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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, MSU Professor of Medicine Gary Ferenchick MD, and POEMs co-founder Henry Barry MD, MS for this…

Podcast · By Mark Ebell · English · US · Official site

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Sep 9, 2026
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Jul 15, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 9, 2026

    Episode 215: self collected HPV, AI skin cancer app, electroacupuncture for neuralgia, and asymptomatic cardiac plaque (opens the original)

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    This week, primary care experts Drs. Kate Rowland, Gary Ferenchick, Mark Ebell and Henry Barry discuss 4 new studies: The post-Papanicolau era of HPV self collection, electroacupuncture for post-herpetic neuralgia, AI-based app for melanoma detection, and the onset age of silent atherosclerosis. Links: Self-collected HPV: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42509175/ Electroacupuncture: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42189557/ AI skin cancer app: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41701029/ Silent pla

  2. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    Episode 214: hyperemesis treatment, Ca++ and Vit D, oral PCSK-9, and semaglutide for dementia (?) (opens the original)

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    Primary care physicians Kate, Mark, Henry and Gary discuss 4 new studies that could change your practice: treatments for hyperemesis gravidarum, calcium and vitamin D to prevent falls and fractures in older adults, the first oral PCSK9 inhibitor, and oral semaglutide to treat dementia . The John Hickner Memorial fund at MSU: https://give.msu.edu/?sid=17374 Hyperemesis gravidarum treatments: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41478546/ Supplementing with calcium or vitamin D: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm

  3. Episode · Aug 11, 2026

    Episode 213: dementia risk factors, COVID-19 vaccines, and shoulder MRIs (opens the original)

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    This week, Kate, Gary and Mark discuss 3 new studies: whether we can do anything about modifiable risk factors for dementia, whether COVID-19 vaccines are still useful, and how to interpret abnormal shoulder MRIs.

  4. Episode · Aug 3, 2026

    Episode 212: preventing multimorbidity, high dose vit D, skin cancer screening, and withdrawing a GLP-1 (opens the original)

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    Primary care docs Kate Rowland, Mark Ebell, Henry Barry and Gary Ferenchick talk about 4 new studies: prevention of multimorbidity in people at high risk of diabetes, high-dose vitamin D in healthy older adults, whether screening for skin cancer reduces melanoma mortality, and tirzepatide withdrawal and weight maintenance .

  5. Episode · Jul 15, 2026

    Episode 211: semaglutide for AUD, preventing post-vax syncope, PCR panel for RTI, fluvoxamine for long-COVID (opens the original)

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    Join primary care professors Mark Ebell, Kate Rowland, Gary Ferenchick and Henry Barry as they discuss 4 new studies: semaglutide for alcohol use disorder, a vibrating cool pack to prevent post vaccination syncope, PCR for 23 respiratory pathogens in primary care to reduce antibiotic use, and fluvoxamine for Long-COVID Fatigue. Links Semaglutide for AUD: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42070571/ Vibrating cool pack for vaccine syncope: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41692229/ Point of care PCR

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