Best Triglycerides Podcasts (2025)

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🔬 Silence APOC3, Slash Triglycerides, A New Era in Triglyceride Control 4:42

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🚨 New NEJM Study on Olezarsen 🚨 In patients with moderate hypertriglyceridemia and elevated cardiovascular risk, monthly subcutaneous olezarsen reduced triglycerides by over 60% at 6 months! 📉💥 ✅ Significant drops in APOC3, VLDL, remnant & non-HDL cholesterol ✅ No rise in LDL-C ✅ Well-tolerated with mild injection-site reactions 🔬 APOC3 inhibition …

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The New Truth About Triglycerides 24:39

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Send us a text Join Cardiologist Dr. Michael Koren as he speaks in front of a live audience to break down the truth about triglycerides. Triglycerides are a type of fat in our blood that acts as an energy source for the body, but high levels can have serious impacts on your heart and health. Dr. Koren explains what triglycerides are, what they do i…

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146: How Do You Lower Your Triglycerides Naturally 32:44

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In this episode, Dr. Steve breaks down the process of triglyceride production and how you can naturally lower your triglycerides by making healthier food choices. He explains how glucose and insulin play a major role in fat storage, the importance of maintaining low insulin levels, and how choosing the right foods can help reverse health conditions…

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🌞 Sun, Skin & Science: The Bright Side of Exposure 3:23

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☀️ Walking on Sunshine? Rethinking Our Relationship with the Sun! 🧴🧬 New research—spotlighted in The Economist (Sep 20, 2025)—challenges old assumptions: Could moderate sun exposure reduce cardiovascular mortality? ❤️📉 From nitric oxide to vitamin D, this FAQ explores the science, nuance, and shifting global guidelines. Let’s talk melanin, mortalit…

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Season 1 Episode 5: Lipoproteins 14:38

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Picture an atherosclerotic artery as a crime scene. Cholesterol piles up on the walls — thick deposits blocking what should be a free-flowing highway of blood. For decades, cholesterol was blamed as the culprit. But here’s the twist: cholesterol is just the passenger. The real suspects are the lipoproteins — the vehicles smuggling cholesterol into …

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🫀 Cardiogenic Shock Survival: Impella’s Decade-Long Edge 4:46

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🚨 Cardiogenic Shock—A Decade Later The DanGer Shock Trial shows that patients with STEMI and shock treated with the Impella CP microaxial flow pump lived 600 more days over 10 years vs standard care alone. 📉 Mortality: 52.5% vs 68.8% (HR 0.70) 🛠️ Despite higher adverse events, the survival benefit endured a full decade. 📊 This changes how we think …

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💓 Genes, Gradients, and Game-Changers: FAQs on Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy 7:06

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🧠 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy — A Masterclass from Eugene Braunwald 🧬 📌 Just published in NEJM (Aug 2025): a sweeping, state-of-the-art review on HCM — from Teare’s first autopsy to myosin inhibitors, AI diagnostics, and gene therapy. 💥 Clinical insights, historical depth, trial data (EXPLORER-HCM, SEQUOIA-HCM, VALOR-HCM), and future-facing advance…

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A Physician Leader's Journey Through Practice and Pandemic 33:48

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Myers joins Dr. Michael Koren for an interview about his physician journey from medical school to private practice, healthcare administration, health consulting, teaching, and writing. Dr. Myers talks about his serendipitous journey through many parts of the healthcare system and how this shaped his unique career path thr…

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Four Pillars of Anti-Aging w/ Blair LaCorte, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Travis Mash #815 58:03

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Blair LaCorte is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging—the world’s first biomedical research institution dedicated solely to understanding aging and age-related diseases, and the largest independent scientific institute in the Bay Area. A seasoned leader and strategist, Blair has a track record of tran…

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Dr RR Baliga's Philosophical Discourses: Dogen (Japan, 1200–1253 CE) – Founder of Soto Zen 3:24

