POEM of the Week Podcast

167 Episodes

1. Episode 575: USPSTF 2021 now recommends colorectal screening beginning at age 45 years (B recommendation)

   Published: 23/08/2021
2. Episode 574: Antibiotic therapy does not prevent death or acute exacerbations in adults with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

   Published: 16/08/2021
3. Episode 573: No difference in cognitive decline in elderly patients with coronary artery disease undergoing CABG vs PCI

   Published: 09/08/2021
4. Episode 572: For patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who are taking a GLP-1, SGLT2 may be preferred to a sulfonylurea as add-on therapy

   Published: 02/08/2021
5. Episode 571: Inhaled budesonide reduces the risk of emergency department evaluation or hospitalization in early COVID-19

   Published: 26/07/2021
6. Episode 570: The risk of progression from prediabetes to diabetes in older adults is low

   Published: 19/07/2021
7. Episode 569: The probability of disease is frequently overestimated by primary care clinicians

   Published: 12/07/2021
8. Episode 568: Epidural steroid injections provide minimal, if any, benefit in low back pain with sciatica

   Published: 05/07/2021
9. Episode 567: Once-weekly semaglutide is an effective adjunct for weight loss in nondiabetic overweight/obese adults (STEP 3)

   Published: 28/06/2021
10. Episode 566: Rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 are much less sensitive in asymptomatic persons (40% vs 80% in symptomatic persons)

    Published: 21/06/2021
11. Episode 565: Single-dose opioid analgesics offer no benefit over non-narcotic analgesia for musculoskeletal pain

    Published: 14/06/2021
12. Episode 564: Cryoablation preferred as initial therapy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (EARLY-AF)

    Published: 07/06/2021
13. Episode 563: Ticagrelor plus aspirin is superior to aspirin alone in preventing stroke after TIA or minor stroke (THALES)

    Published: 31/05/2021
14. Episode 562: Tighter blood pressure control does not increase the likelihood of orthostatic hypotension

    Published: 24/05/2021
15. Episode 561: SR: Exercise is the only intervention to provide long-term improvement in patients with chronic low back pain

    Published: 17/05/2021
16. Episode 560: Limited role for antidepressants in back pain and osteoarthritis pain

    Published: 10/05/2021
17. Episode 559: SGLT-2 inhibitors or GLP-1 receptor agonists reduce cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Published: 03/05/2021
18. Episode 558: Low-carb diets may produce short-term diabetes remission

    Published: 26/04/2021
19. Episode 557: Positive CA125 test results for "symptomatic" women are wrong most of the time

    Published: 19/04/2021
20. Episode 556: Approximately 1 in 6 household and family contacts become infected with SARS-CoV-2

    Published: 12/04/2021