Journal Watch Audio Interview Archive

Hear study authors and other experts discuss the clinical applicability of the research findings. These interviews are taken from Journal Watch Audio, a production of Audio-Digest Foundation and the Massachusetts Medical Society.

New ACP Guideline on Palliative Care

Desvenlafaxine: Future Nonhormonal Treatment for Menopausal Hot Flashes

USPSTF Recommends Against Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis

Corticosteroids in Septic Shock — No Benefit

Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding: Hysterectomy or Endometrial Ablation?

Sustained Virologic Response in Hepatitis C and Clinical Outcomes

Clinician–Patient Communication About Domestic Violence

What Is the Incidence of Shingles?

Cardiovascular Effects of Therapies for Early Breast Cancer

The Importance of Knee Buckling

Surveillance After Screening Colonoscopy

Can Human Papillomavirus Testing Replace the Pap Smear?

Revisiting the Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial

Optimal Hemoglobin A_1c Targets: Guidance from the ACP

American College of Chest Physicians Weighs In Against CT Screening for Lung Cancer

Hyperkyphosis: Little Known About This Common Condition

Western Diet and Recurrence of Colon Cancer

Geriatric "Conditions" as Common as Chronic Diseases

Misconceptions About Venous Thromboembolism

Detecting Celiac Disease in Primary Care Practices

How Should We Describe Risk-Reducing Treatments to Patients?

Hypertension in Adolescents

Palliative Care Consultation and Length of Stay in the ICU

Revised AHA Guidelines for Prevention of Endocarditis

Rosiglitazone May Increase Risk for Myocardial Infarction

Reducing the Intensity of Treatment in Mild Asthma

CVD Among Men with Migraines

Long-Term Benefits of Reducing Sodium Intake

Sexual Dysfunction Increases Across the Menopausal Transition

Steroid Therapy for ARDS, Revisited

Lactulose for Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy

Bugs on a Plane

Predicting Progression from Undifferentiated Arthritis to RA

Inhaled Therapy and Mortality in COPD

The ABCD ² Score: Stratifying Risk for Stroke After TIA

Management of Venous Thromboembolism

Serious Complications of Colonoscopy Are Not Rare

How Long to Take Alendronate for Osteoporosis?

Clopidogrel in Patients with Drug-Eluting Stents: How Long Is Long Enough?

Screening for Diabetes in Pediatric Primary Care

Correcting Anemia in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Rescreening People with STDs

A Sneeze May Launch a Thousand Staph

Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Causes of Death in the HAART Era

Comparison of Strategies to Maintain Weight Loss

Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs in Alzheimer Patients

Dietary Supplements and Prevention of Chronic Disease: Insufficient Evidence

Mixed Results from Intracoronary Infusions of Adult Stem Cells in CAD

Aggressive Approach to Prostate Cancer Among Older Men

Involving Patients in Their Own Care Improves BP Control

Is Migraine Associated with Cardiovascular Disease?

Details About Fusarium Keratitis in Contact Lens Wearers

More Results from a Large Antidepressant Trial

H. pylori Eradication and Precancerous Gastric Lesions

New Drug for Smoking Cessation

C-Reactive Protein: Not Ready for Population-Wide CVD Risk Assessment

Gabapentin Is Effective in Treating Hot Flashes

In STEMI, Initial Q Waves Predict Less Reperfusion, Greater Mortality

Do Cardiac Risk Factors Influence Age at Menopause?

CT Angiography and CT Venography for Pulmonary Embolism

Smoking and Development of Diabetes

Adding Dipyridamole to Aspirin Improves Secondary Prevention After Stroke

Antihypertensive Drugs and Risk for Diabetes

Safety and Immunogenicity of a Live Attenuated WNV Vaccine

Menopause: Vulnerable Time for New Onset of Depression

Esomeprazole to Prevent NSAID-Induced Ulcers

Are Corticosteroids Beneficial in ARDS?

Homocysteine-Lowering with B Vitamins: No Benefit

Is Clopidogrel Plus Aspirin Better than Aspirin Alone for Clinically Stable Patients?

Inflammation and Cardiovascular Disease in RA

Ketolide Antibiotic and Severe Hepatotoxicity

Statins Might Prevent Sepsis in Older Patients with Atherosclerosis

Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate for Knee Osteoarthritis

Low-Fat Diet and Breast Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, and Heart Disease

Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Medical ICU

Cholesterol Lowering and Affective Changes in Elders

Rotavirus Vaccines Are Coming Soon

Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis B with Emtricitabine

Adding Insulin Glargine in Type 2 Diabetes

Coronary Angiography with Multislice CT: Alternative to Conventional Coronary Angiography?

Can LDL Levels Be Too Low?

Findings of Whole-Body CT Screening

A New Approach to Cervical Cancer Screening

Blood Pressure in Acute Stroke: How Low Is Too Low?

Influenza A Viruses Increasingly Resistant to Adamantanes

Bariatric Surgery Risks Might Be Higher Than Previously Thought

High-Normal Fasting Glucose and Diabetes Risk

Unnecessary Drug Prescribing Among Frail Elders

USPSTF Recommends Against Routine BRCA Testing

New Drug for Rheumatoid Arthritis

What Do Physicians Know about the Risks of Hormone Therapy?

C-Reactive Protein Levels — Do Race and Sex Matter?

Should Prophylactic Oophorectomy Be Performed During Hysterectomy?

Effect of Pseudoephedrine on Blood Pressure and Heart Rate

Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease in Women: Are New Markers Better?

