Hospital and Internal Medicine Podcast

Author: Gil Porat, M.D., FACP, CPT

Intended for the medical professional who enjoys learning for the sake of it. Dr. Porat is a practicing Colorado Hospitalist and Board Certified in Internal Medicine.
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Science vs. Hospital Habit: Why We Ignore the Data on Salt, Fluids, and Metformin
Episode 93
Saturday, 12 September, 2026

More trials show low-salt diets and restrictive fluid strategies do not improve heart-failure outcomes, while another shows continuing metformin in many hospitalized patients reduces hypoglycemia, mortality, readmissions, and new insulin starts. The episode calls for evidence-based change in routine hospital care.