UK children are drinking less and the importance of a publicly provided NHS
Brits have a reputation as Europe ’s boozers - and for good reason, with alcohol consumption higher than much of the rest of the continent. That reputation is extended to our young people too - but is it still deserved? Joanna Inchley, senior research fellow at the University of St Andrews, explains new research on decreasing dri nking - http://www.hbsc.org/
Also this week, as part of our coverage of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, we’ve been running a series of articles exploring this unique institution’s future. Neena Modi, professor of neonatal health, and Jonathan Clarke, clinical research fello...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 28, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ talk medicine Source Type: podcasts
UK children are drinking less and the importance of a publicly provided NHS
Brits have a reputation as Europe’s boozers - and for good reason, with alcohol consumption higher than much of the rest of the continent. That reputation is extended to our young people too - but is it still deserved? Joanna Inchley, senior research fellow at the University of St Andrews, explains new research on decreasing drinking - http://www.hbsc.org/
Also this week, as part of our coverage of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, we’ve been running a series of articles exploring this unique institution’s future. Neena Modi, professor of neonatal health, and Jonathan Clarke, clinical research fellow,...
Source: The BMJ Podcast - September 28, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: BMJ Group Source Type: podcasts
Airway Management in Cardiac Arrest, Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, Global Mortality from Firearms, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the August 28, 2018 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - August 28, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Diabetes Core Update - July 2018
Diabetes Core Update is a monthly podcast that presents and discusses the latest clinically relevant articles from the American Diabetes Association’s four science and medical journals – Diabetes, Diabetes Care, Clinical Diabetes, and Diabetes Spectrum. Each episode is approximately 15 minutes long and presents 5-6 recently published articles from ADA journals. Intended for practicing physicians and health care professionals, Diabetes Core Update discusses how the latest research and information published in journals of the American Diabetes Association are relevant to clinical practice and can be applied in a treatmen...
Source: Diabetes Core Update - July 25, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: American Diabetes Association Source Type: podcasts
Effectiveness of brief alcohol interventions in primary care populations
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group specialises in reviews that assess, among other things, ways to reduce hazardous or harmful drinking of alcohol. One of these reviews looks at the evidence on practitioner-delivered brief interventions and we asked one of the authors, Fiona Beyer from Newcastle University in the UK to tell us about the findings from the update in February 2018. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - July 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Apr 6, 2018 This Week in Cardiology
Beta-blockers in diabetes, ACE inhibitors vs ARBs, cardiac implantable electronic device infections, alcohol and AF, and strengthening the p value threshold are discussed in this week ' s podcast. (Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Podcast - April 6, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
Another Reason to Avoid Heavy Drinking? Dementia
Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy highlights a new study that explores the relationship between alcohol and dementia. (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Podcast - March 23, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Medscape Source Type: podcasts
JAMA Psychiatry : Prevention of Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Mexican American High School Adolescents
Interview with Nancy A. Gonzales, PhD, author of Effect of Middle School Interventions on Alcohol Misuse and Abuse in Mexican American High School Adolescents: Five-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial (Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews)
Source: JAMA Specialty Journals Author Interviews - March 21, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: The JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
Does personalised advice via computer or mobile devices reduce heavy drinking?
The Cochrane Drugs and Alcohol Group has produced several reviews of the effects of interventions intended to reduce heavy drinking. The collection was extended in September 2017 with an investigation of the use a computer to provide personalised advice. We asked one of the authors, Fiona Beyer from Newcastle University in the UK, to tell us what they found. (Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library)
Source: Podcasts from The Cochrane Library - March 8, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Cochrane Source Type: podcasts
Preop PFO and Postop Stroke, NOACs and Mortality, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevalence, and more
Editor's Summary by Howard Bauchner, MD, Editor in Chief of JAMA, the Journal of the American Medical Association, for the February 06, 2018 issue (Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary)
Source: JAMA: This Week's Audio Commentary - February 6, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: JAMA Network Source Type: podcasts
