#514 Hotcakes: Oral Semaglutide, Fish Oil in ESRD, IV Iron During Infection, New US Dietary Guidelines, & Anticoagulation after Ablation in AFib

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🗓️ 16 February 2026

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Join us as we review and appraise recent practice-changing articles on oral semaglutide for obesity, fish oil in ESRD, IV iron during infection, the new US Dietary Guidelines, & anticoagulation after ablation in AFib. Fill your brain hole with a delicious stack of hotcakes! Featuring Paul Williams (@PaulNWilliamz), Rahul Ganatra (@rbganatra), Josh Gilman, & Matt Watto (@doctorwatto).

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Written and Hosted by: Rahul Ganatra MD, MPH; Paul Williams, MD, FACP, Joshua Gilman, MD, & Matthew Watto MD, FACP
Cover Art: Rahul Ganatra, MD MPH
Reviewer: Emi Okamoto, MD
Technical Production: Pod Paste
Showrunners: Matthew Watto MD, FACP; Paul Williams MD, FACP

Show Segments

Intro, disclaimer
Oral Semaglutide for obesity
Fish Oil for CV risk reduction in hemodialysis patients
IV Iron for iron deficiency anemia during infection
New USA Dietary Guidelines
Anticoagulation after catheter ablation for AF
Outro

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0:00.0	Hey, before we get to the show, I wanted to remind you to check out our Patreon at patreon.com
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0:15.5	curbsiders.
0:18.7	Paul, let me know if you remember this one.
0:22.1	What did the guy from New Jersey say when he saw the ocean?
0:29.8	I feel like this will be like lightly offensive, but I don't recall.
0:34.4	A, one C.
0:37.7	Oof. Okay. No, I wouldn't have gotten there.
0:41.0	That's a Stewart. That was a throwback to Stewart. But, you know, it's been 10 years, Paul. We're running out of puns here.
0:48.6	It did. Going back to the well. Great stuff.
0:53.7	The Curbsiders podcast is for entertainment, education, and information purposes only, and the topics discuss should not be used solely to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any diseases or conditions. For the more of the views and statements expressed on this podcast are solely those of those and should not be interpreted to reflect official policy or position of any entity, aside from possibly cash like more hostile and affiliate outreach programs. If indeed there are any, in fact, There are none. Pretty much, we aren't responsible if you screw up. You should always do your own homework and let us know when we're worth.
1:18.5	Welcome back to the curbsiders.
1:19.9	I'm Dr. Matthew Frank Guado, here with my great friend in America's primary care physician,
1:25.0	Dr. Paul Nelson Williams.
1:26.9	Hey, Paul.
1:27.9	Hey, how are you? I'm doing well, Paul. Paul Nelson Williams. Hey, Paul. How are you?
1:29.3	I'm doing well, Paul. This is a hotcakes episode. That must mean that boy wonder, Dr. Rahulginatra,
1:36.3	is with us today. But Paul, why are we here? What are we going to do tonight?
1:42.0	We've got a lot of boys wonder on the show I'm finding.
1:45.5	We are, we're always the internal medicine podcast. Usually we use expert interviews to bring
1:50.5	clinical pearls and practice changing knowledge. Tonight, the experts are ostensibly, yes, but not really.
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