In this episode, we look at how social media continues to shape the way patients think about their health, for better and for worse. This week’s article comes from JAMA Network Open and is entitled “Methadone vs Buprenorphine-Naloxone in Opioid Overdose Survivors”.
After discussing this article, we begin with a conversation about the online "menopause cocktail" trend combining Allegra and Pepcid, then look at how "-maxxing" culture has spread from appearance forums into sleep optimization and adolescent body image. We then turn to the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now the largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded in the country. Finally, we discuss a Finnish cohort study linking habitual coffee consumption to leaner body composition independent of BMI.