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🌸 Dōgen Zenji (1200–1253), founder of the Sōtō Zen school in Japan, taught that true practice lies in zazen—“just sitting” 🧘‍♂️—where enlightenment and practice are inseparable. His Shōbōgenzō continues to inspire mindfulness & presence today. ⏳✨ #Zen #MindfulnessBy MasterMedFacts LLC

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Latest Advances in Alzheimer's Research and Treatment 6:47

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to share insights from his recent meeting with Alzheimer's expert Dr. Reza Bolouri. The doctor highlights advances in understanding the disease's progression, mechanisms, and treatment options. This progress offers new hope for patients through early screening, diagnosis, and medications that ha…

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148: Southern Keto Secrets: Victor Prince’s Holistic Health Tips 1:00:48

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In this episode, Dr. Steve and his wife, Theresa, chat with Victor Prince of Southern Keto about his wake-up call in the corporate grind and how he rebuilt his health with real food. They break down Victor’s “3 main food groups,” simple swaps for Southern classics, which fats to actually cook with, why homemade probiotic yogurt matters, how to spot…

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The Path to IFBB Pro w/ Aaron Starker, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Travis Mash #814 55:17

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Aaron Straker is a N.A.S.N. Licensed Primary Sports Nutritionist. He prefers a pragmatic approach to nutrition that focuses on simple food selection, the importance of nutrient density, and the importance of objectivity in dieting and reporting. Today on Barbell Shrugged we dive into Straker’s path to becoming and IFBB Pro. From injury, setbacks, d…

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Reasonable Precautions Make Safe Patients 8:10

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to discuss the importance of taking reasonable precautions for health and safety. He recounts his experience at a recent Jacksonville Jaguars football game, which was delayed out of an abundance of caution due to a lightning storm. Dr. Koren explains that although the delay was annoying and disr…

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147: What Are The 3 Main Food Groups 41:07

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In this episode, Dr. Steve breaks down the essential nutrients our bodies need and how to fuel ourselves the right way. He talks about the importance of amino acids, fatty acids, vitamins, minerals, and glucose, and why some food groups are crucial while others can actually do more harm than good. Tune in to learn about the true building blocks of …

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NSTEMI: 📉 Less Ischemia, Less Reintervention 5:11

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🚨 New Evidence in NSTEMI Care! 🫀 The SLIM Trial shows that FFR-guided complete revascularization during the index procedure in patients with NSTEMI and multivessel disease significantly reduces death, MI, stroke, and repeat PCI compared to culprit-only PCI. 🎯 Key win? Fewer revascularizations, better outcomes — physiology beats anatomy again. 📚 Pub…

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Season 1 Episode 4: Cholesterol 15:32

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Cholesterol is one of the most talked-about molecules in medicine — and one of the most misunderstood. It’s essential for life, but when carried in the wrong lipoproteins, it becomes the driving force behind atherosclerosis. In this episode of LipidCurious, we step away from the headlines and hype to explore what cholesterol really means for clinic…

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Real-World Rx 💊, Real Results 📉: GLP-1 Agents Slash HFpEF Risk 6:04

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💥 Practice-Changing Evidence in HFpEF! 💥 In a real-world cohort of 97,000+ patients with obesity & type 2 diabetes, semaglutide and tirzepatide reduced risk of heart failure hospitalization or death by over 40% 📉 ⚖️ No meaningful difference between the two agents. 🧠 Findings reinforce STEP-HFpEF & SUMMIT trials and highlight GLP-1 therapies’ expand…

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Physiology Friday: [Brain Health] Science and Strategies for Optimizing Brain Health w/ Dan Garner, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Coach Travis Mash 49:24

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In today’s episode of Barbell Shrugged, we'll be discussing the various factors that impact brain health and exploring strategies for optimizing brain function. First, we'll be discussing the impact of exercise on brain health. Research has shown that regular exercise can help to improve brain function, enhance cognitive performance, and even reduc…

