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This Fortnight in Medicine VIII

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Show Notes

Last week, John was at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Madrid, and Adam was at the Preventing Overdiagnosis 2025 International Conference in Oxford. A conversation about what we learned. Digitoxin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction Beta-Blockers Post-MI: A Clear Clinical Message Aspirin in Patients with Chronic Coronary Syndrome Receiving Oral Anticoagulation How does decontextualised risk information affect clinicians’ understanding of risk and uncertainty in primary care diagnosis? A qualitative study of clinical vignettes How do we talk about overdiagnosis of mental health conditions without dismissing people’s suffering?

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