AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

Cancer screening in older adults (1:30), an app for obstructive sleep apnea (5:10), nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory–induced ulcers and dyspepsia (7:20), hemorrhoids (10:00), late pregnancy bleeding (11:30), intensive glucose control in older patients (16:00), and all new holiday ICD-10 codes (19:30).

Transcribed - Published: 15 December 2025

Vaginitis (1:20), gaming disorders (5:00), injections or radiofrequency for chronic back pain (8:50), developmental dysplasia of the hip (11:30), resistance training for cancer-related fatigue (15:00), and peripheral artery disease (17:10).

Transcribed - Published: 29 November 2025

Disorders of puberty (1:30), caregiver-targeted interventions for childhood caries (5:40), perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution (8:00), iron deficiency anemia (12:50), amiloride vs spironolactone (18:00), and trauma-informed care (20:00).

Transcribed - Published: 17 November 2025

Overuse of colorectal cancer screening (1:30), depression practice guideline (3:20), anticoagulation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 (6:10), slipped capital femoral epiphysis (7:50), left atrial appendage closure in atrial fibrillation after ablation (11:30), and venous thromboembolism (14:00).

Transcribed - Published: 31 October 2025

Uterine fibroids (1:30), community-based residency training (6:40), glucagon-like peptide-1 medications (9:00), heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (12:30), intravenous vs oral iron (15:40), nicotine e-cigarettes for smoking cessation (18:10), and spooky health trends—are they real or fake? (20:10; music: Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor, Kevin MacLeod, CC-BY-3.0).

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2025

Lymphadenopathy (1:30), galantamine for dementia (5:30), parenteral agents for migraines (7:30), EpiSwitch prostate cancer screening test (10:40), vitamin B12 deficiency (14:00), and fezolinetant for menopause (17:40).

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2025

Respiratory syncytial virus vaccination in pregnancy (1:30), vasectomy (3:40), donanemab in Alzheimer disease (7:20), multicancer early detection (12:20), autism spectrum disorder (13:50), and acute pancreatitis (17:10).

Transcribed - Published: 15 September 2025

Contraception (1:30), delayed pushing in labor (6:10), bacterial vaginosis (8:50), outpatient care of the premature infant (11:10), nocturnal leg cramps (17:30), and AFP Clinical Answers (19:20).

Transcribed - Published: 29 August 2025

Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (1:30), lower gastrointestinal bleeding (5:10), venous leg ulcers (7:10), nonopioid pharmacologic management of chronic pain (10:30), resuscitation in burns (15:20), and breast ductal carcinoma in situ (17:10).

Transcribed - Published: 19 August 2025

Intimate partner violence (1:40), top 20 research studies of 2024 for primary care physicians (5:20), treatments for carpal tunnel syndrome (11:20), benzgalantamine for Alzheimer disease (13:50), bright light therapy (17:50), assessment and management of patients at risk for suicide (20:10).

Transcribed - Published: 31 July 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 15 July 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 30 June 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 2 June 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 16 April 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 17 March 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 3 March 2025

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).

Transcribed - Published: 17 February 2025

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 an AFP Clinical Answers lightening round (19:00).

Transcribed - Published: 31 January 2025

Jaundice in adults (1:30), gepirone for depression (8:20), steroid injections for degenerative joint disease of the hip (12:20), dysuria (14:50), hip osteoarthritis (19:00), and diabetic kidney disease (21:00).

Transcribed - Published: 15 January 2025

Mildly elevated liver transaminase levels (1:30), overdiagnosis of myocardial infarction (6:00), predicting bleeding risk in atrial fibrillation (8:30), management of keloids and hypertrophic scars (12:10), weight loss and knee osteoarthritis (15:30), and vitamin D (18:20).

Transcribed - Published: 1 January 2025

Noninvasive cardiac testing (1:30), SGLT-2 inhibitors (5:30), opioid prescribing (8:10), children with hypertension (10:20), anemia in infants and children (12:00), premenstrual disorders (15:20), and holiday ICD-10 codes (18:00).

Transcribed - Published: 16 December 2024

Common tongue conditions (1:30), esketamine to reduce postpartum depression (5:50), testosterone replacement (7:40), artificial intelligence in mammography (10:50), rheumatoid arthritis (14:50), and brexpiprazole for agitation in Alzheimer disease (23:00).

Transcribed - Published: 2 December 2024

Vitamin B12 in pregnancy (1:30), genital herpes (4:40), dequalinium in bacterial vaginosis (8:40), prostate cancer (11:50), fruit and vegetable intake and depression (17:10), and AFP Clinical Answers lightning round (19:30).

Transcribed - Published: 15 November 2024

Management of late- and postterm pregnancy (1:30), pet therapy for anxiety (5:20), high-sensitivity troponin (7:10), injections of the hand and wrist (10:00), atopic dermatitis (15:10), pediatric umbilical hernias (17:40), and rapid-fire AFP Clinical Answers (19:40).

Transcribed - Published: 30 October 2024

Melanoma (1:30), doxcycline for sexually transmitted infection postexposure prophylaxis (5:00), uncontrolled asthma (6:30), injections of the hand and wrist (part 1) (9:00), older patients with depression (12:40), meniscal tears (14:20), and spooky season ICD-10 codes (17:40).

