NB Hot Topics Podcast
by NB Medical Education
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Estimated from 4 chart positions in 4 markets.
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- 🇬🇧GB · Medicine#31100K to 300K
- 🇳🇿NZ · Medicine#1130K to 100K
- 🇮🇪IE · Medicine#188500 to 3K
- 🇦🇪AE · Medicine#191500 to 3K
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66K to 203K🎙 ~2x weekly·108 episodes·Last published 4w ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
131K to 406K🇬🇧74%🇳🇿25%🇮🇪1%+1 more - Active Followers
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39K to 122K
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S7 E13: Antihistamines & Eczema; Long Term Opioids or Self-Directed CBT for Pain
Aug 7, 2026
21m 20s
S7 E12: Nasal Sprays vs URTI Redux; Orforglipron vs Dapa; Hypnotherapy in Kids; Interview with Dr Liz Bancroft and Natalia Norori on Prostate Cancer Screening with BRCA2
Jul 10, 2026
41m 41s
S7 E11: Interview with Dr Anna Martinez on Epidermolysis Bullosa; Finerenone for CKD without T2DM; Retatrutide monotherapy for T2DM
Jun 12, 2026
37m 46s
S7 E10: "Fit Note for the Last GP" song; Best UTI Abx; Kidney Failure Risk Tool & Death; Phone Empathy & Outcomes
May 15, 2026
32m 05s
S7 E9: Best DOAC for VTE; Muscle loss with GLP1s; CDSSs - why don't we use them?
Apr 17, 2026
28m 41s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 8/7/26 | S7 E13: Antihistamines & Eczema; Long Term Opioids or Self-Directed CBT for Pain | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this summer sizzler, we have three new pieces of research for clinicians in general practice. First, do antihistamines help with managing atopic eczema, or do they do more harm than good? Does which one we use matter? Second, exploring the pain relief achieved by opioids in the short and long term. Are there new lessons to be learned? Third, for an alternative way of managing chronic MSK pain, could se... | 21m 20s | ||||||
| 7/10/26 | nasal spraysURTI+4 | Dr Liz BancroftNatalia Norori | orforglipronDapa+2 | UK | nasal spraysURTI+5 | — | 41m 41s | ||
| 6/12/26 | epidermolysis bullosafinerenone+4 | Dr Anna Martinez | finerenoneRetatrutide+2 | — | epidermolysis bullosafinerenone+4 | — | 37m 46s | ||
| 5/15/26 | antibioticsUTI management+3 | — | UKFit Note for the Last GP | — | UTIantibiotics+5 | — | 32m 05s | ||
| 4/17/26 | anti-coagulationmuscle loss+3 | — | DOACGLP1s+2 | — | DOACVTE+5 | — | 28m 41s | ||
| 3/13/26 | hip replacementsaddiction management+1 | — | GLP1 agonistsNB Medical | US | hip replacementsGLP1 agonists+5 | — | 21m 20s | ||
| 2/13/26 | anticoagulationspinal manipulation+3 | — | NEJMJAMA+1 | — | anticoagulationablation+4 | — | 19m 51s | ||
| 1/16/26 | weight regainGLP1 receptor agonists+5 | — | GLP1 receptor agonistsorforglipron+3 | — | weight regainGLP1 receptor agonists+5 | — | 25m 42s | ||
| 12/19/25 | empathygeneral practice+3 | Dr Andy Ward | Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare | — | empathygeneral practice+3 | — | 25m 07s | ||
| 12/5/25 | social mediacognitive development+4 | — | HPVNB Medical | — | social mediacognitive development+6 | — | 25m 27s | ||
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| 11/7/25 | antidepressantsknee osteoarthritis+3 | Dr Bunmi OlajideKevin Howell | Prostate Cancer UK | — | antidepressantsside effects+5 | — | 37m 26s | ||
| 10/3/25 | asthmacancer+3 | — | NB MedicalNot Phone-Calling | — | asthmacancer+3 | — | 28m 02s | ||
| 9/5/25 | hypertensionchronic kidney disease+3 | Dr Simon Curtis | finerenoneempagliflozin+2 | — | blood pressureCKD+3 | — | 36m 08s | ||
| 8/1/25 | anti-emeticsgastroenteritis+4 | — | ondansetronmethotrexate+1 | — | anti-emeticsgastroenteritis+5 | — | 21m 21s | ||
| 7/4/25 | S6 E12: Anti-Ds for Insomnia; SSRIs & Hypotension; Cancer Cures | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. While everyone tries to unpick the new NHS 10-year plan, we focus on the here and now with three new pieces of research. We kick off with two gems in the BJGP - first, examining whether anti-depressants actually help with insomnia, and second, whether anti-depressants cause postural hypotension in older people, and which may be the worst. Finally, we look at a good news story, with data publishing on a new treatment for ca... | 23m 41s | ||||||
| 6/6/25 | S6 E11: Exercise & Colorectal Cancer; IBS & Amitriptyline; SGLT2i & Liver Disease | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode, we look at three new pieces of research with implications for general practice. Firstly, can exercise prevent the recurrence of colorectal cancer? Short answer, yes. But how much exercise did you need to do, and what on earth is a MET? Secondly, what are the concerns around low-dose amitriptyline use for IBS from patients and GPs? How can we aid the discussion? Finally, can SLGT2 inhibitors imp... | 26m 15s | ||||||
| 5/9/25 | S6 E10: GPs vs PTSD; GLP1s vs PAD; Exercise vs Cancer | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this edition, we look at three new pieces of research. First, in the BMJ, a paper exploring whether a GP-led psychological intervention can help PTSD symptoms in our patients after ICU. Could this also be successful for other forms of trauma? Second, in the Lancet, research looking at whether semaglutide can improve walking distance in patients with diabetes and intermittent claudication. Finally, in the BJGP, can a pra... | 31m 50s | ||||||
