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Episode 193: Intensive BP lowering, elinzanetant for vasomotor symptoms, HTN in pregnancy and prostate CA screening.
#NAPCRG #STFM #AAFP #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #EssentialEvidencePlus #InfoPOEMs
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Episode 193: Intensive BP lowering, elinzanetant for VMS, HTN in pregnancy and prostate CA screening by Primary Care Update
Primary care physicians Gary Ferenchick, Kate Rowland, Henry Barry and Mark Ebell want you to know about 4 new studies: the best choice of pharmacotherapy in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, benef...
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November 12, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 192: the optimal duration of anticoagulation, low dose mirtazapine or amitriptyline for insomnia, lower dose semaglutide, and adding aspirin to a DOAC for CHD + atrial fib #STFM #NAPCRG #AAFP #InfoPOEMs #EssentialEvidencePlus
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 191: acetaminophen, leucovorin, MMR and autism. Plus the value of continuity in primary care. #NAPCRG #AAFP #STFM #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #EssentialEvidencePlus #InfoPOEMs open.spotify.com/episode/39Dv...
Episode 191: acetaminophen, leucovorin, MMR and autism; the value of primary care
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October 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 190: flu vaccine and dementia, treating endometriosis pain, colchicine for CHD prevention, and green tea. #NAPCRG #AAFP #STFM #FamilyMedicine #EssentialEvidencePlus #PrimaryCare #InfoPOEMs

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Episode 190: flu vaccine & dementia, colchicine for CHD, endometriosis pain and green tea.
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September 30, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 189: minor stroke treatment, digitoxin for HF, exercise for cancer, and new rescue inhaler for asthma. #STFM #AAFP #FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #GeneralPractice #NAPCRG #InfoPOEMs #EssentialEvidencePlus

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September 10, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 187: incidental activity, new blood test for CRC, DORAs for sleep, and a new definition of Alzheimer's. #STFM #NAPCRG #AAFP #PrimaryCare #InfoPOEMs #EssentialEvidencePlus

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Episode 187: incidental activity, a new definition of Alzheimers, blood test for CRC screening, and DORAs for sleep
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August 12, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Negative pressure wound therapy, acute migraine tx, best test for women with dense breasts, and metformin for knee pain in patients without DM. #STFM #NAPCRG #EssentialEvidencePlus #InfoPOEMs #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
July 31, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 185: The best drug for resistant HTN, mirtazepine for sleep, baloxavir for prevention, and PRP for knee OA #STFM #NAPCRG #EBM #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #AAFP #EssentialEvidencePlus #InfoPOEMs
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Episode 185: resistant HTN tx, mirtazepine for sleep, baloxav for prevention, PRP for OA by Primary Care Update
This week our intrepid primary care docs discuss 4 new POEMs: spironolactone vs amiloride for resistant hypertension, mirtazapine for insomnia in older adults, baloxivir for influenza post exposure pr...
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July 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 184: new UTI antibiotic, drugs for fibromyalgia, trial of a multicancer detection test for screening, and the best time for HTN meds #EBM #InfoPOEMs #EssentialEvidencePlus #STFM #NAPCRG #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine
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Episode 184: new UTI antibiotic, fibromyalgia tx, trial of an MCED, and the best time for HTN meds by Primary Care Update
Join Mark, Kate, Henry and Gary as they discuss 4 new POEMs: a new and very hard to pronounce antibiotic for uncomplicated UTI, the best drugs for relieving pain in adults with fibromyalgia, a clinica...
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July 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 183: all-in-one triple inhaler for COPD, meds for managing pain in kids, and suzetrigine, a new drug for acute pain #EssentialEvidencePlus #EBM #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #InfoPOEMs #STFM #NAPCRG #AAFP creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pri...
Episode 183: triple inhaler for COPD, managing pain in kids, and suzetrigine for pain by Primary Care Update
This week, join Kate, Mark and Henry as they discuss all in one triple inhalers for COPD, the best medication for pain management in children and suzetrigine, a new medicine for acute pain in adults.
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June 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 182: atrial appendage occlusion for AF, oral semaglutide for DM+CVD/CKD, and epidural steroids for radicular low back pain #NAPCRG #STFM #EssentialEvidencePlus #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #InfoPOEMs
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Episode 182: atrial appendage occlusion for AF, oral semaglutide, and epidural steroidsand by Primary Care Update
Join Mark, Henry, and Gary (we are Kate-less unfortunately this week) for discussion of epidural steroid injections for adults with radicular back pain, post a fib ablation management, and oral semagl...
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June 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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#PrimaryCareUpdate Episode 181: best wipes to prevent diabetic foot ulcer, tirzepatide for obesity and prediabetes, resuming DOACS following ICH, and intermitent fasting RCT #STFM #NAPCRG #PrimaryCare #FamilyMedicine #EssentialEvidencePlus #InfoPOEMs creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pri...
Episode 181: wipes to prevent foot ulcer, tirzepatide efficacy, by Primary Care Update
This week, Kate, Mark, Gary and Henry discuss 4 great new POEMs: foot care wipes for patients at risk of diabetic foot infection, resuming DOACS following intracerebral hemorrhage in adults with a fib...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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This week join primary care physicians Kate, Gary, Henry and Mark as they discuss 4 new studies: an experimental treatment for chronic migraines, safety of albuterol in wheezy kids under 2, oral gepotidacin for uncomplicated UTI, and vitamin K2 and leg cramps.

