The JournalFeed podcast for the week of May 4-8th, 2026.

These are summaries from just 2 of the 5 articles we cover every week! For access to more, please visit JournalFeed.org for details about becoming a member.

Monday’s Spoon Feed:

This trial randomized patients with intermediate-high risk PE to anticoagulation or catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) and found an improvement in composite primary outcome, driven by improvement in vital signs.

Wednesday’s Spoon Feed:

In this retrospective cohort study, a single 50 mL dose of 8.4% sodium bicarbonate (HTB) was more likely than 100 mL of 3% hypertonic saline (HTS) to achieve a ≥4 mEq/L increase in serum sodium in patients with severe hyponatremia.