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The AMALFI AF Screening Trial-📈 Atrial Fibrillation Unmasked: A Modest Win for Mailed Monitors 3:20

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📢 Just read the #AMALFI trial in JAMA 📰 — a landmark remote RCT of AF screening using 14-day ECG patches mailed to older adults at stroke risk 📦🫀. At 2.5 years, the patch group had a modestly higher AF detection rate (6.8% vs 5.4%, p=0.03) and increased anticoagulation use 💊🧠. Stroke rates were similar ⚖️. 🎯 Key takeaway: Remote, mail-based AF scre…

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🛑 AFib Gone, OAC Gone? ALONE-AF Challenges Lifelong Therapy 5:14

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🚨 New Trial Alert 🚨 Can we safely stop anticoagulation after AF ablation? The ALONE-AF Trial 🫀 suggests yes—in selected patients with no AF recurrence, stopping DOACs reduced major bleeding 🌟 without increasing stroke risk 🧠. 📉 0.3% vs 2.2% for the composite outcome (P = .02) 📍 Carefully monitored, low-risk patients may benefit most. 📝 Editorial: R…

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🦠💔Bugged After the Heartbreak? Does H. pylori Screening After MI Prevent GI Bleeds? 5:16

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🚨 New Findings from the HELP-MI Trial! 🇸🇪🧪 Can routine Helicobacter pylori screening during acute myocardial infarction (MI) hospitalization prevent upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB)? 💉 Over 18,000 patients across 35 Swedish hospitals 📉 Result: No significant reduction in UGIB overall (RR 0.90; P=0.18) 🔍 BUT: Clear benefit in patients with ane…

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How to Eliminate Back Pain w/ Dr. Melissa Capurro, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Travis Mash #813 49:13

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Melissa is a performance physical therapist and is heavily involved in the CrossFit space as a healthcare provider, as well as an athlete. Melissa grew up in the Metropolitan New York area, but now resides in the Tampa Bay area. Upon graduating from PT school, Melissa started working in an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy practice, but was un…

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Evidence and Ethics in Healthcare Research with Dr. Zeke Emanuel Part 2 Ep 330 28:07

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Send us a text The conversation between Dr. Michael Koren and Dr. Zeke Emanuel continues in part 2. Bioethicist Zeke Emanuel dives into the unethical Tuskeegee study and landmark Belmont Report in 1979 and how many safeguards to clinical research are currently in effect. They doctoral duo also talk about how in spite of the potentially off-putting …

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Progress in Lipoprotein(a) Makes a Big Splash at the European Society of Cardiology Ep. 329 4:03

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to report live from Madrid on new developments being presented at the European Society of Cardiology meeting. This medical gathering, now the world's largest, is a showcase of developments in heart health and medicine. Dr. Koren notes excitement about progress in treating a genetic condition, li…

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🧬 Risk, Recurrence, Relief: Apixaban’s Edge in VTE 🌡️ Emphasizes the risk stratification, recurrence data, and therapeutic benefit 3:33

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🩺 New Insights on Apixaban for VTE! 📢 The HI-PRO trial challenges the old 3-month rule for provoked VTE. 📉 Extended low-dose apixaban (2.5 mg BID) reduced recurrent VTE from 10.0% ➡️ 1.3% with minimal major bleeding. 🎯 Editorial in NEJM urges a shift from binary labels (“provoked vs unprovoked”) to a patient-centered, risk-adapted approach. 🧠 Art m…

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Dr RR Baliga's Philosophical Discourses: Zhu Xi (China, 1130–1200 CE) – Neo-Confucian Philosopher 4:04

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🌏 Zhu Xi (1130–1200), a master of Neo-Confucianism, reshaped Chinese philosophy with his focus on rationality, self-cultivation & education. His commentaries on the Four Books guided civil service exams for centuries across East Asia. 📚✨ #Leadership #Philosophy #History #ConfucianismBy MasterMedFacts LLC

