Episodes

  • Episode 574: Any berry good solutions to preventing UTIs: Cranberries?

    Episode 574: Any berry good solutions to preventing UTIs: Cranberries?
    May 10 2024
    In episode 574, James and Mike invite Jennifer Young back to the podcast to help us yet again look at the evidence for cranberries and the prevention of UTI’s. Unfortunately, there is a problem with the evidence as there is a high risk-of-bias from potential publication bias, small studies, and unblinding. However, if we look […]
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    31 mins
  • Episode 573: Overcoming Resistance: Antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression

    Episode 573: Overcoming Resistance: Antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression
    May 3 2024
    In episode 573, James and Mike invite Jamie Falk back to the podcast to help us simplify all the evidence around using antipsychotics for difficult to treat depression. They do seem to “work”, but you really need to know the numbers around what “work” means. At the end of the podcast, you will! Show notes […]
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    34 mins
  • Episode 572: Preventing RSV Infections in Infants

    Episode 572: Preventing RSV Infections in Infants
    Apr 19 2024
    In episode 572, James and Mike invite Samantha Moe back to the podcast to go over the evidence around the safety and effectiveness of the monoclonal antibodies used to reduce the risk of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections in infants. We go over all the numbers for hospitalizations and death so you can make evidence-informed […]
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    25 mins
  • Episode 570: Statistics made simple and relevant – we promise – PART III

    Episode 570: Statistics made simple and relevant – we promise – PART III
    Apr 7 2024
    In episode 570, James and Mike finish their trilogy on statistics. We take what we discussed in the previous podcasts and go through a couple of examples that will hopefully solidify what all the terms and numbers really mean. Show Notes 1) Sensible Medicine Doing statistics can be difficult but understanding them can be fairly […]
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    35 mins
  • Episode 569: Statistics made simple and relevant – we promise – PART II

    Episode 569: Statistics made simple and relevant – we promise – PART II
    Mar 28 2024
    In episode 569, James and Mike continue to go over what statistics really show – we focus on what inferential statistics can and cannot do, what a p value means and more importantly what it doesn’t mean. And yes we try to keep all this stat stuff on a realistic and practical level – easier […]
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    30 mins