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December 18, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 12 – A new ETT-based risk prediction score; screening for carotid stenosis; and an Institute of Medicine interview with NIAID Director Anthony Fauci, with comments on pandemic and seasonal influenza; the status of HIV vaccine development; NIH-industry partnerships for drug development; and biodefense research. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week’s issue. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (25 min, 12 Mb) View Transcript |
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December 4, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 11 – Conversations about medical professionalism and ethical pay-for-performance systems. An in-depth summary of a national survey on physician attitudes and behaviors about professionalism, with an interview with Drs. Eric Campbell and David Blumenthal of the Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital and Partners Health System in Boston; and principles for maintaining patient-centered pay-for-performance systems, with an interview with Ms. Lois Snyder and Dr. Richard Neubauer of the American College of Physicians. Plus a summary of all the articles in this week’s issue. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (33 min, 15 Mb) View Transcript |
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November 20, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 10 – Clinical outcomes by virologic response in hepatitis C patients, comparative effectiveness of CABG and PCI, and the CDC adult immunization schedule; and interviews with Drs. Gary Davis of Baylor University, Stephan Fihn of the VA Puget Sound, and Dr. Greg Poland of the Mayo Clinic. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (47 min, 22 Mb) View Transcript |
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November 6, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 9 – ACE inhibitors, ARBs, or both for hypertension and proteinuria; an interview with Dr. Patrick Parfrey of Memorial University in Newfoundland Canada on the risks of combining ACE inhibitors and ARBs; risperidone for major depression; a new ACP practice guideline on the diagnosis and management of stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and other highlights of this week’s issue. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (24 min, 12 Mb) View Transcript |
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October 16, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 8 – Aspirin and venous thromboembolism, triple therapy for H. pylori, and the safety of rosiglitazone, including an interview with Dr. Sanjay Kaul and George Diamond about the statistical pitfalls of interpreting randomized trials of the drug. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (21 min, 10 Mb) View Transcript |
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October 2, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 7 – Predicting BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations; clinical practice guidelines for low back pain; and an interview with Dr. Giovanni Parmigiani of Johns Hopkins University and Dr. David Euhus of University of Texas-Southwestern about the use of genetic risk prediction for breast cancer gene mutations in clinical practice. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (23 min, 11 Mb) View Transcript |
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September 18, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 6 – Differences in type 2 diabetes glycemic control by exercise type; systematic review of comparative effectiveness of oral diabetic agents; and an interview with Dr. Amir Qaseem about this week’s American College of Physicians guidance statement on optimal HbA1c target levels. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (16 min, 8 Mb) View Transcript |
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September 4, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 5 – Nitrofurazone-impregnated urinary catheters and bacteriuria, left ventricular hypertrophy and heart failure, and hyperkyphosis in the elderly. Also, a discussion with Dr. Ellen Foster, Assistant Professor of English on the Venango campus of Clarion University, about the play Wit and its lessons for physicians. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (21 min, 10 Mb) View Transcript |
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August 21, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 4 – Selenium and diabetes, a systematic review of ICDs, hospital outbreaks of group A strep infection, nephropathic cystinosis, and an interview with Dr. Dean Winslow of Stanford University, a flight surgeon with the Air National Guard, about his experiences treating wounded U.S. soldiers and Iraqi insurgent detainees in Baghdad in 2006. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (31 min, 15 Mb) View Transcript |
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August 7, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 3 – Trends in mortality among women and men with diabetes plus an interview with Nanette Wenger, M.D. of Emory University about why risk for death among diabetic women remains high; geriatric conditions and disability; and a review of changes in recommendations for basic and advanced cardiac life support in the 2005 AHA guidelines for cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (18 min, 7 Mb) View Transcript |
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July 17, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 2 – A summary of the July 17, 2007 issue. Includes in-depth summaries of articles on changes in hospital mortality associated with implementation of residency work hour regulations, national trends in antibiotic susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrheae isolates, and the recent update of the US Preventives Services Task Force clinical guidelines on screening for chlamydia. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (12 min, 6 Mb) View Transcript |
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July 3, 2007 Play:
Volume 147 Issue 1 – Includes in-depth summaries of articles on intensive statin therapy in older adults, beta-blockers and progression of atherosclerosis, cystatin C as a risk factor for adverse events in patients with chronic kidney disease, and the effects of dietary counseling on weight loss. Also, comments from Dr. Edward Huth, former editor-in-chief of Annals, on the occasion of the journal’s 80th anniversary. Listen (right-click, save target to download) (18 min, 9 Mb) View Transcript |