NB Hot Topics Podcast
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NB Hot Topics Podcast

by NB Medical Education

The Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical brings you the latest in general practice current affairs, reviews the latest research relevant to primary care, explores interesting and important topics in-depth, and looks at cutting edge medicine.

100 episodes
EN-GB language
All Episodes
1
S7 E8: Longevity of THR; GLP1a for Addiction; Analgesia for Kids
21:20 Mar 13, 2026
2
S7 E7: Stopping Anticoags After Ablation; Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain; Talking About Dying
19:51 Feb 13, 2026
3
S7 E6: Weight Regain with GLP1ra; Orforglipron; Ivermectin vs Permethrin
25:42 Jan 16, 2026
4
S7 E5: Christmas Special - Empathy in GP, an interview with Dr Andy Ward
25:07 Dec 19, 2025
5
S7 E4: Social Media & Cognitive Development; Urine vs Smear for HPV; Tai Chi vs CBTi For Sleep
25:27 Dec 5, 2025
6
S7 E3: Anti-Ds side effects; knee OA exercise; PSA trends & PCUK interview with Dr Bunmi Olajide & Kevin Howell
37:26 Nov 7, 2025
7
S7 E2: "Not Phone-Calling" song; AIR for kids; SCAN for cancer; GP number trends
28:02 Oct 3, 2025
8
S7 E1: Best BP Meds; Preventing End-Stage CKD; ADHD & Risky Behaviours
36:08 Sep 5, 2025
9
S6 E13: "When the IT Went Down" Song; Anti-Emetics for Kids Gastro? Methotrexate for Knee OA?
21:21 Aug 1, 2025
10
S6 E12: Anti-Ds for Insomnia; SSRIs & Hypotension; Cancer Cures
23:41 Jul 4, 2025
11
S6 E11: Exercise & Colorectal Cancer; IBS & Amitriptyline; SGLT2i & Liver Disease
26:15 Jun 6, 2025
12
S6 E10: GPs vs PTSD; GLP1s vs PAD; Exercise vs Cancer
31:50 May 9, 2025
13
S6 E9: Interview with Dr Stephen Bradley on CXR rates in GP & lung cancer; orthostatic HYPERtension; overactive bladder tests
28:55 Apr 11, 2025
14
S6 E8: "The NHSE Song (Quango in the Wind)"; BV treatment; GLP1a for alcohol; GIP for prediabetes
26:20 Mar 14, 2025
15
Hot Topics Interview: Dr Helen Salisbury, GP & BMJ columnist
26:34 Feb 28, 2025
16
S6 E7: CVA with COC; Safety Netting; Antivirals for Flu
19:43 Feb 14, 2025
17
Hot Topics Interview: Dr Euan Lawson, GP & Editor of the BJGP
32:46 Jan 31, 2025
18
S6 E6: Hybrid Working; Antibiotics for Appendicitis; Patient Decision Aids for AF
22:56 Jan 17, 2025
19
S6 E5: "Granny's Not Invited to Christmas" song
2:37 Dec 20, 2024
20
Hot Topics Interview: Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, GP & Chair of the BMA General Practice Committee England
34:59 Dec 13, 2024
21
S6 E4: Chocolate Against Diabetes; 30 Year CVD Risk Prediction; Digital Access for Minoritised Ethnic Communities
18:48 Dec 6, 2024
22
Hot Topics Interview: Dr Claire Fuller, GP & Primary Care Medical Director for NHS England
29:25 Nov 15, 2024
23
S6 E3: "GP Trainee ARRS Song"; Semaglutide & Knee OA; SLGT2i & Kidney Stones; Interview with Drs Alex Norman & Oliver Hulson on role of PSA Testing
39:50 Nov 1, 2024
24
S6 E2: Acute Migraine; Prostate Cancer Screening; 1st Contact Physio
23:55 Oct 4, 2024
25
S6 E1: SGLT2i & Dementia; De-Escalating Anti-Platelets Post-MI; RSV Vaccination
15:51 Sep 6, 2024
26
S5 E15: Nasal sprays for the common cold; what is 'full time GP'; walking for back pain
23:18 Aug 9, 2024
27