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Gait Speed. Grip Strength. Greater Life. 🦵🤝🌟 A Paradigm Shift in Cardiovascular Recovery for Seniors 5:23

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Just read the latest from NEJM? The PIpELINe Trial 🇮🇹 changes how we approach cardiac rehab in older adults post-MI! 🧓❤️ 🎯 A 12-month, multidomain intervention — risk factor control, nutrition 🥗, and Otago-based exercise 👟 — cut CV death/hospitalization from 20.6% → 12.6% (P=0.01)! 📉 Hospitalizations for heart failure dropped 7.1% → 1.5%. No seriou…

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💊 Block. Beat. Benefit. The Hidden Strength of β-Blockers Post-MI 4:03

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🚨 New Meta-Analysis Alert! 💊🫀 Can β-blockers benefit patients post-MI with mildly reduced ejection fraction (LVEF 40–49%)? 📊 An individual patient data meta-analysis (REBOOT, BETAMI, DANBLOCK, CAPITAL-RCT) shows a 25% reduction in the composite outcome of death, MI, or HF with β-blockers vs. control (HR 0.75; p=0.031) — even in the absence of clini…

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🧠 REBOOTing Beta-Blockers – No Gains ⚖️ After Modern MI 💔 4:59

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🚫💊 Should We Rethink Beta-Blockers Post-MI? In the landmark REBOOT trial (NEJM, 2025), beta-blockers failed to reduce mortality, reinfarction, or heart failure hospitalizations in post-MI patients with preserved ejection fraction (>40%). 💡 A modern, pragmatic trial across 109 centers (Spain + Italy 🇪🇸🇮🇹) with 8438 patients — shaking the foundation …

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Beta Blockers in MI: Old Drug, New Lens, Possible Win 🔍💥🏥 4:49

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🚨 New NEJM Study Alert! 🩺💔 Do beta-blockers still help after a heart attack if there’s no heart failure? 🤔 In the BETAMI–DANBLOCK trial (🇩🇰+🇳🇴, n=5574), beta-blocker therapy in post-MI patients with preserved or mildly reduced LVEF (≥40%) modestly reduced the composite outcome of death or major cardiovascular events 🧠📉 📌 Primary endpoint: 14.2% (BB…

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🧬 ICDs. K⁺ Boost. Fewer Jolts 6:07

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💥 New NEJM Trial Alert! A modest 0.3 mmol/L rise in potassium (via MRA, KCl, or diet) significantly reduced arrhythmias, ICD shocks, and hospitalizations in high-risk ICD patients ⚡🫀 📉 HR 0.76 for the composite endpoint 🔢 NNT = 12.3 over 3.3 years 🍌 Safe, scalable, and globally relevant 👉 Time to rethink “normal” K⁺ levels in cardiology! #Cardiolog…

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🫀 Foxglove, Frailty, and HFrEF — Digitoxin in Advanced Heart Failure 6:01

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🚨 New RCT Alert from the NEJM! Can an old 💊 make a comeback in modern 💓 failure care? 📌 The DIGIT-HF trial showed that digitoxin, a cardiac glycoside with hepatic clearance, reduced the combined endpoint of all-cause death or HF hospitalization in HFrEF patients on contemporary guideline-directed therapy — including ARNI, beta-blockers, MRAs & SGLT…

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From Sclerosis 🧱 to Stenosis 🚪 to Surgery 🔧 10:04

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🚨 Calcific Aortic Valve Stenosis (CAVS): Beyond Wear and Tear 🫀🪨 Once thought to be “degenerative,” CAVS is now recognized as an active disease driven by oxidative stress ⚡, inflammation 🔥, and lipoprotein(a) 🧬. Despite its growing global burden, no drug therapy slows its progression. 🩺 Current management: Surgical (SAVR) or Transcatheter (TAVR) va…