Transcribed - Published: 15 October 2024

Palpitations (1:40), carpal tunnel syndrome (7:10), coronary computed tomography angiography (10:40), Alzheimer disease (14:50), acute diverticulitis (21:00), and decision aids (22:10)

Transcribed - Published: 7 October 2024

AFP Podcast co-creator and editor Steven R. Brown, MD, speaks with Ali Block, MD, family physician, abortion provider, and host of the Nocturnists: Post-Roe America podcast series. Steve and Ali talk about abortion care in family medicine and changes since the 2022 Supreme Court Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization decision. Dr. Block shares ways in which reproductive health care has changed in different areas of the United States since the Dobbs decision, how her team created the Nocturnists: Post-Roe America podcast, her journey to communicate her own story, the culture of silence around abortion care, advocacy for abortion care, and ways in which the Dobbs decision affects medical education. The Nocturnists: Post-Roe America seven-part podcast series is available on the Nocturnists website or wherever you get your podcasts.

Transcribed - Published: 30 September 2024

The PREVENT calculator (1:30), hair loss (5:20), resmetirom (9:50), continuous vs. intermittent glucose monitoring (15:10), Cushing’s syndrome (17:10), and screening for lipid disorders in children and adolescents (23:10).

Transcribed - Published: 17 September 2024

Management of obesity (1:45), diagnosing dementia (6:10), mastitis (9:10), the G2211 code (13:30), alcohol use in adolescents (16:10), and imaging guidelines for mild traumatic brain injury (18:20).

Transcribed - Published: 3 September 2024

Conjunctivitis (1:40), measles (6:10), perioperative glycemic control (8:20), chronic cough (11:20), HPV vaccine preventing cervical cancer (15:10), and tirzepatide for treatment of obesity (18:10).

Transcribed - Published: 15 August 2024

Cognitive enhancers and Mini-Mental State Examination (1:40), primary care of adult cancer survivors (4:00), bupropion for depression in adolescents (8:50), acute and chronic prostatitis (10:50), antibiotics in uncomplicated but febrile urinary tract infections (14:10), and top 20 research studies of 2023 (15:30).

Transcribed - Published: 30 July 2024

Obstructive sleep apnea in adults (1:40), e-cigarettes (5:30), breastfeeding support for healthy mothers and infants (7:40), hematologic emergencies (10:20), midodrine for recurrent vasovagal syncope (15:30), and cranberry products for preventing urinary tract infections (17:20).

Transcribed - Published: 16 July 2024

Testosterone therapy for male hypogonadism (1:40), avoiding judgmental clinical documentation (5:50), bipolar disorder (8:10), gallstone disease (11:40), bempedoic acid (15:50), and stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (18:40).

Transcribed - Published: 1 July 2024

Lifelong care for patients after gender-affirming surgery (1:30), lipid management (6:10), carpal tunnel syndrome (11:10), spontaneous vaginal delivery (14:00), oseltamivir (17:20), and new medicines for RSV prevention (19:40).

Transcribed - Published: 17 June 2024

Atrial fibrillation (1:30), sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in preeclampsia (4:50), hyaluronic acid for wounds (6:40), substance misuse (9:00), nirsevimab (12:50), and AFP Clinical Answers (14:10).

Transcribed - Published: 31 May 2024

Acute pericarditis (1:30), saw palmetto for benign prostatic hyperplasia (5:30), baclofen for alcohol use disorder (8:00), nausea and vomiting (10:30), fecal microbiota spores for Clostridioides difficile (15:20), and monoclonal antibody therapy for Alzheimer disease (18:20).

Transcribed - Published: 16 May 2024

Noninsulin therapy for type 2 diabetes mellitus (1:50), high-dose flu vaccine (4:40), remote psychotherapy for chronic pain (6:20), lumbar spinal stenosis (8:30), primary care access in areas with aging populations (12:40), and herbal medicines for functional dyspepsia (14:10).

Transcribed - Published: 1 May 2024

Preventive care for men who have sex with men (1:30), inactivated polio vaccine (5:30), Beers criteria (7:20), streptococcal pharyngitis (12:20), peanut ball in labor (17:00), and watching and waiting for symptomatic gallstones (18:30).

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2024

Ten concepts of information mastery that every family physician should know.

Transcribed - Published: 8 April 2024

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (1:30), melatonin for delirium (5:00), fezolinetant (6:30), remote psychological therapies for chronic pain (9:30), hypertensive disorders in pregnancy (12:30), and cognitive behavior therapy for long COVID (18:50).

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2024

Thiazide diuretics (2:20), pancreatic cancer (4:40), DermTech pigmented lesion assay (8:30), chronic low back pain (17:00), hearing aids (23:40), and blood pressure cuff size (27:50).

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2024

Urinary tract infections in adults (2:00), brexpiprazole as adjunctive therapy for depression (5:30), chronic conditions in hospitalized patients (8:30), postpartum hypertension (13:40), inequities in kidney transplant (15:50), and exercise for depression in older adults (17:40).

Transcribed - Published: 1 March 2024

Abnormal uterine bleeding (2:00), eating disorders (7:00), osteopathic schools and family medicine residencies (9:10), chronic insomnia (11:10), an insomnia editorial (15:10), and plaque psoriasis (16:40).

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2024

Injections of the hip and knee (1:30), carpal tunnel syndrome (6:20), Opill for contraception (8:10), acute coronary syndrome (12:20), oral isotretinoin (16:50), and screening for syphilis (19:20).

Transcribed - Published: 1 February 2024

Sarcoidosis (1:30), compression therapy in venous ulcers (4:30), FilmArray GI panel (6:30), medications for alcohol use disorder (10:00), removing erroneous penicillin allergy labels (14:50), and tadalafil for benign prostatic hyperplasia (16:50).

Transcribed - Published: 17 January 2024

Preventing cardiovascular disease in women (1:40), initial evaluation of dementia (4:50), adjunctive corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia (8:10), magnesium for leg cramps (10:40), childhood sports-related overuse injuries (12:00), and terbinafine for onychomycosis (16:50).

Transcribed - Published: 4 January 2024