Episode 191: Medical Update 191- Afib and coffee, elective ortho and PRP, Antibiotic overuse, low back pain
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2782015
coffee is ok with atrial fibrillation -- just don't go crazy is probably good advice
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2781351
Hearing loss sucks and can really change your whole physical function
https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1511
elective orthopedic procedures with good evidence are limited
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2781859
PRP injections -- work about as well as vitamin D-- just stop
https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1446
muscle relaxants for back pain improve pain at 2 weeks 8 points on 100 point scale
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2781311
STOP GIVING LEVOTHYROXINE to a majority of normal or subclinical normal people
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2781806
antibiotics will always be given if they are always given