The Rounds Table
The Rounds Table is a free recurring medical podcast covering the latest and most important research from major medical journals. It is intended for all practicing healthcare professionals and aims to to help them keep up to date in the care of their patients.
Episodes
388 episodes
Episode 131 - Zoledronate for Fracture Prevention and Semaglutide in Type 1 Diabetes and Obesity
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a Classic Rapid Fire episode. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers: the effects of infrequent zoledronate administration on vertebral fracture prevention in ...
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Episode 130 - Hypotension-Avoidance vs Hypertension-Avoidance and Albuterol–Budesonide in Mild Asthma
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a Classic Rapid Fire episode. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers: the effects of perioperative hypotension-avoidance versus hypertension-avoidancestrat...
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Episode 129 - Antihypertensive Medication Timing
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial examining the effect of bedtime vs morning administration of antihypertensive medications on ma...
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TBT - The Top 5 Papers of 2024
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Drs. Mike and John Fralick chat about five important research studies published in 2024:Finerenone in Hear...
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Episode 128 - Finerenone with SGLT2 inhibitors for CKD and Type 2 Diabetes
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the simultaneous initiation of SGLT2 inhibitors and finerenone (a nonsteroidal mineralocortico...
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Episode 127 - Leukocytoclastic Vasculitis with Karim Ladak
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with a special podcast episode. Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Karim Ladak—rheumatologist and internist, Clinical Assistant Professor at McMaster University, and host of the
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Episode 126 - Sotatercept for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the effects of add-on sotatercept in patients with advanced pulmonary arterial hypert...
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Episode 125 - Top Papers from the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Session
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a special Rapid Fire Podcast. This week, Dr. Mike Fralick and guest host Danielle Cutler discuss the top papers from the 2025 American Diabetes Association (ADA) Scientific Session. Ho...
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Episode 124 - 2024 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for Chronic Kidney Disease
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have the next episode in our Clinical Practice Guidelines series. Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss the top takeaways from the 2024 KDIGO Clinical Practice Guidelines for chronic kidney disease. He...
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Episode 123 - Trial Files Top 5 RCTs
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have another special episode— Trial Files turns two years old this June, and we're celebrating with an episode summarizing the Top 5 RCTs in the Trial Files catalogue to date. Dr. Mike Fralick takes...
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Episode 122 - Opioids vs. Non-Opioids for Chronic Pain, IV Albumin for SBP, and PPI for GI Bleed
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we're introducing a new format—the first episode in our Trial Files series, where we provide an overview of a recent Trial Files issue. This week, Dr. Mike Fralick discusses three trials inclu...
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Episode 121 - Tirzepatide vs. Semaglutide for Obesity
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we have a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published head-to-head trial exploring the safety and efficacy of tirzepatide compared to semaglutide for obesity manage...
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Episode 120 - Top 5 Drug Interactions You Are Missing with David Juurlink
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back this week with a special podcast episode. Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. David Juurlink, pharmacologist and internist, Professor of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and head of the Cli...
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Episode 119 - Semaglutide for MASH
Welcome back, Rounds Table Listeners! This week we have a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick, discussing a recently published trial of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide for the treatment of metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis ...
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Episode 118 - Lorundrostat for Uncontrolled Hypertension
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the safety and efficacy of lorundrostat (an aldosterone synthase inhibitor) in treatm...
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Episode 117 - Brensocatib for Bronchiectasis and Alteplase for Posterior Circulation Ischemic Stroke
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast. This week, Dr. Mike Fralick and special guest Dr. Laiya Carayannopoulos from the Intern at Work Podcast and our Medicine Pods collaboration discuss two ...
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Episode 116 - 2025 ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! Today we're introducing a new format—the first episode in our Clinical Practice Guidelines series. This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss the 2025 ACC/AHA Clinical Practice Guidelines for Acute Corona...
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Episode 115 - Tirzepatide for Obesity Treatment and Diabetes Prevention
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the role of tirzepatide in weight reduction and diabetes prevention in persons with o...
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Episode 114 - Liberal Fluid Intake versus Fluid Restriction in Chronic Heart Failure
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. John Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial examining liberal fluid intake vs. fluid restriction in chronic heart failure. Here we go!<...
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Episode 113 - Vitamin D in Clinically Isolated Syndrome Typical of Multiple Sclerosis
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a solo episode with Dr. Mike Fralick. This week, he discusses a recently published trial exploring the role of high-dose Vitamin D therapy in reducing disease activity in patients with...
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Episode 112 - Top Papers from the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Session
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with a special Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss top papers from the 2025 American College of Cardiology (ACC) Annual Scientific Session. Hot off the p...
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Episode 111 - Resmetirom in MASH with Liver Fibrosis and Mediterranean Diet in Ulcerative Colitis
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Dr. John Fralick and guest host Dr. Chunpeng Nie discuss two recent papers: resmetirom for the treatment of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NAS...
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TBT - The Top 5 Papers of 2023
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! In this throwback episode, Drs. Mike and John Fralick chat about five important research studies published in 2023:Hydrocortisone in ...
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Episode 110 - Restrictive versus Liberal Transfusion in Myocardial Infarction with Dr. Jeff Carson
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners!We are back this week with a special podcast episode! Dr. Mike Fralick sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Carson, Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Provo...
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Episode 109 - GLP1 Receptor Agonists in Parkinson's Disease
Welcome back Rounds Table Listeners! We are back today with our Classic Rapid Fire Podcast! This week, Drs. Mike and John Fralick discuss two recent papers examining the effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP1's) on patients l...
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