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Podcast · Mark Ebell · Four healthily skeptical primary care physicians discuss the latest in primary care medicine. Join Essential Evidence Editor Mark Ebell MD, Rush University's Kate Rowland MD, MS...
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April 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Just posted a "Faculty View" for MSU on one more example of how the Trump administration is tearing down all that is good in medical research and policymaking.
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Faculty view: How do we know when to screen and when to try to prevent disease? | College Of Human Medicine
Mark H. Ebell, MD, MS, is a professor of family medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and discusses balancing the benefits and harms of preventive services.
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April 14, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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This week on Primary Care Update, Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry discuss discontinuation of benzos, the value of baseline cognitive testing of athletes, vonoprazan vs PPI for preventing and treating ulcers, and whether herpes zoster vaccine reduces dementia risk.

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Episode 178: tapering benzos, neuro testing for athletes, vonoprazan for PUD, and zoster-dementia link by Primary Care Update
This week Kate, Gary, Mark and Henry discuss discontinuation of benzodiazepines and treatment of insomnia, the value of baseline cognitive testing of college athletes, vonoprazan vs PPI for preventing...
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April 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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Primary Care Update episode 177. This week Gary, Mark, Kate and Henry discuss: adverse effects from |ICS in asthma, dementia guideline, fezolinetant for vasomotor symptoms, and osteoporosis screening. #EBM #PrimaryCare #EssentialEvidencePlus #STFM #NAPCRG
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Episode 177: steroids and CV risk, dementia guideline, fezolinetant for VMS, and osteoporosis screening by Primary Care Update
This week Gary, Mark, Kate and Henry discuss: adverse effects from inhaled steroids in asthma, Italian dementia guideline, fezolinetant for treatment of vasomotor symptoms, and updated USPSTF recommen...
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March 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Check out the latest episode of Primary Care Update. This week we discuss yoga for incontinence, muscle relaxants for pain, whether bariatric surgery is better than GLP-1 agonists, fluoridation, and cannabis use during pregnancy

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Episode 170: yoga for incontinence, muscle relaxants for pain, maternal cannabis use, and GLP-1 v. surgery by Primary Care Update
This month Kate, Mark, Gary and Henry discuss yoga for treating urinary incontinence in older women, benefits and harms of muscle relaxants for adults with chronic pain, maternal prenatal cannabis use...
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December 16, 2024 at 3:32 PM