S5 E15: Hot Topics Interview with Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, chair of the GPC England
49:20 Jul 18, 2024
28
S5 E14: Discontinuing Antidepressants; Helping Persistent Symptoms; CVD In the UK
21:15 Jul 5, 2024
29
S5 E13: The "We're Making It Up" Election Song; Post-attack asthma f/up; Repeat Antibiotics for Cough; Aspirin After Breast Cancer
23:21 Jun 7, 2024
30
S5 E12: Does less GPs matter? PCNs & continuity; best drug in T2DM after metformin
29:13 May 17, 2024
31
S5 E11: AF, Hypertension & Future Cardiac Disease; DRE and Prostate Cancer Screening: Is It Time to Stop? Interview with Amy Rylance & Sam Merriel
34:32 Apr 19, 2024
32
S5 E10: Doctors Are Cheaper than Nondoctors; Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Under-Recognised; Helping Older People Stay at Home
21:58 Mar 28, 2024
33
S5 E9: “The Strike Song”; Maintaining Weight Loss; Exercise & Depression; Microplastics in Your Arteries
32:38 Mar 8, 2024
34
S5 E8: "Pharmacy First Song"; Rehab for Long Covid; Urate to Predict Acute Gout
25:12 Feb 15, 2024
35
S5 E7: Patient Experience of General Practice; Weight Loss and Cancer; Testosterone and Fractures
25:57 Jan 26, 2024
36
S5 E6: "Signing Scripts For Xmas" song; "Great Expectations - time required to deliver BMJ’s 10 minute consultations": interview with Dr Stephen Bradley & Dr Alice Harper
19:51 Dec 20, 2023
37
S5 E5: Interview with Prof Hazel Everitt - amitriptyline for IBS; methotrexate for hand OA; leaflets for LUTs
36:25 Dec 1, 2023
38
S5 E4: Interview with Prof Miriam Santer on BMJ Spironolactone for acne in GP; physician associates; once-weekly insulin; tirzepatide vs insulin for T2DM
31:56 Nov 10, 2023
39
S5 E3: "Three Coats" song; interview with Dr Jessica Watson on BJGP "WHY Test" study; rosuva vs atorvastatin; DNA cancer blood tests
34:34 Oct 20, 2023
40
S5 E2: Hot Topics 25th birthday interview with Simon Curtis; semaglutide in heart failure and obesity; nurse-led sleep restriction therapy for insomnia
37:10 Sep 29, 2023
41
S5 E1: GP motivations; morning after pill & NSAIDs; cancer risk with non-erosive GORD
21:38 Sep 15, 2023
42
S4 E16: "Summertime Blues" song
3:40 Aug 11, 2023
43
S4 E15: Donanemab & Alzheimer's Disease; Diet Against Dementia; Weekend Exercise; Opioids & Acute Back Pain
16:35 Jul 21, 2023
44
S4 E14: The Stethoscope Song; HRT & Dementia, HF Monitoring, New Obesity Meds
26:27 Jun 30, 2023
45
S4 E13: JOMT: CVD with Dr Jim Moore; Methotrexate Monitoring, Opioid Withdrawal Strategies
40:59 Jun 9, 2023
46
S4 E12: "GP Access Song"; JOMT Interview with Dr Matt Doyle on Allergy; Predictors of Post-covid fatigue; Peanut allergy patch
41:07 May 12, 2023
47
S4 E11: Inflammation vs Cholesterol and CVD; Bempedoic Acid; Coffee & Tea for T2DM
18:35 Apr 20, 2023
48
S4 E10: "The Grass Ain't Always Greener" Song; Removing QOF, Caffeine & Acute Cardiac Issues; New Menopause Drugs
27:10 Mar 31, 2023
49
S4 E9: "Do The Maths" song; JOMT interview - Dr Sam Merriel talks about prostate cancer; also antibiotic resistance, nitrofurantoin failure, kidney stones
40:32 Mar 10, 2023
50
S4 E8: JOMT Interview with PCRS chair, Dr Katherine Hickman; pushing bad pills, eye drops for myopia, CVD risk prediction in cancer survivors
29:19 Feb 17, 2023
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