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Episode 189: asthma rescue, exercise for cancer, digitoxin, and minor stroke treatment

Podcast: Primary Care Update
Published: Sep 10, 2025
Duration seconds: 1888
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Summary

This week Gary, Kate, Henry and Mark discuss 4 important new studies that are potential POEMs: A new(ish) rescue therapy for asthma, IV thrombolytics for adults with acute minor stroke, whether exercise reduces cancer mortality, and digitoxin (with a t!) as add-on therapy for adults with heart failure.