Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS

Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS


Latest Episodes

Episode 568: Statistics made simple and relevant – we promise
March 21, 2024

In episode 568, James and Mike go over what statistics really show – and importantly what they don’t show. We go over the terms and nuances and hopefully put them all into a simple context. Statistics

Episode 567: Industry and Us and You
March 15, 2024

In episode 567, Mike and James revisit the old topic of industry influence on health care providers. We go over the issues, the nuances and some of the latest evidence around the interactions, the inf

Episode 566: Topical corticosteroids for atopic dermatitis – More than skin deep
February 28, 2024

In episode 566, Mike and James invite mlie back yet again to the podcast and the topic is the balance of benefits to harms of using corticosteroids in adults or children for atopic dermatitis. We co

Episode 565: Do-It-Yourself Hearing Aids – please listen closely
February 22, 2024

In episode 565, Mike and James invite mlie Braschi back to the podcast to talk about do-it-yourself hearing aids. We find some very interesting information about how direct-to-consumer self-fitted h

Episode 564: Can non-hormonal drugs improve vasomotor symptoms in menopause?
February 07, 2024

Episode 564: Can non-hormonal drugs improve vasomotor symptoms in menopause? In episode 564, Mike and James invite Samantha Moe back to the podcast to talk about the benefits and harms of non-hormonal

Episode 563: Preventing RSV in the elderly – you need to know the numbers
January 30, 2024

In episode 563, Mike and James go over all the RCT evidence for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine in older adults. You need to know the vaccine works, but you really need to know the basel

Episode 562: PEER simplified lipid guideline 2023 update – PART 2
January 18, 2024

In episode 562, Mike and James continue to discuss our recently revised 2023 simplified lipid guidelines with Adrienne and Mike. We talk about all the medications used for cardiovascular risk reductio

Episode 561: PEER simplified lipid guideline 2023 update
January 08, 2024

In episode 561, Mike and James invite Adrienne Lindblad and Mike Kolber to discuss our recently revised 2023 simplified lipid guidelines. We talk about the guideline process, the best available eviden

Episode 560: From Hallucinations to Healing? The psilocybin evidence
December 29, 2023

In episode 560, Mike and James finish their discussion around the use of hallucinogens/psychedelics by going over the psilocybin evidence. As with ketamine we cover the many limitations of the evidenc

Episode 559: From Hallucinations to Healing? The ketamine evidence – PART II
December 21, 2023

In episode 559, Mike and James continue to discuss the best available evidence around ketamine and severe depression. We go over the many limitations of the evidence and at the end we wrap it all up b