S7 E7: Stopping Anticoags After Ablation; Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain; Talking About Dying

From NB Hot Topics Podcast by NB Medical Education

February 13, 2026 · 20 min · Season 7 · Episode 7

About this episode

The episode discusses recent research on anticoagulation after ablation, spinal manipulation for back pain, and patient perspectives on advance care planning.

Welcome to the Hot Topics podcast from NB Medical with Dr Neal Tucker.Three new pieces of research to talk about in today's podcast. First, in the NEJM - could patients stop anti-coagulation after ablation for AF? Conventional practice says no. Does this paper change that? Second, in JAMA - can spinal manipulation, or clinician-guided self-management, or both help with low back pain? This paper is a good crack. Finally, in the BJGP - what do our patients think about advance care plannin...

People in this episode

Host: Dr Neal Tucker

Topics covered

anticoagulation
spinal manipulation
back pain
advance care planning
research discussion

Keywords

anticoagulation
ablation
spinal manipulation
back pain
advance care planning
research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NEJM, JAMA, BJGP