The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast
The Curbsiders Internal Medicine Podcast brings you expert interviews, clinical pearls, and practice-changing knowledge — plus the occasional bad joke. Trusted by 100,000+ health professionals every month, we cover the full spectrum of internal medicine to keep you learning and laughing. No boring lectures here, just high-value content and a healthy dose of humor. Fantastic for Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Primary Care, and Hospital Medicine.
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May 11, 2026 • 1h 17min
REBOOT: #509 Fresh Hypertension Guidelines. West Philadelphia Doc Jordy Cohen Keeps Our Hypertension Management Fresh
Jordana (Jordy) Cohen, nephrologist and hypertension expert from UPenn who helped write the AHA 2025 guidelines. She walks through flawless blood pressure measurement and validated home devices. She breaks down when to start combination pills, how to approach pregnancy and secondary causes, and why wearables are not yet ready for clinical use.
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May 4, 2026 • 1h 46min
#524 SHM Converge 2026–Recap
Kierstin Kennedy, MD, hospitalist focused on inpatient nutrition and TPN basics. Suchita Sata, MD, hepatology clinician with expertise in severe acute liver injury. Caroline Coleman, MD, hospitalist and medical illustrator sharing clinical pearls. They recap SHM Converge highlights: nutrition and TPN timing, severe liver injury workup, practice-changing society updates, concise clinical pearls and conference picks.
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Apr 27, 2026 • 1h 6min
#523 Hotcakes: Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs AC for Afib, Apixaban vs Rivaroxaban for VTE, Intensive LDL Targeting, GLP1s and Substance Use Disorders, and more
Shani Herzig, a practicing hospitalist and pharmacoepidemiologist, breaks down recent trials and study design quirks. They tackle left atrial appendage closure versus anticoagulation, apixaban versus rivaroxaban for VTE, and intensive LDL targeting. They also explore GLP-1s in substance use disorders, a new oral GLP-1 approval, e-cigarette cancer signals, and early-morning blood draw effects on sleep.
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Apr 20, 2026 • 1h 20min
#522: Healthy Aging with Dr. Elizabeth Eckstrom
Elizabeth Eckstrom is a geriatrician and researcher focused on helping older adults stay active and independent. She discusses navigating retirement and finding purpose, practical exercise prescriptions (including Tai Chi to reduce falls), adapting activity for pain or disability, and pragmatic nutrition tips like a Mediterranean, protein-forward approach.
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Apr 13, 2026 • 1h 20min
#521 Tales of the Pelvis
Rachel Rosvold, pelvic floor PT and co-founder of Uplift, specializes in pelvic rehab and movement. Nicole Schaffer, pelvic floor PT and co-owner of Uplift, focuses on postpartum and orthopedic-linked pelvic health. They discuss pelvic anatomy and function. They cover postpartum screening, distinguishing tight versus weak pelvic floors, practical referral cues, toileting and posture strategies, and approaches for pelvic pain in people with and without a penis.
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Apr 6, 2026 • 1h 20min
#520: Healthspan Medicine, A Practical Approach
Sandeep Palakodeti, MD, MPH — board-certified internist, entrepreneur, and founder of Velocity Health. He walks through using CGMs in non-diabetics, interpreting early cardiometabolic risk beyond A1c, and practical exercise prescriptions. Short takes on VO2 max, body composition, sleep and wearables, and a cautious framework for peptides.
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Mar 30, 2026 • 1h 14min
#519 Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion
Irina Bancos, adrenal endocrinologist and Mayo Clinic professor, explains mild autonomous cortisol secretion in clear clinical terms. She defines adrenal incidentalomas and why everyone needs a dexamethasone suppression test. Imaging, lab interpretation, treatment choices like adrenalectomy versus conservative care, and postoperative adrenal recovery are all covered in concise, practical discussion.
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Mar 23, 2026 • 1h 31min
518: Cardiology Meets Longevity
Greg Katz MD, cardiologist and prevention expert at NYU focused on advanced lipidology and long-term risk reduction. He talks about when ApoB and Lp(a) change management. He explains how coronary calcium and CTA act as tiebreakers. He explores spotting early cardiometabolic risk and the role of wearables and CGMs.
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Mar 16, 2026 • 1h 6min
#517 DIGEST: Weight regain after weight loss medications, GLP1/GIP comparisons, valacyclovir for Alzheimer’s, and nudges to encourage deprescribing
A rapid review of GLP-1 and GIP therapies, emerging triple-agonists, and cardiovascular trial signals. A look at patterns of weight regain after stopping medication and counseling implications. A surprising trial where valacyclovir worsened cognition in early Alzheimer’s. Behavioral nudges to increase deprescribing and the practical tradeoffs of alerts and clinician burden.
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Mar 9, 2026 • 1h 34min
REBOOT: #481 Prediabetes and Diabetes Prevention with Dr. Scott Isaacs
Scott Isaacs MD, an endocrinologist and obesity medicine specialist at Emory and AACE president, walks through screening and spotting atypical prediabetes. He outlines which tests to use and pitfalls to watch for. He covers exam clues, lifestyle strategies, metformin and other meds, and how to combine therapies and follow patients over time.
