Justin and Liz invite Dr Hester Wilson into the pod to chew on some baclofen; is it really the latest promising drug for alcohol addiction? A recent Australian Doctor article (requires login) thinks so.
Hester is a Sydney GP who specialises in drug and alcohol medicine. And she’s also a fine soprano: we don’t let her leave without singing a snippet of Cosi Fan Tutte.
Liz’s dilemma for ‘what would Justin do?’ channels one of these:
…and Justin’s factoid concerns a mysterious case of smartphone blindness.
Liz applies the Mindspace framework for pharmaceutical marketing.
Neko Richiko, our unofficial calligrapher, sums up this podcast:
References:
“Bacloville” baclofen study — Berlin slide presentation teaser prior to study publication. 2016
Transient Smartphone Blindness NEJM, June 2016