Explore every episode of the podcast AFP: American Family Physician Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Episode 241 -- November 2025 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 17 Nov 2025 | 00:24:01 | |
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). | |||
| Episode 240 -- October 2025 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 31 Oct 2025 | 00:19:28 | |
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). | |||
| Episode 231 -- June 2025 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 16 Jun 2025 | 00:23:05 | |
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 146 -- November 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 02 Dec 2021 | 00:24:26 | |
Altered mental status (1:30), treatment for migraines (6:10), tirbanibulin (9:40), basal cell carcinoma (13:10), end-stage renal disease (16:20), and antibiotic therapy in community-acquired pneumonia (21:40). | |||
| Episode 145 -- November 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 22 Nov 2021 | 00:20:23 | |
Vocal cord dysfunction (1:30), injections for trigger finger (3:50), Mycoplasma genitalium (5:40), fetal growth restriction (8:40), coenzyme Q10 (13:50), and dual antiplatelet therapy for stroke (17:00). | |||
| Episode 144 -- October 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 04 Nov 2021 | 00:22:13 | |
Hepatitis A (1:30), screening for ovarian cancer (5:30), refusing gifts from industry (8:00), diabetes-related foot infection (11:30), ultrasonography for peripheral intravenous catheters (16:40), and venous thromboembolism (18:30). | |||
| Episode 143 -- October 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 21 Oct 2021 | 00:22:19 | |
Interventions to improve use of continuous positive airway pressure (1:30), onychomycosis (4:20), racial disparities at the end of life (8:30), osteomyelitis (10:10), diet and physical activity for cardiovascular disease prevention (15:10), and neonatal resuscitation (19:20). | |||
| Bonus Episode 13 -- October 12, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 12 Oct 2021 | 00:44:28 | |
Hosts Ramla N. Kasozi, MD, MPH, and James Smith MD, MPH, board certified family physicians and recent residency graduates, welcome special guest Renee Crichlow, MD, family medicine faculty and leader, for a discussion of anti-racism, building community, breaking down barriers for medical education and minoritized students and faculty, and the importance of a patron in your career. Drs. Kasozi and Smith share their own thoughts on racism and its role in the history of medical education, challenges for minoritized learners in medical education, and share their 10 suggestions about what you can do right now. | |||
| Episode 142 -- September 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 01 Oct 2021 | 00:21:39 | |
Hereditary hemochromatosis (1:30), remdesivir (5:00), race-based clinical algorithms (8:30), melatonin in older adults (10:50), alcohol withdrawal syndrome (13:40), and epidural corticosteroid injections (18:50). | |||
| Episode 141 -- September 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 15 Sep 2021 | 00:23:43 | |
Lower extremity cellulitis (1:30), Kawasaki disease (4:00), pelvic floor muscle training (8:20), parasitic infections (10:30), Helicobacter pylori infection treatment (16:50), and calprotectin in the evaluation of inflammatory bowel disease (19:50). | |||
| Episode 140 -- August 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 02 Sep 2021 | 00:18:35 | |
Human papillomavirus (1:40), state-level variation in primary care (5:30), dysmenorrhea (7:40), diverticulitis (11:00), physical activity to prevent depression (12:40), diabetes medications and cardiovascular outcomes (15:00). | |||
| Episode 139 -- August 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 25 Aug 2021 | 00:23:24 | |
Care of the college student (1:40), fallacies and dangers of race-based medicine (4:40), intrauterine devices for heavy bleeding (6:50), pertussis (9:30), ultrasonography for small bowel obstruction (15:30), and COVID-19 postdischarge (17:30). | |||
| Episode 138 -- July 2021 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 01 Aug 2021 | 00:20:18 | |
