S5 E11: AF, Hypertension & Future Cardiac Disease; DRE and Prostate Cancer Screening: Is It Time to Stop? Interview with Amy Rylance & Sam Merriel

Welcome to the latest Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. Three great pieces of research, all from the New England Journal of Medicine, to discuss today. First up. Retatrutide - how effective is this injectable weight-loss medication? Can it help other problems like knee OA and OSA? Is there a downside? Second, starting statins in the elderly. Is there any benefit in over-70-year-olds? Third, can the Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test improve the stage o...

Welcome to Season 8 of the Hot Topics Podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. Lots of research, as usual, and some future medicine too. Do NHS health checks actually make a difference, or is it a waste of everybody's time? This month's BJGP has the answer. From the BMJ this week, which exercises should we recommend to patients (and ourselves...) to maintain bone mineral density and prevent fractures, and how long do we need to exercise for it to make a difference? And in JAMA, does texti...

Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this summer sizzler, we have three new pieces of research for clinicians in general practice. First, do antihistamines help with managing atopic eczema, or do they do more harm than good? Does which one we use matter? Second, exploring the pain relief achieved by opioids in the short and long term. Are there new lessons to be learned? Third, for an alternative way of managing chronic MSK pain, could se...

Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode, we have three new pieces of research and a special interview later on discussing the recommendations of the National Screening Committee on prostate cancer screening in the UK. First up for research: nasal sprays versus the common cold. The BJGP reports on longer-term findings through this simple intervention. Can it help this age-old problem? Second, new kid on the block, orforglipron - could it replace S...

Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. Lots going on in this new episode! Three new pieces of research and an interview with Dr Anna Martinez, consultant paediatric dermatologist at GOSH, talking about a skin fragility condition many of us may not have heard of before - epidermolysis bullosa - in conjunction with DEBRA, the leading charity for EB awareness and research. In research, we look at two papers published this week in finerenone. Does it ha...