Welcome to the 2 Minute Medicine® Podcast, summarizing the latest medical studies, curated and written by practicing physicians. On this podcast, twice a month, we cover the latest in health care news and research evidence.
We begin this episode by discussing our two articles of the week, Our first article of the week comes from NEJM and is entitled “Lecanemab in early Alzheimer’s disease”. Our second article of the week comes from Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology and is entitled “Loneliness and the onset of new mental health problems in the general population”. In the second half of our episode, we bring a medical eye to popular events. We begin by discussing how the American Academy of Pediatrics recently published clinical guidelines to treat childhood obesity and recommends that pediatricians should “offer treatment options early and at the highest available intensity”. Then, we look at the importance of prioritizing mental health and Kristen Bell’s new role as a celebrity ambassador of a Telehealth company. Finally, we discuss XBB1.5, the omicron subvariant that has been making headlines, and conclude with a conversation about how to carefully choose the chocolate you consume!
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