Complex regional pain syndrome (1:40), pharmacologic management of agitation in dementia (5:20), semaglutide (7:10), clascoterone for acne (9:20), lung cancer screening (12:20), and management of infants born to mothers with HIV infection (13:50). | |||
| Episode 230 -- May 2025 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 02 Jun 2025 | 00:25:37 | |
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 137 -- July 2021 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 15 Jul 2021 | 00:19:24 | |
Unintentional weight loss in older adults (1:50), the top 20 research studies of 2020 (6:40), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (9:50), GeneSight (12:20), single-dose opioid analgesics (14:30), and rapid antigen and molecular tests for SARS-CoV-2 (16:40). | |||
| Episode 136 -- June 15, 2021 -- AFP: American Family Physician | 27 Jun 2021 | 00:28:50 | |
Irritable bowel syndrome (2:00), penicillin allergy (7:30), obstetric lacerations (11:40), tobacco cessation (14:00), mobility assistive device use in older adults (18:30), and information on a new hypertensive guideline (22:50). | |||
| Episode 135 -- June 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 10 Jun 2021 | 00:20:44 | |
Continuous glucose monitoring (1:40), polycythemia vera (3:10), preoperative A1C thresholds (7:50), pessaries for managing pelvic organ prolapse (11:00), tinnitus (13:20), eggs and cardiovascular disease (17:40). | |||
| Episode 134 -- May 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 24 May 2021 | 00:19:52 | |
Post-ICU care in the outpatient setting (1:30), screening smokers for lung cancer (5:40), screening for carotid artery stenosis (6:50), hypothyroidism (8:20), SGLT2 inhibitors (15:00), and AFP Clinical Answers lightning round (17:00). | |||
| Episode 133 -- May 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 10 May 2021 | 00:25:09 | |
Urethritis (1:30), exercise for dysmenorrhea (5:50), caring for transgender athletes (8:10), in-flight emergencies (11:30), the FM/a blood test for fibromyalgia (17:40), and ibuprofen vs. acetaminophen (20:40). | |||
| Episode 132 -- April 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 26 Apr 2021 | 00:20:20 | |
Interpreting SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic tests (1:30), hepatitis B screening (6:00), mifepristone and misoprostol for early pregnancy loss and medication abortion (10:00), an exciting news update from the AAFP (13:40), and dyslipedemia management (15:10). | |||
| Episode 131 -- April 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 12 Apr 2021 | 00:21:37 | |
HIV infection in adults (1:30), active management of the third stage of labor (5:50), the suicidal patient (7:50), kinesiology taping for osteoarthritis (11:20), medication overuse headache (13:40), and obstructive sleep apnea and chronic insomnia (16:00). | |||
| Episode 130 -- March 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 22 Mar 2021 | 00:30:15 | |
Canadian Syncope Risk Score (1:30), topical corticosteroids (4:20), helping patients make healthy decisions about COVID-19 (12:20), radial and ulnar fractures (15:50), the KIDs List (21:30), and bempedoic acid (24:30). | |||
| Episode 129 -- March 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 08 Mar 2021 | 00:23:58 | |
Difficult to treat and severe asthma (1:30), serum lactate in sepsis (6:50), repeat bone mineral density testing (10:30), primary care continuity and mortality (12:00), HPV vaccine and invasive cervical cancer (13:30), initiating hormonal contraception (14:50), 12-step programs for alcohol use disorder (20:30). Last chance to complete our listener survey before March 15, 2021. You could win a $50 gift card! www.aafp.org/afpsurvey | |||
| Episode 128 -- February 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 26 Feb 2021 | 00:25:58 | |
Health maintenance for women of reproductive age (1:40), magnesium for asthma (7:30), frailty (9:10), colonoscopy screening (13:40), bipolar disorders (15:30), recurrent cellulitis in patients with edema (17:30), and diary of a family physician (19:20). Please complete our listener survey before March 15, 2021, with a chance to win a $50 gift card! www.aafp.org/afpsurvey | |||
| Episode 229 -- May 2025 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 16 May 2025 | 00:21:38 | |
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). | |||
