S8 E1: "Be Like the Dentists song"; future medicine - lipoprotein (a); NHS health checks & death; exercise for bones; texts for statins

Welcome to Season 8 of the Hot Topics Podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. Lots of research, as usual, and some future medicine too.Do NHS health checks actually make a difference, or is it a waste of everybody's time? This month's BJGP has the answer.From the BMJ this week, which exercises should we recommend to patients (and ourselves...) to maintain bone mineral density and prevent fractures, and how long do we need to exercise for it to make a difference?And in JAMA, does texting or emailing patients boost statin use in patients who don't really want to take statins, or can we save ourselves some typing?Finally, in Future Medicine, lipoprotein(a). What is it, why should we care, and what can you do about it?ReferencesBJGP NHS Health checks and mortalityBMJ Best exercises for BMDJAMA Statins vs text messagesLancet Kylo 11 and lipoprotein(a)www.nbmedical.com/podcast