Statin therapy, shoulder MRIs, planetary health diet, and food prescriptions

This week's topics include patient views of statin therapy, MRI of shoulders, a planetary health diet, and food prescriptions in people with diabetes.

Program notes:

0:35 Diabetes and food prescriptions

1:35 Got a food card to purchase nutritious foods

2:32 More than half didn't use it or used it less than 60%

3:00 Adequacy of a planetary health diet

4:00 Micronutrient intake and biomarkers

5:00 Doesn't seem to compromise long-term health

6:12 Statin recommendations and patient preferences

7:00 Benefit/risk analysis for patients

8:00 Patient's decisions are multifactorial

9:00 Resistance to daily medication

9:30 Findings on shoulder MRI

10:35 Rotator cuff abnormalities in almost 99%

11:35 Almost ubiquitous regardless of symptoms

12:25 Physical therapy best strategy

13:23 End