Podcast

AFP: American Family Physician Podcast

Health & Fitness, Medicine

Twice a month, faculty and residents of the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix Family Medicine Residency discuss key clinical points from each issue of American Family Physician (AFP). AFP publishes clinical reviews that help keep physicians current with advances in diagnosis and treatment. Contributing editor: Dr. Steven Brown.

Medicine chart
#48
Episodes
285
Releases
Every two weeks
Typical length
21 min
On air since
2015
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

285 episodes, newest first

  1. October 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Influenza (1:30), imaging for liver fibrosis (5:10), hypertriglyceridemia treatment (7:10), primary care for people with cancer (9:10), aspirin for preeclampsia prevention (12:10), and prenatal acetaminophen exposure (14:30).

    18 min
  2. October 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 7

    Show notes

    Respiratory vaccine recommendations for adults (1:30), vitamin D supplementation (3:50), exercise for knee osteoarthritis (7:30), alcohol use disorder (10:00), singing groups for postpartum depression (13:50), and hypertension (16:10).

    19 min
  3. September 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 6

    Show notes

    Timeline: Spondyloarthropathies (1:30), inhaled corticosteroid dose for asthma exacerbation (6:00), opioid use disorder (7:50), foodborne illness (10:50), zoliflodacin for gonorrhea (15:30), and antibiotic duration in gram-negative bacteremia (18:20).

    21 min
  4. September 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 5

    Show notes

    Interventions for smokeless tobacco (1:20), ear pain (3:10), testosterone replacement therapy (6:10), cognitive behavior therapy (11:00), respiratory syncytial virus vaccines (13:40), and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder treatments (15:30).

    18 min
  5. August 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 4

    Show notes

    PCSK9 inhibitors (1:50), treatment of opiate use disorder (4:20), healthy dietary advice (6:20), the top 20 research studies of 2025 (11:40), atopic dermatitis prevention (15:10), and ambient temperature increase impact on pregnancy outcomes (17:10). Please fill out our listener survey!

    20 min
  6. August 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 3

    Show notes

    Telemedicine medical abortion (2:00), Crohn's disease (3:20), herpes zoster and post-herpetic neuralgia (6:40), ultra-processed foods (11:40), high-dose flu vaccine (13:30), and microhematuria (15:20). Please fill out our listener survey!

    18 min
  7. July 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Evaluation of the painful eye (1:30), corticosteroids in sepsis (4:50), tradipitant for motion sickness (7:00), risk-based mammography (11:00), menopause and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (13:30), and climate-smart health care (15:30).

    21 min
  8. July 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 12, Episode 1

    Show notes

    The World Cup (1:30), amenorrhea (6:00), wrist acupuncture for postoperative nausea (9:40), pharmacotherapy for cannabis use disorder (13:10), knee pain (16:10), and eczema (21:10).

    24 min
  9. June 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 24

    Show notes

    Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy (1:30), desmopressin for nocturnal enuresis (5:00), universal lipid screening in children (6:30), recurrent urinary tract infection in women (8:40), oral decongestant effect on blood pressure (12:50), Limipulse for Alzheimer disease (14:30), and a special message from our graduating hosts (17:00).

    21 min
  10. June 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 23

    Show notes

    Type 2 diabetes insulin management (1:30), preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention (7:00), blood pressure and obstructive sleep apnea (9:00), metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (11:40), overscreening metabolic-dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease (15:20), appendicitis (17:40), and AFP clinical answers (20:20).

    23 min
  11. May 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 22

    Show notes

    Postoperative management after metabolic surgery (1:30), e-cigarette use (6:30), type II diabetes management (8:10), HIV infection (10:40), preventing falls in older adults (14:20), and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for renal colic (18:10).

    20 min
  12. May 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 21

    Show notes

    Severe hypertension (1:30), treatment for provoked venous thromboembolism (4:20), pivmecillinam (5:50), skin and soft tissue infections (8:50), behavioral symptoms in austism spectrum disorder (12:30), and fungal community-acquired pneumonia (14:20).

    21 min
  13. April 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 20

    Show notes

    Heat related illness (2:00), graduate medical education funding and primary care (5:40), foreign body ingestion in children (7:40), fall prevention (11:40), chronic constipation (13:20), and oral corticosteroids in children (15:20).

    18 min
  14. April 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 19

    Show notes

    Vaccine adverse effects (1:30), vaccine conversations (5:10), beta blockers after myocardial infarction (8:10), thrombocytosis (10:40), drowning (14:10), and HPV vaccine (16:00).

    20 min
  15. Episode 250 | March 2026 | Part 2 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 18

    Show notes

    Q-Pad system test (1:20), multiple myeloma (3:40), urogenital infections with sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (7:40), croup (10:40), sustained-release naltrexone (13:50), and FluScoreVax (16:00).

    19 min
  16. March 2026 | Part 1 American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 17

    Show notes

    Intranasal epinephrine (1:30), acute and chronic urticaria (5:30), bleeding risk (10:20), meningitis (13:20), colorectal cancer screening (17:40), and topical fluoride (19:30).

    23 min
  17. Bonus Episode 19 -- March 11, 2026 AFP: American Family Physician Bonus

    Show notes

    Bonus episode discussing advocacy, with a 2026 update. How can family physicians, students, and residents best advocate for our specialty, our patients, and our communities? Special guests American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) President Dr. Sarah Nosal; former state legislator, Representative Kelli Butler; former state legislator, Senator Heather Carter; and former Director of State Department of Health Services, Will Humble join the podcast for discussion around advocacy. Topics include the first steps for becoming an advocate, using your voice, five types of advocacy, engaging with your legislators, AAFP advocacy priorities, the role of professional associations, and the most important issues decided on a state level. The 2026 update includes new interviews with Dr. Nosal and Mr. Humble to understand the most critical issues for advocacy in 2026.

    45 min
  18. February 2026 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 16

    Show notes

    Long-term use of obesity management medications (1:30), cervical cancer screening (3:30), tinnitus (8:00), low back pain (10:30), impetigo (12:30), and computed tomography scans and lifetime cancer risk (15:50).

    19 min
  19. February 2026 -- Part 1 AFP: American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 15

    Show notes

    Menopause management (1:30), wheezing in children (4:00), prevention of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug–induced ulcers (8:20), infective endocarditis (11:00), acute migraine treatment (17:10), and colchicine for secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (20:40).

    25 min
  20. January 2026 -- Part 2 AFP: American Family Physician

    Season 11, Episode 14

    Show notes

    Endometriosis-associated pain (1:30), HIV-associated complications (3:30), glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists for obesity in adolescents (7:40), discontinuing antihypertensives (12:40), vertebral compression fractures (14:40), and buprenorphine dosage for opioid use disorder (18:30).

    22 min