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💊📉 Mix, Match, and Lower: Predicting BP Drops with Drug Combos 4:44

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🚨 New in The Lancet (2025) 🚨 A mega meta-analysis of 484 RCTs (104K+ participants) offers a game-changing approach to hypertension management! 💊📉 Instead of guessing how much BP will drop, now you can predict it—by drug, dose, and combo! 🎯 Like statins for LDL, this study introduces low-, moderate-, and high-intensity BP regimens based on expected …

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Physiology Friday: [Blood Work] High Performance Blood Chemistry w/ Dan Garner, Anders Varner, and Doug Larson 47:51

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In today’s episode of Barbell Shrugged Dan Garner dives into how you can start to analyze your yearly bloodwork for performance. Standard blood tests can be ordered around the globe, in every country, and are the gold standard for understanding basic health. The normal reference ranges, however, are not giving you the answers you are looking for wh…

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The Protean Manifestations of Obesity Ep. 328 35:19

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Send us a text Proteus was a Greek sea god who could change his form, much like obesity is able to in the body. Doctors Michael Koren, Victoria Helow, and Michael Bernhardt come together in front of a live audience for a discussion on the myriad effects obesity has in and on the body. The doctors move through how excess weight affects the heart, sk…

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Partial Hearts. Whole Hope. Lasting Change. 🧩❤️🔬 A Bold Leap Forward in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery 4:43

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🧒❤️ Partial Heart Transplant: A Growing Solution for Growing Hearts! 🌱🔬 🚨 Pediatric patients with congenital heart valve disease often face multiple surgeries due to non-living valve grafts that don’t grow. This landmark study from @DukeHealth shows how living valves via partial heart transplant can change the game. 📊 In 19 patients (median age: 97…

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🧬🔬 From Barnyard to Human Chest: 216 Hours of Pig Lung in Man 5:10

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🐖🫁 World First: Pig Lung Transplanted into Human 🧬🌍 In a groundbreaking step for xenotransplantation, a team in China successfully transplanted a genetically modified pig lung into a brain-dead human recipient. The lung functioned for 216 hours without hyperacute rejection, offering hope to thousands on organ waitlists. 🔬 Key breakthroughs: • 6-gen…

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🧬 One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Tailoring NT-proBNP by Age 4:38

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🧬 Pre-Heart Failure? Let Age Speak! 👵👴 New study in JACC compares fixed vs age-adjusted NT-proBNP cutoffs for defining pre–heart failure (Pre-HF) in over 22,000 adults across ARIC, MESA, and CHS cohorts. 📉 Key Insight: Age-adjusted cutoffs reduce overdiagnosis in older adults 🧓 and improve risk prediction for heart failure hospitalization 🏥. 📊 With…

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Evidence and Ethics in Healthcare Research with Dr. Zeke Emanuel Part 1 Ep 327 29:09

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Koren is joined by Dr. Ezekiel "Zeke" Emanuel, an oncologist, bioethicist, and former White House advisor. Dr. Emanuel talks about his enduring interest in bioethics and the importance of ethics in areas like clinical research. The two doctors also talk about shared experiences at Harvard Medical School and Dr. Emanuel's …

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🧬🛡️🔬 Nivolumab Before Surgery: A Lifesaving Combo in Lung Cancer 5:26

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🚨 Game-Changer in Lung Cancer! 🫁💉 The 5-year results from CheckMate 816 are in! Neoadjuvant nivolumab + chemotherapy significantly improved survival in resectable NSCLC 🎯 ✅ 65.4% 5-year OS vs. 55.0% with chemo alone 🧬 pCR = 95.3% survival 📉 ctDNA clearance = better outcomes ⚖️ Time to rethink neoadjuvant strategies 📚 Read in NEJM: A landmark in tho…

