If you’re a healthy elderly adult, should you take a daily baby aspirin to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease? The answer is no, according to a major…
If you have diabetes and you’re taking metformin, and now you’ve been told you need another drug to keep your blood sugar in control, which one is best?…
What is the impact of robots on surgery? They’re really expensive, Rick and I conclude on PodMed TT this week, as found in a research letter in JAMA….
Are combination pills, also known as “polypills,” a good idea when it comes to managing a person’s multiple conditions? A JAMA study Rick and I highlight on PodMed…
Women who are pregnant should receive the TDAP—that’s tetanus, diphtheria, acellular pertussis—vaccine with the goal of protecting their unborn child from infections, especially whooping cough or pertussis, in…
When medical professionals want to stay in the loop on breaking medical news, there is one podcast they tune into week after week: PodMed TT. Hosted by Texas…
If you’re a woman about to give birth for the first time—so-called “nulliparous” in medical jargon—is it better to induce labor at 39 weeks or simply wait and…
What can we learn from continuous glucose monitoring for a few weeks and standardized food challenges among people who haven’t been diagnosed with diabetes? A lot, as Rick…
If you’re a Medicare beneficiary on any of a host of generic drugs for common medical conditions like diabetes or high blood pressure, you may be economically better…