Menopausal Symptoms Are Common After Stopping Hormone Therapy

USPSTF Recommends Screening for HIV in People at Increased Risk

Risk for Breast Cancer After Benign Breast Biopsy

Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Localized Lung Cancer

MR Imaging in Patients with Suspected Common Bile Duct Stones

Orlistat and Weight Loss in Adolescents

Single-Question Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol Use

Defensive Medicine and the Malpractice Environment

Natural History of Raynaud Phenomenon

More Concern About Vitamin E Supplementation

Managing Obesity: Clinical Practice Guideline from the ACP

A Case of Multidrug-Resistant, Rapidly Progressive HIV in New York City

Community-Acquired MRSA Enters U.S. Hospitals

Is Long-Term Bisphosphonate Therapy Safe?

Are Lower LDL Targets Beneficial in Patients with Stable CHD?

Bipolar Disorder Is More Common Than Expected in Primary Care

Aspirin for Primary Cardiovascular Prevention in Women

More Data on COX-2 Inhibitors

Do Statins Reduce Risk for Dementia?

Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin After Myocardial Infarction

Glucose-Insulin-Potassium Infusion After Myocardial Infarction

DRE-Based FOBT: Common but Not Useful

Aspirin/Esomeprazole vs. Clopidogrel for Patients with Aspirin-Related Bleeding Ulcers

Heavy Metal Toxicity of Herbal Remedies

Coronary Revascularization Not Helpful Before Elective Vascular Surgery

Raloxifene and Breast Cancer

Pertussis Takes an Expensive Toll

Isosorbide Dinitrate plus Hydralazine for Blacks with Heart Failure

New Trial of ACE Inhibition in Stable Coronary Disease

Gastric Acid Suppression Linked with Risk for Pneumonia

Pharmacotherapy for Chronic Prostatitis/Pelvic Pain

Estrogen and Venous Thromboembolism -- More Details

Ultra-Low-Dose Estrogen Increases Bone-Mineral Density

Dysglycemia: A New Cardiac Risk Factor?

Are Corticosteroids Beneficial in Severe Sepsis?

Radiation Risks with Full-Body CT Screening

Cardiovascular Effects of COX-2 Inhibitors: The Jury's Still Out

Tuberculosis Risk with TNF Antagonists

Which Type of Heparin for Non-ST-Segment-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes?

Hyperkalemia Associated with Increased Prescribing of Spironolactone

Acetaminophen Use Associated with Decreased Renal Function

Does Direct-to-Consumer Marketing Influence Patients' Requests for Genetic Testing?

Donepezil in Alzheimer Patients: Minimal Benefit, Not Cost-Effective

Does Irritable Bowel Syndrome Predispose to Unnecessary Abdominal Surgery?

Pap Smear for a Woman Without a Cervix?

PSA Results Depend on the Assay

Low-Carbohydrate Diets: More Clinical Trials

Should Thresholds for Bone Mineral Density Treatment Be Lowered?

Aspirin Use Linked with Reduced Risk for Some Breast Cancers

Consultants Should Think and Write Clearly

Prevalence of Chlamydial and Gonococcal Infections in Young Adults

Which Type of Hernia Repair Is Best?

Alcohol and Risk for Colorectal Cancer

PPI Response Is Not a Good Diagnostic Test for GERD

More from the WHI: Estrogen Alone for Women with Hysterectomy

Lipid-Lowering After Acute Coronary Syndromes -- Intensive Is Better

Leading Causes of U.S. Deaths: Poor Diet and Lack of Exercise Are Catching Up with Smoking

A Simple Index Predicts Death in COPD Patients

Antibiotic Use Is Linked with Breast Cancer Risk

Adding Memantine to Donepezil Is Effective for Alzheimer Disease

Do Calcium Scores Predict Heart Disease?

"Mad Cow" Prompts a Review of Variant CJD

Consensus Statement on TZD Hypoglycemic Agents and Heart Failure

Treatment of BPH: Are Two Drugs Better Than One?

Vitamin D Deficiency: An Explanation for Nonspecific Aches and Pains?

USPSTF Recommends Screening and Intervention for Obesity

School Environment Linked with Adolescent Depression

Powerful New Prognostic Markers in Patients with Chest Pain

Is Combination T₃/T₄ Treatment Better Than T₄ Alone for Hypothyroid Patients?

How Often Should Pap Smears Be Obtained?

Nonadherence to Guidelines for Osteoporosis Treatment in Elders

Letrozole, After Tamoxifen, Reduces Risk for Breast Cancer Recurrence

Long-Term Prospective Study of Barrett's Esophagus

Does Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Affect Prescribing Behavior?

What Distinguishes Anthrax from Viral Respiratory Disease?

Bone Marrow Edema Is a Risk Factor for OA Progression

Will the Estrogen Story Change?

Treating Depression in Children and Adolescents

Update on NSAIDs and Alzheimer's Disease

Enhanced Dietary Intervention for Hyperlipidemia

IVIG for West Nile Virus Infection

Still No Clear Explanation for the Autism Epidemic

Antimyelin Antibodies Predict Development of Multiple Sclerosis

Prednisone for Outpatient Treatment of COPD Exacerbations

When Treating Staph, Anticipating Methicillin Resistance Saves Lives

No Benefit of (Some) NSAIDs in Alzheimer's Disease Progression

How Stable Are Serum PSA Levels?

Two Studies Compare Low-Carbohydrate and Low-Fat Diets

Final Results from the National Emphysema Treatment Trial