BS Medicine Podcast
Hosted by
James McCormack
and
Mike Allan
These podcasts promote healthy skepticism and critical thinking, with the majority presented in a case-based format.
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Episode 605: An ASA a day keeps the Afib at bay?
In episode 605, James and Jamie get Emelie Braschi to answer a simple and common clinical question. ASA versus direct oral anticoagulants – which one is safer with regard to bleeding? As always it comes down to the numbers and we go over all those numbers and put them into the overall benefit and harm […]...
Episode 7: Less really is more. Increase your contentment by doing fewer blood tests
THE CASE Mrs Green aged 60 comes complaining that she feels fatigued and tired, although there are no specific symptoms and she has no fever, pain, bowel upset, bleeding, nor any mental health symptoms. She is sleeping normally and doing all her usual activities easily, and working full time. She is happily married and has […]...
Episode 604: Stop the Drip – Tranexamic Acid Solution for Nosebleeds
In episode 604, James and Mike K get Jennifer Young to tackle the topic of nose bleeds and what the evidence shows around the use of topical tranexamic acid and how it compares to other treatments. We go over all the endpoints and give you all the numbers. Show Notes 1) Tools For Practice Stop […]...
Episode 603: Topical minoxidil for androgenetic alopecia: When blood pressure agents make you hairy
In episode 603, James and Mike K invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to talk about the best available evidence for topical minoxidil and hair growth. We discuss outcomes such as the numbers of hairs per squared centimeter – the main outcome reported – but when available, we also other report on other outcomes […]...
Episode 602: Side effects of long-term PPI use: Leaving a bad taste in your mouth?
In episode 602, James and Mike Kolber go over the best available evidence for the benefits and the harms for one of the most commonly used classes of medications – proton pump inhibitors. We find out the benefit numbers are much larger than the harm numbers. Check out the podcast to get all the numbers […]...
