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Episode 207: AI, singing for post-partum depression, and new AHA lipid guidelines

Episode 207: AI, singing for post-partum depression, and new AHA lipid guidelines20 May38 min

<p>This week Kate, Mark and Henry talk about empathetic robots, mother-baby singing groups for postpartum depression, and new American College of Cardiology lipid guidelines.</p><p>Indiana AFP POEMs course in French Link: <a href="https://www.iafp.org/2026ac" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.iafp.org/2026ac</a> </p><p>Empathetic robots: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359230/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41359230/</a> </p><p>Weekly singing groups for postpartum depression: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41087020/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41087020/</a></p><p>ACC/AHA/etc lipid guidelines: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41824552/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41824552/</a></p><p>A<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/41118231" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> 2025 study</a> in the journal Family Practice finding that the two most trustworthy lipid guidelines recommended against using CAC, while all five less trustworthy guidelines due to poor methods or COI recommended it. Go figure.</p><p>Smartphones in schools: <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41489912/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41489912/</a> </p>