| Bonus Episode 12 -- February 3, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 15 Feb 2021 | 00:10:32 | |
Coauthor family physicians Krys E. Foster, MD, MPH, FAAFP; Christina N. Johnson, MD, PhD; and Cleveland Piggott, MD, MPH, share their essay, Dear White People. Originally published in Ann Fam Med. 2021;19(1):66-69. Shared with permission. Outro music "Trick or Treat" by RYYZN. https://soundcloud.com/ryyzn/trick-or-treat | |||
| Episode 127 -- February 1, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 03 Feb 2021 | 00:23:41 | |
Telemedicine for musculoskeletal issues (1:30), sexual assault (7:10), exercise for respiratory tract infections (12:10), the QuantiFERON-TB Gold+ test (14:00), patient-collected HPV testing (17:00), and AFP Clinical Answers (19:30). | |||
| Episode 126 -- January 15, 2021 AFP: American Family Physician | 26 Jan 2021 | 00:35:56 | |
Hip pain in adults (1:30), icosapent ethyl for cardiovascular disease (6:00), unhealthy drug use screening (9:20), labor dystocia (11:40), osteoarthritis management (17:00), low back pain relief with placebo (19:50), and the placebo game (21:20). | |||
| Episode 125 -- January 1, 2021 AFP American Family Physician | 12 Jan 2021 | 00:23:09 | |
An editorial on systemic racism (1:40), breast cancer screening (5:00), electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation (10:30), treatment-resistant depression (12:30), eating disorders in primary care (14:50), and appropriate use of diagnostic imaging (18:50). | |||
| Episode 124 -- December 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 28 Dec 2020 | 00:21:56 | |
Lasmiditan for migraine (1:30), peripheral neuropathy (3:50), long COVID (9:00), preoperative evaluation and frailty assessment (11:50), degenerative cervical myelopathy (14:20), and an ode to 2020 (17:40). | |||
| Episode 123 -- December 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 15 Dec 2020 | 00:17:21 | |
Parkinson disease (1:30), penicillin allergies (5:30), low-protein diets for chronic kidney disease (7:40), levonorgestrel intrauterine system (10:20), seasonal affective disorder (12:20), and dementia medications (14:40). | |||
| Episode 122 -- November 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 30 Nov 2020 | 00:22:50 | |
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children (1:40), probiotics in colic (6:50), avoiding overtesting and overuse (8:40), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbations (11:10), nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (12:40), and prevention of preterm birth (19:50). | |||
| Episode 121 -- November 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 13 Nov 2020 | 00:20:06 | |
Gout (1:40), KardiaMobile for electrocardiogram monitoring and arrhythmia diagnosis (5:10), eye emergencies (7:50), vulvar disorders (11:40), and rebound bilirubin levels after phototherapy (16:30). | |||
| Episode 120 -- October 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 25 Oct 2020 | 00:24:41 | |
Outpatient management of COVID-19 (1:40), school-based asthma management programs (9:20), onychomycosis (11:00), influenza vaccination update (12:30), inguinal hernia (14:30), outpatient pneumonia testing (17:40), and Diary of a Family Physician (19:10). | |||
| Episode 119 -- October 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 13 Oct 2020 | 00:23:03 | |
Prevention of childhood injury (1:40), alcohol use disorder (8:30), patellofemoral pain (10:50), inhaled corticosteroids and growth (13:50), persistent night sweats (17:40), and COVID-19 research brief (20:40). | |||
| Episode 228 -- April 2025 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician | 01 May 2025 | 00:17:23 | |
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 118 -- September 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 26 Sep 2020 | 00:23:54 | |
Basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas (1:30), insulin types (6:50), hypertriglyceridemia (8:20), diverticulitis (12:30), anaphylaxis (14:50), treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (18:40), and Where I Listen (21:00). | |||
| Episode 117 -- September 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 14 Sep 2020 | 00:23:40 | |
