Building Africa ’s Great Green Wall, and using whale songs as seismic probes
Science journalist Rachel Cernansky joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about progress on Africa ’s Great Green Wall project and the important difference between planting and growing a tree. Sarah also talks with Václav Kuna, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, about using loud and long songs from fin whales to image structures under the ocean floor. This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy. Listen to previous podcasts. About the Science Podcast Download a transcript (PDF). (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 11, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Building Africa ’s Great Green Wall, and using whale songs as seismic probes
Science journalist Rachel Cernansky joins host Sarah Crespi to talk about progress on Africa ’s Great Green Wall project and the important difference between planting and growing a tree.
Sarah also talks with Václav Kuna, a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Geophysics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, about using loud and long songs from fin whales to image structures under th e ocean floor.
This week’s episode was produced with help from Podigy.
Listen to previous podcasts.
About the Science Podcast
Download a transcript (PDF). (Source: Science Magazine Podcast)
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - February 8, 2021 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
To Err Is Human: 20 Years of Health Care Quality
The National Academy of Medicine's 2000 report "To Err Is Human" launched the health care quality movement in the US. Victor Dzau, MD, president of the National Academy of Medicine, and Don Berwick, MD, MPP, from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, discuss progress to date in advancing quality and prospects for improving outcomes and reducing harms, errors, and cost in the next 20 years. Recorded December 22, 2020. Related Article(s): Two Decades Since To Err Is Human (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - December 29, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
"What is Health?" with Peter Sterling (BS 178)
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This month's episode of Brain Science features neuroscientist Peter Sterling sharing the key ideas for his new book What Is Health? Allostasis and the Evolution of Human Design. In recent years neuroscientists have developed a growing appreciation of the predictive functions of the brain. Sterling takes this principle to the next level by asking what this means for human health. He argues that medicine's traditional focus on homeostasis ignores the much larger role of what he calls allostasis, whi...
Source: the Brain Science Podcast and Blog with Dr. Ginger Campbell - November 27, 2020 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Ginger Campbell, MD Tags: Addiction Books Brain Chemistry Brain Evolution dopamine Interviews Neuroscience Podcast Show Notes Source Type: podcasts
Prioritizing Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations for Coronavirus Vaccination
The National Academy of Medicine has recommended that racial minority populations receive priority for vaccination because they have been hard hit by the pandemic and are "worse off" socioeconomically. US law is inconsistent on whether race/ethnicity can be an explicit criterion for achieving equity and diversity. Lawrence O. Gostin, JD, of Georgetown University and Michelle A. Williams, ScD, of Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health discuss ways to achieve the public health objective of protecting vulnerable communities while adhering to law and ethics. Recorded October 14, 2020. Related Article(s): Is It Lawful and Et...
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 17, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Who Gets Coronavirus Vaccine First?
On October 2 the US National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine issued its consensus Framework for Equitable Allocation of a COVID-19 Vaccine. William H. Foege, MD, MPH, emeritus distinguished professor of International Health at the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, cochaired the committee that authored the report and discusses its recommendations. Recorded October 2, 2020. Related Article: Fairly Prioritizing Groups for Access to COVID-19 Vaccines (Source: JAMA Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Author Interviews - October 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia
On this week ’s show, Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new National Academy of Sciences report that suggests the novel coronavirus can go airborne, the evidence for this idea, and what this means for the mask-wearing debate. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here. See all of our Research and Editorials here. Also this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins Sarah to talk about a burgeoning understanding of the biological roots of anorexia nervosa—an eating disorder that affects about 1% of people in the United States. From genetic links to brain scans , scientists are...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia
On this week’s show, Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new National Academy of Sciences report that suggests the novel coronavirus can go airborne, the evidence for this idea, and what this means for the mask-wearing debate. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here. See all of our Research and Editorials here.
Also this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins Sarah to talk about a burgeoning understanding of the biological roots of anorexia nervosa—an eating disorder that affects about 1% of people in the United States. From genetic links to brain scans, scienti...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia
On this week’s show, Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new National Academy of Sciences report that suggests the novel coronavirus can go airborne, the evidence for this idea, and what this means for the mask-wearing debate. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here. See all of our Research and Editorials here.
Also this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins Sarah to talk about a burgeoning understanding of the biological roots of anorexia nervosa—an eating disorder that affects about 1% of people in the United States. From genetic links to brain scans, scientists are ...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 9, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Magazine Source Type: podcasts
Does coronavirus spread through the air, and the biology of anorexia
On this week ’s show, Staff Writer Robert Service talks with host Sarah Crespi about a new National Academy of Sciences report that suggests the novel coronavirus can go airborne, the evidence for this idea, and what this means for the mask-wearing debate. See all of our News coverage of the pandemic here. See all of our Research and Editorials here.
Also this week, Staff Writer Jennifer Couzin-Frankel joins Sarah to talk about a burgeoning understanding of the biological roots of anorexia nervosa—an eating disorder that affects about 1% of people in the United States. From genetic links to brain scan s, scientists ar...
Source: Science Magazine Podcast - April 6, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Science Tags: Scientific Community Source Type: podcasts
Yvonne Coghill is trying to fix racism in the NHS
In this week's special episode of Sharp Scratch, we've got something a little different for you! Last week the panel talked microaggressions, so this week we're hearing from an expert guest who is leading the work the NHS is doing to combat inequality in healthcare.
If you like this special edition, let us know on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #SharpScratch
This week's special guest:
Yvonne Coghill, CBE is the director of Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Yvonne has over 20 years’ experience in nursing, bef ore taking up operational and strategic leadership posts.
Du...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Yvonne Coghill is trying to fix racism in the NHS
In this week's special episode of Sharp Scratch, we've got something a little different for you! Last week the panel talked microaggressions, so this week we're hearing from an expert guest who is leading the work the NHS is doing to combat inequality in healthcare.
If you like this special edition, let us know on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter using #SharpScratch
This week's special guest:
Yvonne Coghill, CBE is the director of Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) at NHS England and NHS Improvement. Yvonne has over 20 years’ experience in nursing, before taking up operational and strategic leadership posts.
Duri...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 28, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Writing a good outpatient letter means addressing it to the patient
In many countries (including the UK and Australia) it is still common practice for hospital doctors to write letters to patients ’ general practitioners (GPs) following outpatient consultations, and for patients to receive copies of these letters.
However, Hugh Rayner, consultant nephrologist, and Peter Rees, former Chair of the Academy of... (Source: The BMJ Podcast)
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
Writing a good outpatient letter means addressing it to the patient
In many countries (including the UK and Australia) it is still common practice for hospital doctors to write letters to patients ’ general practitioners (GPs) following outpatient consultations, and for patients to receive copies of these letters.
However, Hugh Rayner, consultant nephrologist, and Peter Rees, former Chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges' lay patient committee, suggest that hospital doctors who ha ve changed their practice to include writing letters directly to patients have more patient centred consultations and experience smoother handovers with other members of their multidisciplinary teams....
Source: The BMJ Podcast - February 7, 2020 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
