AudioAbstracts

AudioAbstracts

AudioAbstracts by ReachMD provides an easy-to-digest distillation of important medical literature in combination with digital linkage to in-depth information supporting the audio synopsis. AudioAbstracts harnesses the ReachMD digital network to broadcast the spoken synopsis and related digital links through its on-air, online, onsite, and mobile distribution network. Combining quick-read audio synopses with links to source material, AudioAbstracts is the smarter, faster way to stay current on medical literature.

Episodes

January 2, 2026
Host: Hallie Blevins, PhD
A new analysis from the HEAR registry revealed that tafamidis is associated with significantly improved three-year survival in patients aged 80 and older with transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR-CM). Hear from Dr. Hallie Blevins as she discusses this large real-world dataset and the importance of timely recognition and treatment of ATTR-CM in older patients—an often underrepresented g...
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Guest: Hallie Blevins, PhD
In older patients with unexplained hypertrophy, the default diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) may overlook a common culprit: transthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM). In this AudioAbstract, Dr. Hallie Blevins explores the TTRACK study, which uncovered a striking prevalence of ATTR-CM in patients previously labeled with HCM and affirmed the real-world reliability of nuc...
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Host: Hallie Blevins, PhD
A new preclinical study investigated whether Roseburia hominis, a gut microbe often depleted in individuals with obesity, could play a direct role in regulating metabolism. Learn more as Dr. Hallie Blevins explores these findings and their potential implications for future treatment of obesity and related metabolic disorders in this AudioAbstract.
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Host: Ryan Quigley
Artificial intelligence is reshaping the landscape of psoriatic arthritis, offering new tools to improve diagnosis, risk assessment, and treatment response prediction. Hear Ryan Quigley discuss a narrative review that looked at emerging AI innovations in rheumatology and how they may enhance care for patients with psoriatic arthritis.
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Host: Ryan Quigley
Distinguishing psoriatic arthritis from erosive hand osteoarthritis isn’t always straightforward—but a new imaging approach may help. Tune in to hear Ryan Quigley discuss a recent study assessing fluorescence optical imaging (FOI) and its potential to improve diagnostic accuracy in this challenging clinical scenario.
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Host: Marlene Mimi Maeusli, PhD.
Elderly patients with both aortic stenosis and transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis face complex management decisions, but new data suggest that combining aortic valve replacement (AVR) with ATTR-specific therapy may significantly improve outcomes. In this AudioAbstract, Dr. Mimi Maeusli reviews a multinational study published in the European Heart Journal on the prognostic impact of ...
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Host: Marlene Mimi Maeusli, PhD.
As CAR T-cell therapy becomes more widely used in multiple myeloma, understanding when toxicities occur is critical to balancing safety and access. Hear from Dr. Mimi Maeusli as she reviews new clinical and real-world findings on post-infusion monitoring for idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel) in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma (RRMM), which were presented at the In...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
How are patients with breast cancer brain metastases faring in the modern treatment era? In this AudioAbstract, Ryan Quigley shares findings from a 25-year review of 507 patients at UCSF, providing new insights into how survival outcomes have shifted across subtypes and which treatments are driving real-world progress. This research was also presented at the 2025 San Antonio Breast Cancer Sympos...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains one of the hardest subtypes to treat, with limited options and high relapse rates—so identifying new therapeutic targets is critical. In this AudioAbstract, Ryan Quigley spotlights research presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium that implicates ribosome biogenesis as a key vulnerability. Tune in to learn how this approach could inform th...
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Guest: Ryan Quigley
At the 2025 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting and Exposition, researchers presented key findings from the pivotal phase three CLL17 trial, which was the first randomized study to directly compare continuous BTK inhibition with fixed-duration venetoclax-based therapy in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Hear from Ryan Quigley as he shares new data on efficacy a...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
A cross-sectional study in Frontiers in Endocrinology assessed the triglyceride–glucose (TyG) index as a potential screening marker for prediabetes in children and adolescents with obesity. Hear from ReachMD's Ryan Quigley as he discusses the findings from this research and explores how the TyG index could provide an accessible tool for early risk stratification.
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Guest: Raj Chovatiya, MD, PhD
Head and neck involvement in atopic dermatitis significantly affects patients’ daily lives, often driving greater stigma, discomfort, and disease severity. Given this region’s impact, a post hoc analysis of the ECZTRA 1 and 2 and ECZTEND trials examined tralokinumab and found that this IL-13 inhibitor not only provided sustained reductions in head and neck EASI scores, but patients al...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
New research presented at the 2025 American College of Rheumatology Convergence highlights a critical link between adverse childhood experiences and mental health outcomes in adolescents with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE). In this AudioAbstract, Ryan Quigley explores the findings, the implications for trauma-informed care, and the need to assess psychosocial history in mana...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
In a 2025 study investigating salivary metabolites as potential biomarkers in cystic fibrosis, researchers identified distinct metabolic patterns linked with key complications as well as correlations with lung function. In this AudioAbstract, Ryan Quigley discusses how a simple saliva sample could provide clinicians with an accessible, non-invasive tool to stratify patients, monitor therapies, a...
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Host: Hallie Blevins, PhD.
Early resistance to hydroxyurea in patients with polycythemia vera (PV) is associated with higher risks of thromboembolic complications, disease progression, and mortality. The PV-AIM study applied machine learning to real-world data and identified simple lab-based predictors that stratify patients by risk, and these findings were later validated in the HU-F-AIM trial. Hear from ReachMD&...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
A new multicenter study highlights how serum and CSF biomarkers can refine prognostic accuracy and guide treatment strategies in multiple sclerosis (MS). ReachMD's Ryan Quigley explains key findings and provides insights on how integrating these biomarkers at diagnosis could move MS care toward more personalized and effective interventions. This topic was also discussed at the 2025 Congress...
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Host: Ryan Quigley
In relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma, disease control is only part of the equation. In this AudioAbstract, ReachMD's Ryan Quigley explores patient-reported outcomes from the ELM-2 trial, revealing that odronextamab not only delivers high response rates but also helps preserve—and in some cases, improve—quality of life.
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Diagnosing long COVID continues to pose challenges for clinicians and patients alike. While 2024 diagnostic criteria from the National Academies aimed to make navigating it easier, the framework may raise some concerns, particularly for rheumatologists. Hear Ryan Quigley break down a commentary on the criteria published in July 2025 in Arthritis & Rheumatology that outlines why it may cause problems in the rheumat...
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Host: Marlene Mimi Maeusli, PhD.
New insights from DESTINY-Breast04 highlight how trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) not only extends survival but also delays symptom deterioration in HER2-low metastatic breast cancer. In this AudioAbstract, Dr. Mimi Maeusli discusses key takeaways from the outcomes analysis and what they mean for treatment planning and patient-centered care.
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A secondary analysis of eight clinical trials assessed the efficacy of ubrogepant and atogepant in both acute and preventive migraine treatments. Dive into these findings and explore implications for the future of migraine care.
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