4/2021
15. Episode 541: Better primary care continuity is associated with lower mortality risk

    Published: 12/28/2020
16. Episode 540: The balance of benefits and harms no longer favors aspirin for primary prevention

    Published: 12/21/2020
17. Episode 539: Pay attention to gut feelings about cancer in patients

    Published: 12/14/2020
18. Episode 538: BMD testing: one and done

    Published: 12/7/2020
19. Episode 537: Progression of papillary thyroid cancer is lower in older adults

    Published: 11/30/2020
20. Episode 536: Negative colonoscopy result predicts no colon cancer for more than 10 years

    Published: 11/23/2020