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  • American Family Physician Podcast

    More than 40,000 listeners tune in to each episode of AFP Podcast to get their clinical highlights. The episodes have been downloaded over 6,000,000 times. Find out why the podcast is so popular and was awarded the 2018 Innovative Program Award by the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine and top honors by the Association of Media and Publishing.

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    EPISODE 233 - JULY 2025 - PART 1

    Foreign bodies in the ear, nose, and throat (1:30); topical anti-inflammatory drugs for eczema (7:20); intravenous antihypertensives (10:10); developmental screening (14:00); dialectical behavior therapy (17:10); and universal respiratory syncytial virus prophylaxis (20:10).


    EPISODE 232 - JUNE 2025 - PART 2

    Nocturia (1:30), assessing the risk of atrial fibrillation (5:00), zoledronate reduces fracture risk (7:20), endometrial cancer (10:10), diabetes-related foot infections (13:50), and at-home gonorrhea and chlamydia testing (15:50).


    EPISODE 231 - JUNE 2025 - PART 1

    Acute monoarthritis (1:30), improving adverse drug reaction reporting (6:30), inappropriate use of oral antiplatelet drugs (9:50), long-term opioid therapy (12:40), treating Clostridioides difficile infection (17:10), and lecanemab for Alzheimer disease (19:00).


    EPISODE 230 - MAY 2025 - PART 2

    Migraine headache prophylaxis (1:30), atrial fibrillation with stable coronary artery disease (6:10), health maintenance in postmenopausal women (8:50), topical testosterone (13:50), pain control in primary dysmenorrhea (17:50), and obstructive sleep apnea in children (20:00).


    EPISODE 229 - MAY 2025 - PART 1

    Trigeminal neuralgia (1:30), early medication abortion (4:30), sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (6:00), female sexual dysfunction (8:40), per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (12:30), and methotrexate for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (17:20).

    EPISODE 228 - APRIL 2024 - PART 2

    Buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (1:30), triptans for acute migraine (5:30), premenstrual syndrome (6:50), pain management for IUD insertion (11:00), liver fibrosis stage in chronic hepatitis C infection (12:30), and cold water immersion for muscle soreness (14:30).


    EPISODE 227 - APRIL 2025 - PART 1

    Labor management (1:30), acute migraine headache (4:00), tirzepatide for sleep apnea (8:20), options for unintended pregnancy (11:20), artificial intelligence scribes (15:00), and testosterone replacement in men with sexual dysfunction (16:50).


    EPISODE 226 - MARCH 2025 - PART 2

    Down syndrome (1:30), zuranolone for postpartum depression (7:50), muscle relaxants for chronic pain (10:20), temporal artery ultrasound (12:00), pretravel consultation (15:40), and high-flow nasal cannula for bronchiolitis (19:20).


    EPISODE 225 - MARCH 2024 - PART 1

    Nicotine electronic cigarettes (1:30), acute bronchitis (4:10), berdazimer (6:40), cardiac rehabilitation (11:40), chronic pelvic pain (13:50), and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists in heart failure (22:10).


    EPISODE 224 - FEBRUARY 2025 - PART 2

    Fatigue in kidney failure (1:30), gastric cancer (3:50), carpal tunnel injections (6:50), sudden infant death syndrome (9:30), plantar fasciitis (13:20), and measuring ceramide to predict cardiovascular events (15:10).


    EPISODE 223 - FEBRUARY 2025 - PART 1

    Cardiovascular risk prediction (1:30), topical steroids for phimosis (3:20), genital warts (7:10), psilocybin for depression (12:00), lower extremity abnormalities in children (13:30), and atrial fibrillation (22:10).


    EPISODE 222 - JANUARY 2025 - PART 2

    Early childhood concerns (1:30), probiotics to prevent urinary tract infections (7:00), triple therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (8:50), sudden vision loss (11:20), macular degeneration (15:30), and a lightening round of AFP Clinical Answers (19:00).


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    The 2025-2026 Season 11 podcast resident co-hosts: (back row, left to right) Punit Barot, MD; Rachel Dunn, MD; Emily Eisenberg, MD; Justin Chediak, MD; (front row, left to right) Alayna Kelly, MD; Austin Cotter, MD; Chisom Okuagu, DO; Kari Stauss, MD

    The podcast team includes (left to right) Jake Anderson, DO (faculty podcast editor); Bill Dabbs, MD (music); Sarah Coles, MD (faculty podcast editor); and Steven R. Brown, MD (co-host).

    The AFP Podcast is a discussion of the key evidence-based learning points from each issue of American Family Physician (AFP). Each episode includes brief summaries of articles and other features, such as POEMs: Patient-Oriented Evidence That Matters, Practice Guidelines, Editorials, and Medicine by the Numbers, and discusses answers to clinical questions from the FPIN's Clinical Inquiries. In addition, the podcast features interviews with family physicians, favorite tweets, and other regular segments.

    The AFP Podcast is produced in partnership with the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix. The 2025-2026 hosts are faculty members Steven R. Brown, MD, and Jacob Anderson, DO, and residents Punit Barot, MD; Rachel Dunn, MD; Emily Eisenberg, MD; Justin Chediak, MD; Alayna Kelly, MD; Austin Cotter, MD; Chisom Okuagu, DO; and Kari Stauss, MD. Faculty member Sarah Coles, MD, fact-checks and pitches in. Bill Dabbs, MD, provides the music. Tyler Coles is the sound and technical guru.

    To create a successful podcast for the top journal in primary care, we need your feedback. You can contact us at afppodcast@aafp.org or on Instagram with comments and ideas.


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