Thyroid nodules (1:30), palliative care during public health emergencies (6:30), preterm birth diagnosis (10:00), corticosteroids for community-acquired pneumonia (12:40), urinary tract infection in children and infants (15:00), and subclinical hypothyroidism (19:50). | |||
| Episode 116 -- August 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 20 Aug 2020 | 00:24:04 | |
Sarecycline (1:30), IgA vasculitis (5:00), oseltamivir (11:00), Paget disease (12:50), colorectal cancer screening (17:20), colchicine postmyocardial infarction (20:20). | |||
| Episode 115 - Aug. 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 10 Aug 2020 | 00:21:15 | |
Acute pyelonephritis (1:40), fetal fibronectin testing in preterm labor (6:00), intrapartum fetal monitoring (7:50), race-based treatment decisions perpetuate structural racism (11:40), neck pain (14:10), and antibiotic adverse effects (18:20). | |||
| Episode 114 --July 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 21 Jul 2020 | 00:25:32 | |
D-dimer to rule out pulmonary embolism (2:20), syphilis (3:30), mind-body treatments for pain (8:10), asymptomatic bacteriuria (9:40), community-acquired pneumonia (13:00), colon cancer screening outreach by mail (17:40), dapagliflozin (19:10), and acetaminophen for osteoarthritis (22:10). | |||
| Episode 113 -- July 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 08 Jul 2020 | 00:18:32 | |
Blood product transfusion in adults (1:30), nicotine replacement therapy (6:50), cervical colposcopy (9:30), antiemetics for acute gastroenteritis in children (13:00), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (15:00). | |||
| Episode 112 -- June 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 26 Jun 2020 | 00:23:50 | |
Fever in infants and young children (1:30), anticoagulation in older adults (5:20), acute respiratory distress syndrome (8:30), acute bacterial rhinosinusitis (13:40), an ode to season 5 (17:00). | |||
| Episode 111 -- June 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 10 Jun 2020 | 00:22:14 | |
MRI breast cancer screening in dense breasts (5:40), positive pressure ventilation for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (8:30), supplemental oxygen in acute coronary syndrome (10:10), the preparticipation physical evaluation (12:20), emergency contraception (16:10), muscle relaxants for acute low back pain (18:40), and a COVID-19 research brief (19:30). | |||
| Episode 110 -- May 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 26 May 2020 | 00:23:59 | |
Ectopic pregnancy (2:30), varicose veins (7:20), screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm (8:30), the older driver (11:10), atopic dermatitis (13:10), top 20 POEMs of 2019 (18:10), and a COVID-19 research brief (20:40). | |||
| Episode 109 - May 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 08 May 2020 | 00:22:45 | |
Tranexamic acid (2:50), IBSchek for irritable bowel syndrome (6:10), endometrial biopsy (8:10), megestrol for palliative care (11:30), migraines in children (14:00), chronic dyspnea (16:20), antibody testing for SARS-CoV-2 (19:00). | |||
| Episode 227 -- April 2025 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician | 16 Apr 2025 | 00:20:29 | |
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 108 - April 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 23 Apr 2020 | 00:30:18 | |
Outpatient burn care (5:40), pain relief after fractures (10:00), asymptomatic bacteriuria (12:00), chronic diarrhea (13:40), galcanezumab for migraine and cluster headaches (16:40), acute altitude illness (20:00), and COVID-19 research briefs (24:40). | |||
| Episode 107 - April 1, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 08 Apr 2020 | 00:22:08 | |
Sepsis management (4:30), urinary incontinence (8:50), hypertension medication timing (10:30), cutaneous cryosurgery (12:50), probiotics for vulvovaginal candidiasis (16:10), and delirium (18:10). | |||
| Episode 106 - March 15, 2020 AFP: American Family Physician | 20 Mar 2020 | 00:29:07 | |
"Breathe" by Renée Crichlow, MD (1:00), combination therapy for hypertension (6:00), esketamine for depression (10:20), guidelines for group B Streptococcus disease (13:30), medication use to reduce breast cancer risk (19:30), genital ulcers (22:00), clinical answers quick-fire (26:30). | |||