SGEM#509: I love the Java Jive & It Loves Me – Preventing Dementia with Coffee and Tea

SGEM#509: I love the Java Jive & It Loves Me – Preventing Dementia with Coffee and Tea

Author: Dr. Ken Milne April 25, 2026 Duration: 24:05

Date: April 23, 2026  Guest Skeptic: Dr. Manrique Umaña McDermott is an attending physician specializing in Emergency Medicine based in San José, Costa Rica. He has a passion for medical education, is a renowned international speaker and serves as a faculty member in undergraduate Internal Medicine at UCIMED and postgraduate training programs in Emergency Medicine […]

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SGEM#515: Now the Azithromycin Don’t Work for Preschool Wheeze [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:49
Reference: Denninghoff KR et al. Azithromycin for Preschoolers with Wheezing in the Emergency Department. New England Journal of Medicine. May 2026 Date: July 14, 2026 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Zara Ibrahim is a pediatric emerg…
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SGEM#513: Everything is Awesome – Unless You Swallow A LEGO Head [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:12
Date: June 23, 2026 Reference: Tagg A, et al. Everything is awesome: Don’t forget the Lego. J Paediatr Child Health. 2019 We recorded this SGEM episode live at the Don’t Forget the Bubbles conference in Glasgow, Scotland…
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