Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS
James McCormack
Show overview
Best Science Medicine Podcast - BS without the BS has published 7 episodes during 2026. That works out to roughly 3 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 23 min and 28 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Health & Fitness show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 weeks ago, with 7 episodes already out so far this year. Published by James McCormack.
From the publisher
The Best Science (BS) Medicine Podcast is a weekly presentation where practitioners can get evidence-based drug therapy content that is practical, entertaining and promotes healthy scepticism. In essence, we are the Medication Mythbusters. We present information that is useful and relevant to physicians, pharmacists, nurses, physician assistants and other health professionals, and that can easily be incorporated into day-to-day practice. The podcast is presented by Dr. James McCormack, Professor in the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of British Columbia and Dr Michael Allan, Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice at the University of Alberta. For more about us and to get the show notes for each episode, visit our website at www.bsmedicine.com or www.medicationmythbusters.com
Latest Episodes
Episode 621: Whole-Body MRI for Cancer Screening: Many findings, little benefit
Episode 620: Back on the stand: Colchicine for secondary cardiovascular prevention update
Episode 619: Scan, See, Decide: POCUS in the Evaluation of Dyspnea
In episode 619, Mike K and James chat yet again with Émélie Braschi. The topic this time is the use of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) to help diagnose patients coming into emerg with dyspnea. The results certainly suggest this may be a useful tool. Tune in and find out if it is useful enough for you. […]
Episode 618: From Nerve Pain to Knee Pain: Gabapentinoids for osteoarthritis
In episode 618, Mike K and James chat with Émélie Braschi who helps us go over, yet again, the evidence for the use of gabapentinoids. This time it is for the treatment of osteoarthritis. We then put the best available evidence into the context of the other treatments we have for osteoarthritis. Have a listen […]
Episode 617: A Whiff of Prevention: Treating Male Partners to Reduce Bacterial Vaginosis Recurrence
In episode 617, Tina and James bring in Caitlin Finley to review the latest trial that attempts to answer the question of does treating male sexual partners of females undergoing treatment for bacterial vaginosis infection decrease recurrence? We’ll find out that despite this trial getting lots of press it doesn’t provide definitive evidence about who/how […]
Episode 616: Taking the “ouch” out of IUD insertion: Can topical lidocaine help?
In episode 616, Tina and James discuss the issue around the evidence for using topical anesthetics to reduce the pain associated with IUD insertion. To help with this discussion, we bring in Jessica Kirkwood and Caitlin Finley to provide practical information and insight. The evidence is really interesting and worth knowing. So have a listen […]
Episode 615: Vape Expectations: Are electronic cigarettes the real deal for smoking cessation?
In episode 615, Mike and James revisit the evidence around using electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation. We look at smoking cessation rates between the use of e-cigarettes, nicotine-free e-cigarettes, nicotine replacement therapy or varenicline. Tune in to hear about the numbers from the trials – it may inform you as to what you could recommend […]