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Hard Truths from a Lifetime of Training w/ Bryan Boorstein, Anders Varner, Doug Larson, and Travis Mash #812 59:48

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Bryan Boorstein has 24 years of training and over 13 years of coaching experience. A 3-time CrossFit Regional athlete and CrossFit Games coach, Bryan holds a Bachelor of Science from JMU (2006) and certifications in CrossFit L-2 and Mobility. As the owner and founder of Evolved Training Systems and Paragon Training Methods, he’s a trusted name in f…

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🔥 Beyond LDL: 🔬 Residual Risk After PCI: It’s the Inflammation 5:34

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🚨 New insights from EHJ 2025! 🚨 In statin-treated patients undergoing PCI, inflammation (hsCRP ≥2 mg/L)—not elevated LDL-C—was the strongest predictor of MACE at 1 year 🔥🧪 📊 Bay et al. show that residual inflammatory risk carries a 1.8x higher hazard for adverse events, while LDL-C alone showed no independent risk 💥 🧠 Time to shift focus beyond lip…

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Dr RR Baliga's Philosophical Discourses: Averroes (Ibn Rushd) (Islamic World, 1126–1198 CE) – Commentator on Aristotle 3:37

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🔎 Averroes (Ibn Rushd, 1126–1198), the “Father of Rationalism,” bridged Islam & the West through philosophy, medicine & law. 🌍 His commentaries on Aristotle, theory of the intellect, and medical insights (stroke, Parkinson’s, retina) shaped centuries of thought. 📚 His legacy reminds us that reason, faith & science can coexist in pursuit of truth. 💡…

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The Generational Gains in the Clinical Research Experience Ep. 326 11:15

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Send us a text Dr. Michael Koren joins Kevin Geddings to wax nostalgic about the past generation and what has changed for the better and for the worse. They note that there have been improvements in areas like food, but that air travel and the healthcare experience have deteriorated precipitously. They then contrast this with the massive improvemen…

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Calcium-Free ≠ Risk-Free ❌💔: 🫀🔍 LDL-C’s Silent Strike in CAC = 0 6:09

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🚨 New Study Alert 🧬🫀 Think a CAC score of zero means you’re in the clear? Think again. A massive cohort from the Western Denmark Heart Registry (n = 23,777) shows that elevated LDL-C is strongly associated with non-calcified plaque 🧱 and future coronary events 💥—even in those with CAC = 0. 📈 Each 1 mmol/L (~39 mg/dL) rise in LDL-C increases the odd…

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Stuck Surfactant, Freed by Science 🔬🧼➡️🫁 6:39

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🚨 New in NEJM 🫁: The IMPALA-2 trial shows that inhaled molgramostim significantly improves gas exchange, quality of life, and exercise capacity in patients with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP)—a rare disease driven by GM-CSF autoantibodies. 💨 Say goodbye to whole-lung lavage—this is a bench-to-bedside success story 30 years in the …

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145: Your Second Brain - The Invisible Force Shaping Your Weight, Mood and Future with Dr. Rachel Shuck 57:12

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In this episode, Dr. Steve talks with Dr. Rachel Schuck, an expert in integrative healthcare and clinical nutrition, about the invisible force shaping your health: your gut. Dr. Schuck explains the vital role gut health plays in everything from metabolism to mood and offers insights into how food, lifestyle, and holistic approaches can heal and bal…

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Beyond the Golden Hour ⏳🧬🧠: Late Lysis, Salvageable Tissue, Better Outcomes, But At a Price 4:37

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🚨 New Stroke Trial Alert! 🧠💉 Can IV alteplase help beyond the 4.5-hour mark? The HOPE trial (JAMA 2025) says YES—if perfusion imaging shows salvageable brain tissue 🧬🕑. 📊 Functional independence at 90 days improved from 26% ➡️ 40%, despite a small uptick in symptomatic ICH (3.8%). 🌍 Game-changer for patients in low-resource settings where thrombect…