The 2 Minute Medicine® Podcast- Episode 51

In this episode, we explore how social media and celebrity influence are reshaping health behaviors at scale. The article of the week comes from the New England Journal of Medicine and is entitled “Asundexian for secondary stroke prevention.”We start with the viral “Fibermaxxing” ...  Show more

In this episode of the 2 Minute Medicine® Podcast, we explore major advances in precision medicine, beginning with the Phase 3 TALAPRO-3 trial demonstrating improved outcomes with talazoparib combined with enzalutamide in metastatic prostate cancer. We review new evidence from th ...  Show more

It's a podcast of pairs this time, for the latest issue of the journal. There's two hosts, two halves of the brain, two sides to a clinical debate, and two themes to the episode itself. Leading off is a discussion on peripheral neurology, taking a look at the editors' choice p ...

Trial of the Week: PROWESS-SHOCK Special Guest: Paul Szumita, PharmD, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS @paulszumita 03:30 – Background studies/Setting the scene 30:25 – PROWESS-SHOCK discussion/Where are we now Paul Szumita joins to highlight a June Trial of the Week “Drotrecogin alfa (a ...  Show more

FDA approves triple-drug polypill, a change of opinion, a deep dive into invasive pulmonary embolism therapies, heart disease trends, and diabetes care is on fire are the topics John Mandrola, MD, discusses in this week's podcast. This podcast is intended for healthcare professio ...  Show more

Gastric sleeve surgery is the key feature of a pair of recent cases from the journal, which start this episode (1:17). Both cases feature 25-yo women with presentations in common: paraesthesia and limb weakness, along with disordered eye movement. Their symptoms arose soon aft ...