| 4/11/25 | S6 E9: Interview with Dr Stephen Bradley on CXR rates in GP & lung cancer; orthostatic HYPERtension; overactive bladder tests | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode, we are joined by Dr Stephen Bradley, lead author of a new paper published in the BJGP looking at rates of CXR use in general practice and how this influences lung cancer stage at diagnosis and mortality. He discusses the findings of his research and how this might influence our practice. In other research, we look at a new paper in the BMJ on orthostatic HYPERtension - yes, you read that correc... | 28m 55s | ||||||
| 3/14/25 | S6 E8: "The NHSE Song (Quango in the Wind)"; BV treatment; GLP1a for alcohol; GIP for prediabetes | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. In this episode, we look at three new papers with practice-changing consequences. Firstly, can treating partners of women with bacterial vaginosis prevent recurrence? Secondly, can semaglutide be effective in alcohol misuse? Finally, is tirzepatide an effective treatment for pre-diabetes in people with obesity (take a guess...!)? References NEJM Male partner treatment for BV JAMA Psychiatry GLP1a & alcohol NEJM T... | 26m 20s | ||||||
| 2/28/25 | Hot Topics Interview: Dr Helen Salisbury, GP & BMJ columnist | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast with Dr Neal Tucker. This is the fourth in our series of special podcasts where we talk to interesting and influential people from the world of general practice. In this interview, we talk to Dr Helen Salisbury, GP & BMJ columnist. A working GP for more than 20 years, Helen has also reached the wider medical community through her regular column in the BMJ. A fierce advocate for general practice, we talk about her career, how general practice has change... | 26m 34s | ||||||
| 2/14/25 | S6 E7: CVA with COC; Safety Netting; Antivirals for Flu | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. This week we look at three new pieces of research. First, we have a paper in the BMJ exploring arterial thrombosis risk with modern hormonal contraceptives including newer treatments such as the combined patch and ring. Second, we have a BJGP paper looking at which type of safety net advice is the most effective. Finally, a new paper in JAMA Internal Medicine collates trials on anti-virals for influenza. Can any of them ... | 19m 43s | ||||||
| 1/31/25 | Hot Topics Interview: Dr Euan Lawson, GP & Editor of the BJGP | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast with Dr Neal Tucker. This is the third in our series of special podcasts where we talk to interesting and influential people from the world of general practice. In this interview, we talk to Dr Euan Lawson, GP and editor of the BJGP. The journal will be familiar to all clinicians in general practice and has gone from strength to strength over the past few years. We talk about his career and how he became editor, discuss the world of research including the ... | 32m 46s | ||||||
| 1/17/25 | S6 E6: Hybrid Working; Antibiotics for Appendicitis; Patient Decision Aids for AF | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. A belated Happy New Year! In our round-up of new research, we look at three papers. Firstly, what have been the effects of increased hybrid working in general practice, particularly with the introduction of digital tools and triage? Secondly, do patient decisions aids help patients with choices on anticoagulation in AF and does this help us? Finally, can appendicitis be safely treated with antibiotics and could we be... | 22m 56s | ||||||
| 12/20/24 | S6 E5: "Granny's Not Invited to Christmas" song | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker. It's Christmas time and that means a song to get you in the festive spirit. We'll be back with the regular podcast in the New Year. Happy holidays everyone! Neal www.nbmedical.com/podcast | 2m 37s | ||||||
| 12/13/24 | Hot Topics Interview: Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, GP & Chair of the BMA General Practice Committee England | Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast with Dr Neal Tucker. This is the second in a series of special podcasts where we talk to interesting and influential people in general practice. In this interview we talk to Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, GP and chair of the BMA GPC England, who is currently leading much of UK general practice through 'collective action'. We talk about her career and how she came to her current role, about the BMA collective action in England and what impact this is achieving, an... | 34m 59s | ||||||
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Chart history for NB Hot Topics Podcast
Peaked at #11 in New Zealand, currently #11 in New Zealand.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | — | #11 | #11 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #31 | #31 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #58 | #58 | — |
| Ireland | — | #188 | #188 | — |
| AE | — | #191 | #191 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 4 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 4 markets.